EU wine consumption has fallen significantly and steadily in recent decades, a trend which has particularly affected table wine, whereas consumption of quality wine is growing, so that now the two have almost equal shares.
Lai arī no ES dalībvalstīm eksportētā apjoma pieaugums nav tik straujš, ES kopumā saglabājas eksporta (2005. gadā — 13,2 milj. hektolitri) pārsvars pār importu.