As the Italian wine grape harvest season starts in the northern Lombardy's Franciacorta region, experts are anticipating a better year after an especially weak 2017, reports The Modesto Bee. The Coldiretti agricultural lobby is expecting a 15 percent increase in wine production this season to 1.2 billion gallons, from 1 billion gallons in 2017. It also forecast a 5.9 percent increase in wine exports from $6.8 billion in 2017.
The higher expected production is due to a greater abundance of rain in key regions, while last year's heat and drought combined for one of the lowest post-war yields, according to the report. Full Story
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Italian Wine Grape Harvest Expected to Be Up in 2018
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