Moscow Exchange begins calculating, publishing first wine indices in Russia

MOSCOW. June 16 (Interfax) - The Moscow Exchange has begun calculating and publishing the first ever market indicators for grape wine in Russia, the exchange said in a press release.

The indices were launched by the exchange in collaboration with RBC and X5 Group and reflect the state of the wine retail industry based on retail prices and sales in the Perekrestok supermarket chain, it said.

The wine index family includes three indicators: RBCRED, the RBC red wine index, RBCWHITE, the white wine index, and RBCSPARK, the sparkling wine index. They reflect changes in the ruble price per 0.75 liters of each of the three types of wine. Wines in each of these three categories are also divided into price segments - low, medium, high and premium. To calculate the indicator, prices are first averaged within each segment, then a weighted average is calculated across all four segments. This weighted figure becomes the current index value, the exchange said.

The wine indices are calculated in rubles and updated weekly. The first calculation period covers data from January 2024 to June 16, 2025. The index values at launch and their growth since January 2024 amounted to 652.52 rubles for the red wine index (+3.7%), 609.93 rubles for the white wine index (+8.8%) and 598.98 rubles for the sparkling wine index (+8.2%).

The Russian wine market has reached a stage where the introduction of price indices can positively influence its further development, the director of index product development at the Moscow Exchange Sergei Golovanev said. "Relying on price indicators, winemakers can plan raw material procurement and production, while suppliers can determine optimal storage and sales timelines. To ensure the high accuracy and the relevance of the wine indices, we designed their structure to fully cover the industry's assortment available to supermarket customers. In the future, our indicators could serve as a basis for the development of derivative financial instruments for wine, as well as enable the assessment of investment returns in winemaking enterprises," Golovanev said.

There are more than 330 Russian wine brands on store shelves, head of the Wine Category Department at the Perekrestok retail chain Natalia Shestak said. Sales of Russian wines increased 37% last year.