Wine producers: this year's harvest is weaker than in 2009

This year’s wine production will be several percentage points lower than the 2009 one, which amounted to 6 million hectolitres, according to ZF estimates based on producers’ data. These estimates come as most players have announced they expected to harvest fewer grapes than in 2009.

Both in terms of wine production and the vineyard area, Romania holds top positions internationally. Thus, less than 200,000 hectares of vineyard are cultivated domestically, meaning the fifth position in the EU after Spain, Italy, France and Portugal, the sixth in Europe and ninth globally.
In terms of wine production, Romania ranks 11th globally, according to a report by the International Organisation of Vine and Wine Organisation.
Wine consumption has been dwindling in recent years, and for 2010 the estimates of the National Vineyard Growers and Wine Producers Association (PNVV) show the market will fall by 12-13% to around 350m euros. This trend, along with consumption shifting to cheap products have pushed producers to start opening their own wine cellars.