In 2024, Ukraine processed 31.963 thousand tons of grapes into wine materials, which is 36.5% less than in 2023, the State Statistics Service reported. According to these data, last year wine producers processed 9.771 thousand tons of grapes that they grew themselves and 22.192 thousand tons of purchased grapes, which amounted to 30.6% and 69.4%, respectively.
The most popular varieties among processors in the analyzed period were Aligote, which was processed 5220.3 tons (16.3% of the total volume of processed raw materials), Chardonnay – 4015.9 tons (12.6%), Cabernet Sauvignon – 2742 tons (8, 6%), Rkatsiteli – 2179.6 tons (6.8%), Muscat – 1973.5 tons (6.2%), Riesling – 1792.6 tons (5.6%), Saperavi – 1595.4 tons (5%), Pinot – 1415.1 tons (4.4%), Sauvignon and Odesa Black – 1080 tons (3.4%), and others.
According to the published data, grape processing in the 2024 season decreased compared to 2023 in the varietal range as follows: “Aligote – by 30%, Chardonnay – by 10.5%, Cabernet Sauvignon – by 49.2%, Rkatsiteli – 35.6%, Muscat – 61.2%, Riesling – 17%, Saperavi – 38.8%, Pinot – 50.9%, Sauvignon and Odesa Black – 55.6% and 48%, respectively.
As a result, in the 2024 season, the production of wine materials decreased by 38.1%, to 2.391 million dal of wine materials, compared to 3.861 million dal in 2023.
At the same time, 1.618 million dal of wine materials were used for the production of table wines, or 67.7%, champagne and sparkling wines – 608.8 thousand dal (25.5%), cognacs – 91.1 thousand dal (3.8%).
The State Statistics Service clarified that the data published excludes the temporarily occupied territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, the city of Sevastopol, part of the temporarily occupied territories in Donetsk and Luhansk regions, and part of the territories where military operations are underway.
