Global wine production is on course for a modest recovery in 2025 after suffering a sharp downturn last year, the industry’s international body said Wednesday.

Output will, however, continue below recent averages as climate change and changing consumer habits take their toll, the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) said in a statement.

Wine production is projected to total some 232 million hectolitres, an increase of three percent over 2024 which saw the industry’s worst yearly output since 1961.

The OIV gathers data from 29 countries representing 85 percent of the world’s wine production.

The outlook for 2025 confirms “a period of persistently reduced global supply, impacted by climatic challenges and evolving consumption models”, it said.

The European Union, which acco

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