Wine sales—both traditional and sparkling—continue to see healthy growth in convenience stores, buoyed significantly in both segments by E&J Gallo’s Barefoot brand. A look at current case-sales growth shows both slowing a little in 2014 but still maintaining a healthy outlook for the future.
Best-Selling Brands in Table, Sparkling Wines
Brand | Dollar sales (in millions)* | PCYA** | Unit Sales (in millions) | PCYA** |
TABLE WINES | ||||
Barefoot | $120.70 | 10.8% | 1.46 | 11.0% |
Sutter Home | $88.91 | 8.8% | 1.13 | 7.7% |
Yellow Tail | $43.12 | –3.1% | 0.51 | -2.0% |
Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi | $31.62 | 13.4% | 0.38 | 11.6% |
Gallo Family Vineyards | $23.53 | –1.5% | 0.36 | -2.0% |
Total (including brands not shown) | $796.33 | 8.3% | 9.41 | 7.5% |
SPARKLING WINES | ||||
Andre | $7.04 | 20.9% | 0.10 | 19.7% |
Korbel | $4.39 | 1.6% | 0.03 | -1.0% |
Cooks | $4.04 | 13.2% | 0.04 | 10.2% |
Barefoot Bubbly | $3.50 | 34.2% | 0.03 | 35.2% |
Charles De Fere | $1.39 | 26.6% | 0.01 | 22.1% |
Total (including brands not shown) | $37.13 | 12.2% | 0.32 | 12.4% |
Source: IRI * 52 weeks ending Nov. 30, 2014 ** Percent change from a year ago
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