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In 2024, Italy counted *** wines marked with quality labels of Protected Designation of Origin and Protected Geographical Indication. As for food products, PDO and PGI quality labels indicate products from specific places or regions, with higher quality due to the product’s origin and manufacturing procedure.

Main regions

  In 2024, the largest number of quality wines was produced in Piedmont and Tuscany, with ** and ** wines, respectively. Veneto followed with ** wines, while Lombardy ranked fourth with ** wines. Data from 2022 about production volumes saw Veneto heading the ranking among the Italian regions, with a produced volume of over and *** 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 2023, Italy exported *** million euros in PDO red wine and *** million euros in PDO white wine. In general, PDO still wine reached a higher export value.