Summer is the season of light-heartedness, sociability, and travel: the days are long, the vacation air is in the air, the desire to get together grows, and opportunities to be outdoors and in company multiply. But between lunches, aperitifs, dinners and evenings, what will Italians drink in summer 2022? Whether it is wine, beer or spirits, the watchword is one: quality.

Starting with wine, what emerges from the picture drawn by Partesa - a company specializing in sales, distribution, consulting and training services for the horeca channel, with a portfolio of more than 8,000 references - is that it is not so much the “big name” that drives the choice, but the quality of the wine and the story of the producer behind it.