Top Twenty Most Planted Grape Varieties in Italy

By Italian Wine Central Staff

June 14, 2018

2020 reported surface area

Rank	Variety	Hectares	Acres	Change since 2010
1	Sangiovese	62,850	155,240	–14%
2	Trebbiano	55,476	137,026	+4%
3	Glera	41,336	102,100	+53%
4	Catarratto	31,126	76,881	–12%
5	Montepulciano	30,700	75,829	–13%
6	Pinot Grigio	30,285	74,804	+43%
7	Merlot	26,359	65,107	–6%
8	Chardonnay	23,132	–57,136	+15%
9	Nero d’Avola	19,974	49,336	+17%
10	Barbera	17,235	42,570	–19%
11	Moscato (bianco)	15,811	39,053	+20%
12	Lambrusco	15,254	37,677	+15%
13	Primitivo	14,036	34,669	+13%
14	Cabernet Sauvignon	13,897	34,326	+1%
15	Malvasia (bianca)	13,521	33,397	+4%
16	Negroamaro	10,851	26,802	–6%
17	Pinot Nero	10,566	26,098	+52%
18	Vermentino	9,856	24,344	+54%
19	Garganega	9,702	23,964	–16%
20	Aglianico	9,579	23,660	–3%

Source: Eurostat data

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