British drinkers are to consume more sparkling wine than any other country in the world by 2016, according to the latest data from Vinexpo.
The research, in collaboration with The International Wine and Spirits Research, found that by 2016, Brits will be drinking over 126 million bottles a year of Champagne, cava, Prosecco, homegrown fizz and other sparkling wine.
The predicted increase places the UK in the top spot for sparkling wine imports, pushing previous leader Germany into third place behind the US.
France currently leads the pack in terms of sparkling wine imported into the UK at 37m bottles a year, followed by Spain at 25m, Italy at 19m, Australia at 8.5m and South Africa at 2.5m.
“UK drinkers are changing their behaviour. They are drinking less….
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