Report by the Department of the Central Inspectorate for Quality Protection and Fraud Repression of Agri-food Products
The Report is based on the data contained in the electronic wine registers. As of 31 December 2024, wine stocks amount to 56.9 million hectoliters – up 16.0% compared to November and down 3.9% compared to December 2023 – 6.6 million hectoliters of musts and 2.2 million hectoliters of new wine still in fermentation (source Ministry of Agriculture).
The trend data shows a lower value of stocks for wines (-3.9%), substantially unchanged for musts (+0.4%) and higher for new wines still in fermentation (+106.2%). The cyclical variation is instead higher for wines (+16.0%), lower for musts (-23.1%) and much lower for new wines (-77.3%).
59.6% of the wine is held in the Northern regions, mainly in Veneto. 55.1% of the wine held is PDO, 26.6% PGI, varietal wines make up just 1.3% of the total. 17.1% is represented by other wines. The stocks of wines with Geographical Indication are very concentrated; in fact, 20 denominations out of 526 contribute to 57.9% of the total stocks.
Where is wine in Italy? And what wine?
59.6% of wine in Italy is held in the Northern regions. Veneto alone accounts for 27.4% of national wine, thanks above all to the contribution of stocks from the Provinces of Treviso (12.5%) and Verona (8.7%).
55.1% of the wine held is PDO, with a prevalence of white wines (50.6%). 26.6% of the wine is PGI, with a clear prevalence of red wines (54.8%). 17.1% is made up of other wines. Despite the large number of registered Geographical Indications, the first 20 denominations just contribute to almost 60% of the stocks of wines with Geographical Indication.
Looking at the PDO and PGI table with “stocks” exceeding 1 million hectoliters, as always in the lead is Prosecco Doc, which alone is worth 12.6% of the total stocks with 5.9 million hectoliters, followed by Igt Puglia with 4.5% equal to 2 million hectoliters and Igt Toscana with 3.6% for 1.65 million. Following with a great gap are Igt Veneto and Doc Delle Venezie at 3.3%, Igt Salento at 3.1% and Doc Sicilia which stabilizes at 3%.
The majority of the 6.6 million hectoliters of Italian musts is held in the regions of Northern (51.6%) and Southern (40.9%) Italy.
Two regions hold 64.3% of the musts, Puglia (38.8) and Emilia-Romagna (25.5%). The new wines still in fermentation are 2.2 million hectoliters, in storage for 40.2% in the Center, for 32.4% in the North, for 20.6% in the South and for the remaining 6.8% in the Islands.
From the numbers it seems that there is a little less wine to put on the market compared to last year. And this, all things considered, may not be a bad thing, in view of 2025. A year that will be full of challenges, between inflation, health and an international context made up of a thousand tensions and uncertainties, also looking at the spectre of duties in the United States, with President Trump ready to sit down again at the European negotiating table with bellicose aims.