Total number of PDO and PGI wines in Italy 2020
Main regions
In 2018, the largest number of quality wines was produced in Piedmont and Tuscany, with 59 and 58 wines, respectively. Veneto followed with 53 wines, while Lombardy ranked fourth with 41 wines. Data from 2018 about production volumes saw Veneto heading the ranking among the Italian regions, with a produced volume of over eight million and 2.8 million hectoliters of PDO and PGI wines, respectively.
Exported wines
PDO wine was reported to have the highest export value. In the first six months of 2020, Italy exported 671 million euros in PDO red wine and 455 million euros in PDO white wine. In general, PDO still wine reached a higher export value.