US tariffs dent Italy wine exports

Italian wine exports declined in 2025, “heavily impacted” by US tariffs and the resulting dollar devaluation, new data suggests.

Export value reached €7.78bn ($8.9bn) in the year, down 3.7% from 2024, while volumes slipped 1.9% to 21 million hectolitres, according to findings from the Unione Italiana Vini (UIV) Observatory, using data from the Italian National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT).

The US market for Italian wine shrank 9.2% in value to €1.76bn, losing €178m and driving nearly 60% of the overall deficit, according to the UIV’s analysis.

“The ‘wake-up call’ provided by the tariffs obliges us to put our own house in order and, at the same time, broaden our horizons to third-party markets, through commercial activism, a managerial approach, and strategic collaboration with institutions,” Lamberto Frescobaldi, president of the UIV, said.

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