Sales of wine in the Horeca channel fall, to a lesser extent, during the third quarter of the year 2010

By products, downturns were experienced both value and volume, due to lower sales of wines without D.O., who have lost almost a -20% in value and in volume a -18, 3%. For its part, the wines with D.O., (quiet, sparkling and rest) were also lower, although slightly less than the previous ones, with falls of the -6% and -6, 5% in value and volume, respectively. Depending on the type of establishment, and in the period covered by the first nine months of the year, sales of wine retailers in canal restoration, have suffered a significant drop, (with the exception of the hotels, which have increased 11.7% in value and 30% by volume)still the night drinking wine the most affected, with falls of -33% in value and -31% in volume. However, in absolute numbers were cafes, bars and restaurants, which most reduced their purchases, with downs of 68.5 million of euros and 25.4 million litres over the same period of the previous year.

Forms of supply, and until the month of September, the fall was also widespread, was shopping in establishments of free service (hypermarkets and supermarkets) the worse stops, both in value, with a fall of the -24, 7%, as in volume with a -26, 7 per cent. However, and referring to the difference between the compared periods, highlighted the decline in purchases to wholesalers, who have lost more than 50 million euros, 18 million litres.