White Wine Took 57% of Spain’s Wine Production Through April
OIVE said the 2025/26 campaign showed a continued shift from reds and rosés as domestic wine consumption kept falling.
2026-06-17
White wine accounted for 57% of Spain’s wine production through April in the 2025/26 campaign, according to data reviewed by the Spanish Wine Interprofessional Organization, or OIVE, a sign of how the country’s supply mix continues to shift away from reds and rosés.
Speaking during a webinar on Monday, Begoña Olavarría, OIVE’s director of economic intelligence, said white wine’s share was nearly eight points higher than in the 2017/18 campaign. Reds and rosés together represented 42.9% of production, based on INFOVI data analyzed by the organization.
The change comes as wine consumption in Spain continues to weaken. OIVE said consumption in April fell 6.1% from the same month in 2025, to 9.2 million hectoliters. Olavarría said white wine consumption has remained stable, while reds and rosés have declined.
By category, production trends were lower across the board except for varietal wine, which reached 9.4 million hectoliters, she said.
OIVE also said the campaign began with historically low wine availability. Initial stocks plus total available supply stood at 62.5 million hectoliters at the start of the 2025/26 season, the lowest level for that point in roughly two decades, according to Olavarría.
By April 2026, final wine stocks stood at 35.5 million hectoliters, down 2.9% from a year earlier, or 1.1 million hectoliters less. For wineries and drinks producers, that combination of a larger white wine share and lower inventories could matter for pricing and commercial planning in the months ahead, since both the color mix of production and stock levels can influence what producers are able to sell into domestic and export channels.
OIVE also pointed to a recovery in so-called own operations, wine used to make sangria, vermouth and tinto de verano. On a rolling annual basis through April 2026, that volume rose to 1.2 million hectoliters.
The figures add to signs of a Spanish market that is changing both in what it produces and what consumers are drinking. While white wine is taking a larger role in production and holding its ground in consumption, the broader domestic market remains under pressure as total wine demand continues to fall.
