Porter and Callegari would know, since they taste 5,000 Italian bottles a year between the two of them. The current quality of Italian wine is high and getting higher.
The cost-quality relationship remains excellent," Callegari said. "The only problem we have is that there's so much good Italian wine that we have to think about better ways of communicating it, so that people can understand what's out there and get their hands on it and enjoy it the way they ought to be.
Italian wine imports to the United States have increased by 5.8% across all categories over the last six months. However, it's happening against a backdrop of losses across the broader industry.
Wine sales are cyclical, of course, and the industry has experienced fluctuations in consumption patterns, but the rise of quality Italian imports suggests a promising niche within the market.
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