Venice – In 2016 wine sales across the Italian border grew by 9.1% (in value) compared to 2015, after seven years of continuous growth, with a record turnover of two billion euros. The quantities marketed across borders also increased (+ 8.6% annually, 696 million / kg / wine). These are estimates made by experts from Veneto Agricoltura from the analysis of ISTAT data on foreign trade. If, in the last five years, the quantities produced amounted to around 6-7 mio / hl, strongly growing the average selling price (+ 19.2%, 2.87 € / kg) and, consequently, the total turnover (+ 38.6%). (9colonne)
