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Chardonnay

Pass

Chardonnay scores 65 out of 100, a Pass. Shoppers spend $259K a year here, demand is soft, at -8.4% this quarter, and returns run at 0.2% of orders.

Flapen Score
65
65 / 100
Top 2% of 2,976 Grocery niches · +19 vs the category median of 46
Market size
£259K/yr143K searches / yr
90-day growth
-8.4%search demand this quarter
Competition
41%top-5 click share · 17 brands · 46 sellers

Flapen Score

Chardonnay against its category

The dotted line is the Grocery average. Past it, Chardonnay is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

65Pass
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Chardonnay market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Chardonnay 143K times last year and spent an estimated £259K. The top 5 brands take 64% of clicks. Demand peaks in Dec. Flapen scores it 65 out of 100, a Pass.

01 · Demand

14.0% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 143K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 14.0% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -8.4% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £259K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
143K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-8.4%
Conversion, latest week
14.0%
Market size, estimated
£259Ka year
Peak month
December2.4× the quietest month
Top search term
chardonnay73K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £12.95.

Listings sell for £12.95 on average, from £4.40 to £50.07. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 30K to 40K a year. The average listing sells 500 to 750 of them. At £12.95 that is £6K to £10K a year per listing.

Average price
£12.95under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£4.40–£50.07
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
30K–40K
Units per listing a year
500–750
Revenue per listing a year
£6K–£10K
Returns
0.2%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

30% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 97% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #286 within Beer, Wine & Spirits. It carries 164 reviews at 4.39 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
30%
Prime listings
97%
Out of stock, average day
0.0%
Average rank
#286in Beer, Wine & Spirits
Average rating
4.39 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
164per listing
Listings tracked
33

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 1 of last year's 1 launches as successful.

1 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 1 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 70 months on average, so the names here are established.

Launched, last 12 months
1
Successful launches
1Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
70 months

Products

Top Chardonnay products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 41% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£10K£21K£31K£41K1101001K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

17 falling

Sellers

46

Top-5 brand share

64%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

41%

Top 20: 85%

Open market

30%

  • Yellow Tail20%
  • McGuigan15%
  • Hardys11%
  • by Amazon11%
  • Wolf Blass6%
  • Lindemans6%

Demand

Chardonnay search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

6K4KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.4×

Search terms

Top Chardonnay search terms shoppers use

The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.

  • chardonnay73K/yr
  • yellow tail14K/yr
  • chardonnay wine23K/yr
  • yellow tail chardonnay10K/yr
  • white wine chardonnay7K/yr
  • chardonnay white wine5K/yr
  • yellow tail wine10K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Chardonnay

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Taste-Overall39%−0.23

it doesn't taste anything like chardonnay

This wine is tastes absolutely awful, it's tarty and sour, it tastes more like vinegar than wine

had an awful aftertaste to it

Value For Money22%+4.40

cost

Waste of money

Quality-Overall11%−0.07

Horrible quality and expensive when unable to drink any of it

Sweetness11%−0.01

Smooth on the pallet, not sweet

But this wine is disgustingly sweet and tastes awful, I didn't even use it in cooking

Sour6%−0.06

sour

Love

Value For Money37%+4.40

Value for money

Good value

very reasonable price

Alcohol Flavor30%−0.11

A good wine

this wine is so drinkable it taste fruity it is a very versatile wine great value for money a beautiful amber colour it's versatility is so good can be drank with anything

it's a really lovely tasting wine

Taste-Overall16%−0.23

The tast is fantastic

it's a really lovely tasting wine

it was very enjoyable

Freshness6%+0.23

Refreshingly different

A refreshing Chardonnay

Quality-Overall3%−0.07

a quality item

FAQ

Common Chardonnay questions

Answered from the same tracked data.