2016 HARVESTS in ITALY

Italy confirms its leadership among the world wine producers despite a slight decrease in volume by 2% compared to 2015 and only -1% compared to the last 5 years. The quality should be good too. As often, there is contrast among the regions : the wine production is expected to increase by +5% in Piemonte & Emilia-Romagna and by +2% in Veneto, Lazio, Abruzzo & Puglia while a decrease of -4% in Friuli Venezia Giulia, -8% in Toscana, -9% in Trento Alto Adige, -13% in Lombardia, -15% in Sicilia and -20% in Campania.

Estimates are available on Scarica il Dossier previsioni vendemmiali from ISMEA web site.