2022 reported surface area
| Rank |
Variety |
Hectares |
Acres |
Change since 2010 |
|---|
| 1 |
Sangiovese |
65,083 |
160,755 |
–10% |
| 2 |
Trebbiano* |
45,425** |
112,200 |
–21% |
| 3 |
Glera |
38,882 |
96,039 |
+50% |
| 4 |
Pinot Grigio |
31,517 |
77,847 |
+45% |
| 5 |
Catarratto* |
31,118 |
76,861 |
–12% |
| 6 |
Montepulciano |
30,763 |
75,985 |
–13% |
| 7 |
Chardonnay |
23,592 |
58,272 |
+16% |
| 8 |
Barbera |
19,708 |
48,679 |
–5% |
| 9 |
Primitivo |
19,082 |
47,133 |
+36% |
| 10 |
Merlot |
18,840 |
46,535 |
–49% |
| 11 |
Nero d’Avola |
17,581 |
43,425 |
+6% |
| 12 |
Lambrusco* |
15,700** |
38,780 |
+10% |
| 13 |
Moscato Bianco |
14,864 |
36,714 |
+14% |
| 14 |
Malvasia* |
13,600** |
33,590 |
0% |
| 15 |
Pinot Nero |
11,725 |
28,960 |
+57% |
| 16 |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
11,484 |
28,365 |
–20% |
| 17 |
Negroamaro |
11,130 |
27,491 |
–3% |
| 18 |
Vermentino |
10,900** |
26,923 |
+58% |
| 19 |
Garganega |
8,374 |
20,684 |
–35% |
| 20 |
Aglianico |
8,034 |
19,844 |
–24% |
* Catarratto includes Catarratto Bianco Lucido and Catarratto Bianco Comune; Lambrusco includes Lambrusco Maestri, Lambrusco Salamino, Lambrusco Grasparossa, Lambrusco di Sorbara, and Lambrusco Marani; Malvasia includes Malvasia Bianca di Candia, Malvasia Bianca, Malvasia Bianca Lunga, Malvasia del Lazio, and Malvasia di Candia Aromatica; Trebbiano includes Trebbiano Toscano, Trebbiano Romagnolo, Trebbiano Abruzzese, and Trebbiano Giallo.
** Estimated
Sources: Ismea, Ministry of Agriculture, and other sources
