OREANDA-NEWS  Wine imports to Russia from EU countries increased by 22% in September compared to August, to 63.27 million euros, according to Eurostat data analyzed by RIA Novosti.

In annual terms, the indicator showed a slight decrease of 1%.

In the three quarters of this year, EU countries supplied 415.5 million euros worth of wine to Russia, which is 7.4% more than the same period in 2025.

Russia bought the most Italian wines in September, amounting to 30.83 million euros, which increased by a third in monthly terms. In January-September, the value amounted to 171.5 million euros, an increase of 26% year-on-year.

Latvia, which took the second place, supplied products worth 7.83 million euros, the figure remained almost unchanged compared to September. Since the beginning of the year, Russia has purchased 75.44 million euros worth of wine from the country, reducing imports by 6.4%.

France closes the top three - wines worth 6.41 million euros were shipped from this country, which increased by 14.6% compared to August. In January-September, imports increased by 3.6% to 38.97 million euros.