The Government supports the internationalisation of a quarter of Catalan wineries during 2025

The Government supported internationalisation projects for 204 Catalan wineries during 2025, a quarter of the 800 wineries in Catalonia (INCAVI figures). With the support of ACCIÓ, the business growth agency of the Department of Business and Labour, and Prodeca, the public company of the Department of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food that promotes Catalan food worldwide, more than 200 wineries were able to carry out activities to start or expand their sales abroad.

These activities focused particularly on markets such as the United States, China, Germany and Mexico. Notable among them is ACCIÓ's Catalan Wines programme, which organised tastings and meetings between some thirty Catalan wineries and importers and distributors in the United States, China and Taiwan. Prodeca, meanwhile, also supported the presence of around a hundred Catalan wineries at leading international trade fairs, as well as participation in meetings with international buyers such as the Catalan Food Business Forum and the virtual eBusiness formats.

According to the Secretary for Business and Competitiveness and CEO of ACCIÓ, Jaume Baró Torres, “the wine sector understood some time ago that going international is a great opportunity to grow and broaden its customer base with an audience that values its quality. Programmes such as ACCIÓ's Catalan Wines, with more than 15 years behind it, are an essential channel for supporting this spirit among Catalan wineries”.

For the managing director of Prodeca, Dèlia Perpiñà, “an export-driven outlook is inherent to the wine sector and explains much of the reach and competitiveness of Catalan agri-food as a whole. Catalan wineries have shown a great capacity to generate opportunities in diverse markets, consolidating the wine sector as one of the most active and international parts of the Catalan agri-food economy”.

Alongside the group activities, support for the internationalisation of Catalan wineries was also channelled through individual projects, consultations, advice and training to address the needs and resources involved in internationalisation processes. According to ACCIÓ and Prodeca estimates, Catalan exports of wines and sparkling wines worldwide grew by 11.7% over the 2020-2025 period.