date:Aug 07, 2014
sales of Italian wines abroad broke through the 5 billion euros (6.7 billion U.S. dollars) barrier.
With a 7.3-percent growth over 2012, wine was the most exported Italian agri-food product last year, the data highlighted.
Overall, the wine sector generates annual turnover of 12 billion euros (16 billion U.S. dollars) through about 450,000 wine-making and agricultural companies in Italy, according to industry estimates.