Nielsen: Rosé under $7.99: up 55.6%, Avg. Price of wine: $7.03/bottle, $15-$19.99 top price segment gainer

Quick summary:

• Higher price segments (over $12) up double digits.
• $15-$19.99 leads all price segments, up 12.2%.
• Blended blush up 54%.
• Pinot Noir up 9.2 percent despite highest per-bottle price increase of all wines: $0.26.
• The average price of a bottle of wine is $7.03, up $0.19.
• Imports inch down 0.4%..
• All blended reds and rosés up double digits.
• Rosé (under $7.99), up 55.6%.
• Sweet red blends up 12.1%.
• Syrah/Shiraz continues to suck, down 11%.