Expansion in wineries and a good harvest boost Corpinnat's sales in 2025

BarcelonaA good harvest after three years of drought and an expansion in the number of wineries boosted Corpinnat's sales in 2025. The collective brand of sparkling wines from the Penedès region grew by 27%. compared to the previous year...to €34.13 million.

As for bottles, the increase was 34%, to three million. The increase is mainly due to the number of wineries belonging to the brand growing from 13 to 19 during the year, to which must be added Two more entries already confirmed for 2026"Corpinnat has grown and expanded," said Corpinnat's president, Pere Llopart, on Monday at the press conference presenting the annual results held in Barcelona.

Aside from the increase in the number of companies, 2025 was also marked by a successful harvest, a stark contrast to the previous three years when a lack of rain affected all vineyards in Catalonia, but especially in the Penedès region. Last year, therefore, was "a historic harvest in both quantity and quality," stated Roc Gramona, Vice President of Corpinnat. The expansion in wineries has also allowed Corpinnat to increase the area of ​​vineyards cultivated directly by its wineries, from 636 to 712 hectares, although contracts with independent winegrowers in the Penedès region have decreased from 612 to 609 hectares. In total, of the 8 million kilos of grapes used in 2025 for sparkling wine production, 4.1 million were purchased from external suppliers.

Brand representatives have boasted that their wineries pay the "highest price on the market," an average of €1.10 per kilo, according to Llopart. Similarly, the average selling price of a bottle of Corpinnat is €20.45—down 0.6% from €21.10 in 2024—also higher than sparkling wines like Cava and other designations of origin.

Exports are becoming increasingly important.

Despite international uncertainty, Corpinnat has increased its sales abroad. In total, 21% of the brand's sales went to customers outside of Spain, a four percentage point increase in one year, while the remaining 79% were sold to the Catalan and Spanish markets. "We are the exception in the sector; we grow abroad while remaining strong at home," stated Gramona. Interestingly, the United States was the leading foreign market for all member companies, although the market for European wine is... one of the sectors most affected by tariffs imposed by the US administration. Thus, Gramona has stated that the main "concern" regarding exports is "the uncertainty" created by the trade war initiated by US President Donald Trump and the evolution of various armed conflicts around the world. In this sense, like the rest of the wine sector, Corpinnat is seeking alternatives, the main one being the agreement with the Mercosur countries, which has not yet received final approval.

After the United States, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom were the other most prominent markets. "We are not looking for accelerated expansion, but rather qualitative expansion abroad," declared the brand's vice president.

Freixenet Sale

The growth in the number of wineries will continue in 2026, according to brand executives. Regarding the impact of the German multinational Henkell's acquisition of 100% of Freixenet, the leading company in the Cava DO, Llopart said that "it certainly has some influence" on companies that were unsure whether to keep their sparkling wines under the Cava umbrella or switch to Corpinnat. However, Gramona stated that the most important thing is that Freixenet "can remain connected to the region and deeply rooted in our country."