Wine #s

Question 1

What are IT’s most cultivated varieties (by area planted)?

Answer 1

1. Sangiovese
2. Glera
3. Montepulciano
4. Pinot Grigio
5. Merlot
6. Catarratto
7. Trebbiano
8. Chardonnay
9. Barbera

Question 2

What are the top 10 growing regions, by acreage?

Answer 2

1. Sicily 240,000 Acres
2. Veneto 233,000
3. Puglia 219,000
4. Tuscany 150,000
5. Emilia-Romagna 126,000
6. Piedmont 113,000
7. Abruzzo 82,000
8. Sardinia 63,000
9. Friuli-Venezia-Giulia 65,000
10. Campania 60,000

Question 3

What are IT’s 5 SMALLEST growing areas, by acreage planted?

Answer 3

1. Val d’Aosta
2. Liguria
3. Basilicata
4. Molise
5. Calabria

Question 4

How many IT farms are involved in grape growing and winemaking?

Answer 4

310,000 (76% of whom producce <100 hectoliters/yr, only 1% more than 10,000)

Question 5

How many non-growing producers are in IT?

Answer 5

45,000 process grapes and/or bottle wine.

Question 6

What three regions contain the most producers? The greatest areas under Vine?

Answer 6

Producers: Puglia, Sicily and Campania

Hectares under vine: Sicily, Veneto and Puglia

Question 7

How many hectares are under vine in IT as of 2020?

Answer 7

666,400 hectares, an avg of ~2 hectares/grower (5 acres)

Question 8

What country produced the most wine in 2020?

Answer 8

Italy, with 47.2 million hectoliters
France = 43 million
Spain = 38 million

Question 9

What country is the top consumer of wine (total, not per capita)?

Answer 9

US
France
Italy

Question 10

Which country is the top EXPORTER of wine (by volume and by value)?

Answer 10

Volume: Spain, then Italy then France
Value: France, then Italy

Question 11

Which country leads in per-capita consumption of wine?

Answer 11

France, at 40 Hectoliters / yr
Italy, at 37 Hl/yr
…
US is 10 Hl/yr

Question 12

What % of volume comes from top 1% of producers?

Answer 12

77.5%

Question 13

What are the three types of producers in Italy?

Answer 13

Families
498 Cooperatives (60% of production)
Large estates & industrial companies