Chile’s wine exports fell 8.8% through September

Chile’s wine exports fell in the first nine months of 2026, even as shipments in September posted a slight increase from a year earlier, according to a monthly sector bulletin published by Chile’s Office of Agricultural Studies and Policies, or Odepa, on Monday, November 2.

Odepa said Chile exported 475.6 million liters of wine between January and September, worth $1.0718 billion, down 8.8% in volume and 6.4% in value from the same period in 2025. The figures offer a fresh reading on the position of one of the world’s major wine suppliers and are likely to be watched closely across the beverage industry, where changes in Chile’s bottled and bulk wine exports can affect competition, pricing, and sourcing in key import markets.

The largest export category was wine with denomination of origin, which reached 270.7 million liters worth $846.4 million in the first nine months of the year. That was down 4.8% in both volume and value from a year earlier. Bulk wine followed with 168.4 million liters worth $147.1 million, a decline of 11.4% in volume and 3.5% in value. Sparkling wine exports also fell, with volume down 11.1% to 3 million liters and value down 12.9% to $11.1 million.

For September alone, total wine exports reached 56.1 million liters worth $126.9 million, up 0.3% in volume and 2.5% in value from September 2025. Within that total, denomination-of-origin wine accounted for 32.2 million liters worth $100 million. That category slipped 0.1% in volume but rose 1.9% in value. Brazil, the United Kingdom, and Canada were the main destinations for those shipments.

Bulk wine exports in September totaled 19.5 million liters worth $17 million, up 1.2% in volume and 6.6% in value from the same month in 2025. The main destinations were the United Kingdom, the United States, and Denmark. Sparkling wine moved in the opposite direction, with September exports down 31.9% in volume and 30.9% in value. Japan, Brazil, and Colombia were the main markets for Chilean sparkling wine that month.

The bulletin also showed weaker overseas sales for pisco and aguardiente. In September 2026, exports of those products totaled 64,000 liters worth $385,700, down 30.5% in volume and 35.8% in value from September 2025. The Czech Republic, Spain, and Germany were the main destinations.

On the import side, Odepa said Chile brought in 786,000 liters of wine worth $6.4 million in the January-September period, excluding reimports. Sparkling wine was the main imported category, with 595,000 liters worth $4.6 million. Italy, France, and Argentina were the leading countries of origin by both volume and value.

The report also included updated domestic supply data from Chile’s Agriculture and Livestock Service, known as SAG. According to SAG’s 2025 wine inventory report, total wine stocks excluding pisco stood at 1.1209 billion liters as of December 31, 2025, down 13.3% from 1.292 billion liters a year earlier. Of that total, 983.9 million liters were denomination-of-origin wine, 133.4 million liters were non-denomination wine, including ordinary wines, and 3.6 million liters were wines made from table grapes.

SAG’s 2026 production report pointed in a different direction, showing an increase in output. Total wine production in Chile reached 949.5 million liters in 2026, up 13.2% from the previous year. Denomination-of-origin wine accounted for 790.8 million liters, while non-denomination wine totaled 137.5 million liters and wine made from table grapes came to 21.1 million liters.