‘Green’ wines less popular with consumers, says Berry Bros (UK)

Top merchant Berry Bros & Rudd says environmentally-friendly wines are proving less popular with consumers – biodynamic wine sales fell 54% in 2011 and organic wine sales dropped 63% on 2010. But Berry’s saw strong sales from Champagne – up 17% by volume and 41% by value on 2010; while Prosecco sales soared by 28% in terms of volume and by 37% in value on 2010, reports Harpers Wine & Spirit.