Italian wine will end 2022 with a new record in exports, which are expected to exceed, for the first time, the threshold of 8 billion euros. While waiting for the official data regarding the past 12 months, definitely encouraging signals are continuing to come from the Italian Consortiums of the most important denominations, in terms of size and prestige.

For instance, in red wines, Brunello di Montalcino excelled, closing 2022 at +18% in value, but Chianti Classico is also doing very well and registered +17% growth in turnover, while quotations of the Barolo 2018 vintage are close to 950 euros per hectoliter, and Amarone della Valpolicella, has reached 360 million euros in their wine sales business.