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2022 closes with a balance in chiaroscuro on the three main outlet markets for Italian wine.

The Italian wine market is experiencing a period of challenges and significant changes during 2023, highlighted by recent data showing a contraction in consumption and exports. After a banner year in 2022, the post-pandemic recovery has lost momentum, impacted by factors such as inflation and erratic weather.

The Italian wine landscape is going through a series of significant changes, which reflect global trends in the wine industry. Here is a breakdown of key developments in the week of December 11-16, 2023:

The Italian wine sector is going through a phase of significant changes, influenced by several factors, including consumption, market demands, the emergence of new consumers, the introduction of new products and the expansion of new wine-producing states. wine.

In the period from 11 to 16 December 2023, the wine industry in Italy recorded major changes in consumption, prices and production, bringing the sector into a state of fluctuation.

International Scenario and World Production

Italian sparkling wine production exceeds one billion bottles per year for the first time.

Great Chefs, Light Cuisine and the Effect on Consumption. Haute cuisine, increasingly oriented towards light, sustainable and small-sized dishes, is influencing the way we drink wine.

The Italian wine world enters winter 2025 with a complex picture, one of light and shade, featuring divergent market dynamics, international tensions, and signs of industrial resilience.

Based on the latest news and data available as of early December 2025 — with projections for the period December 1, 2025 – March 31, 2026.

The week of December 8–12, 2025, captures an Italian wine in a "two-speed" phase: a major reputational and cultural boost (with the long-lasting impact of UNESCO recognition of Italian Cuisine), but also real economic tensions on exports and consumption.

The week of December 15-20, 2025, paints a picture of an Italian wine sector marked by stark contrasts: on the one hand, unprecedented cultural and reputational recognition; on the other, structural tensions in markets, consumption, and inventory levels that require rapid and coordinated strategic decisions.

Between the end of the year and the beginning of 2026, Italian wine will enter a new cycle with a clear picture: weak domestic demand, margins under pressure, exports increasingly crucial but more difficult to defend, and a structural acceleration in sparkling wines, white wines, low/no alcohol, and wine tourism.

The transition from late 2025 to early 2026 captures a sector that isn't experiencing a "seasonal crisis," but rather a paradigm shift: structurally lower consumption, price pressure, shrinking large-scale retail trade, more selective exports, and a single category that continues to clearly act as a driving force: sparkling wines, especially Prosecco.