Ireland’s Wine Imports Rise in 2025

Ireland’s wine imports rose in 2025, with gains in both value and volume as the market continued to recover from earlier swings in trade. According to Irish customs data analyzed by Spain’s Interprofessional Wine Organization, or OIVE, total wine imports reached 353.1 million euros and 88.4 million liters, up 4.6% in value and 4.7% in volume from 2024. The average import price edged down 0.1% to 4 euros per liter.

Most of the market was made up of packaged wine, a category that includes sparkling wine, bottled wine and bag-in-box formats. Imports in that group climbed 4.4% in value to 349.9 million euros and 4.5% in volume to 87.6 million liters. The average price for packaged wine slipped 0.1% to 3.99 euros per liter.

Bulk wine remained a small part of Ireland’s overall imports, but it posted the strongest growth rate of any segment. Purchases of bulk wine rose 34.8% in value to 3.2 million euros and 26.7% in volume to 0.75 million liters. The average price increased 6.4% to 4.25 euros per liter.

France kept its lead as Ireland’s top supplier by value, with exports worth 83.1 million euros, up 11.5% from the previous year. Italy ranked second at 57.1 million euros, a rise of 17.8%. Chile led by volume with 17.3 million liters shipped to Ireland, up 2.7%, followed by Italy with 16.9 million liters, up 13.6%, and France with 15.5 million liters, up 15.1%.

Spain lost ground in the Irish market in 2025. It ranked fifth among suppliers by value for packaged wine, with sales of about 30 million euros, down 11.2%, and sixth by volume at 5.5 million liters, down 19.9%. In bulk wine, Spain exported 0.25 million euros in value and about 0.03 million liters in volume, placing fifth by value and fourth by volume.

The OIVE charts show that Ireland’s wine import market has been moving upward since 2020, with the latest figures extending that trend across most categories and keeping France and Italy at the center of the country’s supply chain while Chile remained the main source by liters imported into the Irish market.