Which country is the top grape-producing country in the world producing almost 9 million tons of grapes each year?
Italian wine Italian wine Italy is home to some of the oldest wine-producing regions in the world. Italian wine regions are known for their rich variety of wine styles. Italy is the second highest wine producing country by volume behind only Spain, the world’s largest wine producer. Its contribution is about 45–50 million hl per year, and represents about one fourth of global production. Not only is Italian wine exported around the world, it is also extremely popular with Italians. Italians rank fifth on the world wine consumption list by volume with 42 litres per capita consumption. Grapes are grown in almost
Hunt Country Vineyards grape. The vines yield an average of 4-6 tons of grapes per acre. Hunt Country Vineyards current experimental agricultural techniques include English ground ivy (partly funded by the USDA SARE program, planted under and between rows of grapes to reduce the need for herbicides and mowing), biodiesel from waste grease (to power tractors), along with a small wind turbine for producing electricity, and bat houses to encourage natural insect predators. Hunt Country Vineyards produces an average of 12,000 cases per year of 21 different wines, and has a production capacity of 70,000 gallons. The winery is perhaps best known for