Cork-sealed wines account for 62.3% of US off-premise wine revenue, industry study says
Research conducted by the Portuguese Cork Association and the Natural Cork Council using NielsenIQ data valued cork-sealed wine sales at $7.74 billion over the 52 weeks from July 2025 to July 2026.
Cork-sealed wines generated 62.3% of US off-premise wine revenue in the 52 weeks from July 2025 to July 2026, according to research conducted by the Portuguese Cork Association (APCOR) and the Natural Cork Council (NCC) using NielsenIQ data. The study put their sales value at $7.74 billion and volume at 56.32 million cases within a total market worth $12.42 billion.1
For traditional 750 ml glass bottles priced at $8 or more, cork closures accounted for 73.8% of revenue, equal to $7.20 billion, and 70.8% of case volume. Across all price tiers, cork-sealed wines averaged $137.37 per case, compared with $107.92 for screwcap wines and $44.63 for wines using alternative closures.1
APCOR and the NCC also reported that cork-sealed wines represented 95% of revenue in the luxury tier of $25 or more and 54% in the ultra-premium tier of $15–$24.99.1
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