Which countries toasted to Italian wine in 2017? According to latest report by Mediobanca, the most active area was Asia (+21.1% in sales on 2016) which, however, accounts only for 4.2% of all exports. Though carrying only 1.4% of exports (by value), South America is also experiencing a positive trend: +20.1%.

EU countries represent the main market for Italian wine with 53.4% of exports and an 8.6% increase compared to 2016. Africa, the Middle East and non-EU European countries made up for 9.1% (5.8% growth rate) while North America grew by 5.7% for a total share of 31.9%. Overall, Italian wine exports grew by 7.7% in 2017.