Winemaker Purcari reports lower sales and profit in H1

27 August 2026 Bucharest Exchange-listed wine producer Purcari Wineries (BVB: WINE) reported its revenues dropped by 7% y/y to RON 182.2 million in the first half of the year, while its net profit shrank by 4% y/y to RON 15.1 million, according to the company's half-year report. Victor Bostan, CEO and Founder of Purcari Wineries, blamed it on the shrinking consumption in Romania – supposedly consumption in general terms, visible also in the wine sales. However, the wine market and alcoholic beverages sector as a whole is subject to greater risks in the long term considering current consumption trends. Global wine consumption has dropped to its lowest level in over 60 years, hitting 208 million hectoliters in 2025 due to a structural shift in drinking habits. "The first half of the year was