Monday, 15 September, 2025
Decanter, Hamish Graham
The levels seen for 2025 signal a return to the averages of recent years, after two challenging vintages.
Production volumes vary across the peninsular nation, however, with the South seeing production surge by +19% compared to the year prior. Puglia is set for +17% growth and Sicily, +20%. The performance was driven in this region by good spring water reserves allowing vineyards to withstand June and August heatwaves.
Production in the Northwest rose +8%, with Lombardy up +15% compared 2024, though the sub-region is still -8% down on its 2020-2024 harvest average. The Northeast also saw a jump up +3% as a region; the area negotiated a rainy spring that required adept disease management before a changeable summer. Veneto remains the largest wine-producing region with 12m hls predicted for 2025.
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