Prosecco and sparkling wine ensure a boom for Italian wine exports in 2022, even in comparison with the record-breaking 2021. This is what emerges from elaborations carried out by the Observatory of the Unione Italiana Vini (the association of Italian wine producers), based on customs data about the first four months of 2022.

The growth in sales of Italian sparkling wines in the world’s top three markets – the USA, Germany, and the UK – continues as still wines come to a halt. In the UK, sales of Prosecco are skyrocketing. In the first four months of this year, they crossed the sales of all Italian still wines combined (in value) in this market, achieving an unprecedented result: +127% in value and +74% in volume compared to the same period of 2021.