Rosé on the rise but white wine still most popular - report

White wine is the still extremely popular, accounting for 48% of wine consumption, its pink counterpart is increasing in popularity making up 6% of the total wine bought in Ireland.

Chilean wines are the post popular in Ireland, for the sixth consecutive year. Stock picture.

Thu, 23 Jul, 2020 - 14:55

Mairead Cleary

The Wine Market Report found that while white wine is the still extremely popular, accounting for 48% of wine consumption, its pink counterpart is increasing in popularity making up 6% of the total wine bought in Ireland. That's a significant increase from this time four years ago when the summer drink had just a 3% share of the wine consumed here.

Wine is Ireland's second most popular drink after beer, with a 27.2% share in the drinks market. Chilean wine is still proving a hit with Irish consumers, with an estimated 27.5% wine market share for the 6th successive year. Spanish wine was second my popular at 14%, followed by Australian at 12.8%.