Volume of wine produced in Italy 2011 to 2023

The first production numbers for 2023 expect a significant decrease from the previous year, mostly due to heavy rains that particularly affected the central and southern regions, causing floods, hail, and downy mildew on the vines. The highest production volume was registered in 2018 when close to 55 million hectoliters of wine were produced in Italy. The following year saw the share of people that drink wine every day in Italy decrease. In general, the share of these people has been declining since 2010.

Wine exports

Wine produced in Italy is a valuable export commodity. The Veneto region was the leading producer of Italian wine exports compared to other regions in the country. In 2022, wineries in the region produced enough wine to generate 2.8 billion euros worth of exports. The United States was the leading destination for wine exports in 2019, followed by Germany. The third biggest destination for Italian wine exports was the United Kingdom with a share of nine percent of all wine exports in that year.

La dolce vita in the UK

Italy is the second largest provider of wine for the United Kingdom. The UK imported close to 762 million British pounds worth of wine from the Mediterranean country in 2023. However, the UK’s own production has been increasing significantly since the year 2000. Output grew more than six times from 2000 to 2022. With some estimates for 2050 putting temperatures in London at the roughly the same level as temperatures in Barcelona currently, a further increase in production can be expected. Depending on how well the Italian wine production survives climate change, there might be a future scenario in which the UK’s wine production outpaces that seen in Italy.