In 2024, the EU exported €29.8 billion worth of alcoholic beverages, indicating a 10.9% increase since 2019 (€26.9 billion). Exports were dominated by wine of fresh grapes, including fortified wines, representing 56.2% (€16.8 billion) of all alcoholic beverages. Spirits and liqueurs up the second biggest category, with 29.7% of the total (€8.9 billion), followed by beer, with 11.5% (€3.4 billion); cider, perry, mead, saké, and other fermented beverages, with 1.7% (€0.5 billion); and vermouth and other wines flavoured with plants or aromatics, with 1.0% (€0.3 billion). France was by far the main EU exporter of alcoholic beverages to countries outside the EU in 2024, totalling €12.1 billion, representing 41% of the total. This country exported mostly wine (66.7% or €8.1 billion) and spirits and liqueurs (31.8% or €3.8 billion). (....)