Italy

Italian wine is produced in every region of Italy, home to some of the oldest wine regions in the world. Italy is the world's largest producer of wine, with 702,000 hectares (1,730,000 acres) of vineyards and an annual 2013-2017 average of 48.3 million hectoliters of wine. In 2018, Italy accounted for 19% of world production, ahead of France (17%) and Spain (15%). Italian wine is both exported worldwide and popular domestically with Italians, who consume an average of 42 liters per capita, ranking fifth in world wine consumption.

Etruscans and Greek colonists were producing wine in Italy before the Romans planted their own vineyards in the 2nd century AD. The Romans greatly increased Italy's vineyard area using efficient viticulture and winemaking methods and pioneered large-scale production and storage techniques such as barrel making and bottling.