The increase in Italian sparkling wines in the US in September, with shipments up 56%, is insufficient to reverse the deficit trend. The actual consumption of Italian wine in the United States, as tracked by SipSource, fell by 4.5% in the first ten months of the year, with sparkling wines up 2.2%, reds down 8.4%, and Italian whites down 5.6%. Concerns are now rising over the potential effects of tariffs announced by President Trump.