Overview
- Destatis reports 255.3 million liters of sparkling wine sold in 2024, a 19.5% decline compared with 2014.
- Average consumption among people aged 16 and over fell to about 4.8 bottles, down from 6.1 bottles a decade earlier.
- The figures come from Schaumweinsteuer data and exclude alcohol‑free sparkling wines because the tax applies only above 1.2% alcohol by volume.
- Schaumweinsteuer revenue totaled roughly €352 million in 2024—about 0.04% of overall tax receipts—compared with around €558 million from the beer tax.
- Over a longer horizon, sales have slid from more than 440 million liters in the early 1990s to about 255 million liters in 2024.