Export: where do sparkling wines go?

Sparkling wine production in the first quarter of 2012: in terms of volumes, Germany (8,855,150 hl) and the United States (8,958,477 hl), separated by a few hectoliters.
The bulk in America is made from PDO wines, while in Germany the export to Asti is greater.
The United Kingdom is the third market in terms of volumes, dominated by sparkling wines with a designation of origin (Prosecco).
Following France, Switzerland and Russia.

Source: Corriere Vinicolo elaborations on Istat data

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