As reported by db at the start of the year, in 2024, Champagne shipped a global total – including the domestic market – of 271.4 million bottles, which was down 9.2% compared to the previous year. In terms of volumes, that percentage decline represented a drop of 27.6m bottles relative to 2023, when 299m bottles were shipped. With the 2023 figure down just over 8% – or 26.5m bottles – on the total of 325.5m in 2022, as db pointed out last month, Champagne has shed just over 54m bottles in two years, and is now shipping volumes worldwide that are similar to the quantities of 2001, which were 262.7m. In terms of trends by key markets last year, 2024 Champagne’s, Read more