Caner: “Excellent quantity and quality, 3/5% increase on 2024. The strategic piece for the supply chain will be the Wine Package expected from the EU”
Economy - published on 26 August 2025
Source: Veneto Regional Council
Caner: “Excellent quantity and quality, 3/5% increase on 2024. The strategic piece for the supply chain will be the Wine Package expected from the EU”
“The 2025 harvest is presented under the best auspices both in terms of quantity and quality, despite the extreme atmospheric phenomena and the phytosanitary critical issues that have not been lacking. The world of wine has to deal with a difficult international situation, characterized by declining consumption and duties. For this reason, as a Region, we look carefully at the new ‘Wine Package’ of the European Union, which introduces fundamental tools to manage supply, address the surplus of supply with consequent possible drop in prices, and enhance the new trends in consumption from low-alcohol wines to wine tourism”.
Agriculture Councilor Federico Caner opened this morning the meeting of the Vitivinicultural Triptych, an event organized by the Region, Veneto Agricoltura, Arpav and Crea to trace the forecasts for the 2025 harvest.
“From the data presented by the Economic Agri-food Observatory of Veneto Agricoltura in collaboration with Crea – declares Caner -, an overall positive picture emerges: grape production in Veneto is estimated at around 14 million quintals, with an expected increase between +3% and +5% compared to 2024. A result favored by the entry into production of new plants and by a climatic trend which, despite episodes of bad weather and localized hailstorms, has guaranteed regular vegetative development and a generally good health status”.
Yields remain stable or slightly increasing, while the quality of the grapes is judged to be good to excellent, with high expectations also for the resulting wines. However, there is no shortage of critical issues in organic vineyards, where physiopathies have affected yields, and possible phenomena of acid rot or botrytis remain to be monitored if the rains intensify during harvesting.
“The harvest has already started for the earlier varieties, such as Pinot and Chardonnay for the sparkling wine bases, while the Glera harvest will start around September 5th – continues Caner -. Following, Merlot from 10 September, Corvina from 17, Garganega and all the other symbolic varieties of Venetian viticulture from 23”.
If the projected output by province is analysed, the figures vary. If Belluno will be substantially in line with 2024 (+1%), an increase of up to +10% is expected in Padua and Rovigo for Glera, Pinot Grigio, Merlot and Cabernet. Production in Treviso is also stable, with the exception of Pinot grigio (+2%) and Glera (-3%), a vine that instead grows in the Venetian area (+5%) together with Chardonnay (+3%), while Pinot grigio drops (-3%). For Vicenza and Verona it will be a particularly positive year, with increases of up to +15% for Merlot and +10% for Corvinone and Garganega.
The trend also extends to the rest of the North-East: in Friuli Venezia Giulia production is estimated to grow by 10%, while in Trentino-Alto Adige an increase of 5-10% is expected.
“Despite the excellent prospects – adds Caner –, the wine sector is facing important challenges. On the one hand, the increasingly unpredictable climate trend requires timely technical choices, on the other the international market continues to experience a phase of uncertainty, marked by the decline in global consumption and the weight of US duties. In this regard, I am convinced that our companies will be able to reabsorb the increases linked to duties, and for this reason I always urge producers to diversify the markets. The so-called Wine Package awaited by Brussels represents a strategic piece to strengthen the supply chain: from the extension of replanting authorizations to promotion in third countries, passing through extraordinary tools such as compulsory distillation and green harvesting. The objective is twofold: to ensure balance on the market and ensure profitability for producers, while maintaining a high reputation for Venetian and Italian wine in the world”.
