An ideal summer in Barolo and Barbaresco areas: warm days and cool nights ripened Nebbiolo throughout the Langhe. The 2016 growing season in Piedmont was mostly dry and warm, with enough rain at the right times and ideal conditions for the region’s most important grape, Nebbiolo. Some vintners are comparing it to 2004, others to 2001, both excellent vintages. Late spring brought cooler-than-usual temperatures, especially at night. This delayed the vegetative cycle and the flo
The International Organization of Vine and Wine (OIV) has estimated Italy’s wine production from the 2016 harvest at 48.8 million hectoliters, in its usual position as the world wine production leader. Global production dropped by about 6 percent to 260 million hectoliters, while Italian production was down by 2 percent. (Volume in thousands of hectoliters; e.g., global production is around 260 million hl) Note: 2016 data are estimated and are likely to change in future repor