Italy

Italian wine is produced in every region of Italy, home to some of the oldest wine-producing regions in the world. Italy is the world’s largest producer of wine, with an area of 702,000 hectares under vineyard cultivation, and contributing a 2013–2017 annual average of 48.3 million hl of wine. In 2018 Italy accounted for 19 percent of global production, ahead of France (17 percent) and Spain (15 percent). Italian wine is both exported around the world and popular domestically among Italians, who consume an average of 42 litres per capita, ranking fifth in world wine consumption.

1,730,000

Vineyard Acres

MOST POPULAR GRAPE VARIETIES

Barbera
Corvina
Nebbiolo
Sangiovese
Pino Grigio

PIEDMONT

• Asti
• Barbera D’Alba
• Barolo
• Barbaresco
• Dolcetto D’Alba

TUSCANY

• Chianti
• Super Tuscans
• Brunello di Montepulciano
• Vino Nobile di Montepulciano

VENETO

• Amarone Della Valpolicella
• Montello Rosso
• Recioto Della Valpolicella
• Prosecco
• Valpolicella

OTHERS

UMBRIA

• Assisi
• Spoleto
• Montefalco Sagrantino
• Torgiano

SICILY

• Planeta
• Tasca d’ Almerita
• Ciro Biondi
• Donnafugata