Market Trends of Wine Cooler Industry
Rising Retail Sales of Wine Across the Global Market
The retail sales of alcoholic beverages, especially wines, are on the rise across major countries worldwide, which is also a key driving agent for the wine coolers and refrigerators market. For instance, according to the Wine Institute, the retail sales of wine in the United States amounted to approximately USD 78.4 billion last year, which was higher than the previous year's sales, amounting to USD 66.8 billion. Since more consumers prefer to buy their wine bottles for in-house consumption, the demand for the wine cooler is expected to drift in the forecast period. Moreover, in the trend of luxury kitchen setup where consumers are seeking to incorporate high technological appliances for their kitchen as well as households, a wine cooler is one ideal choice for the consumers.
Furthermore, the presence of a large base of urban population has been aiding the usage of wine coolers for wine storage. The rising usage of smart wine cooler products across the world is boosting the demand for high-end products. According to the Population Reference Bureau, in 2022, the degree of urbanization in some regions was: North America - 83%, Latin America and the Caribbean - 81%, and Europe - 75%. With the rise in urbanization, the global population is exposed to a wide range of wines, further encouraging consumers to buy wines for in-house consumption, in turn propelling the growth of the market.
Europe and North America Leading the Market
As per the regions, Europe and North America have been the primary consumers of wines over recent years, owing to the increasing in-house consumption of wines and other alcoholic beverages in both regions, the wine cooler market is estimated the largest in the regions. However, by production, China led the way for the global market accounting for the largest wine cooler and refrigerator production as compared to any other country followed by the United States. According to the industry report published by "Wines of Great Britain", in 2021 the sales share of the wine market in the United Kingdom by sales channel was United Kingdom cellar door (38%), winery websites (19%), on-trade (14%), Indies (12%), exports (4%), and other retail channels (13%).
Additionally, according to Statistics Canada, the wine market in Canada amounted to CAD 8,017.75 million in the year 2021 which was higher as compared to the revenue generated in the previous year i.e. CAD 7,849.53 million in 2020. Hence, the demand for wine coolers has been increasing proportionally with the growth of the wine market across various retail channels throughout the region.
