Vinitaly is back in 2022, after a two-year break due to Covid pandemics. In fact, the most awaited event for business and promotion of the Italian wine sector was hosted in Verona on the last 10-13th April.

According to organiser Veronafiere, the 54th edition of this international exhibition of wines and spirits presented itself with a sold-out exhibition area.

Vinitaly 2022 in numbers:

• 4,400 companies from 19 countries
• over 30 conferences and 76 super-tastings scheduled
• an integrated system with VinitalyPlus online b2b platform, with over 17,000 labels uploaded in digital format by producers.
• 700 top foreign buyers of Italian wine coming from 50 countries subscribed
• 50 operators profiled in demand at their debut in Verona and part of a new ad hoc incoming project (collaboration between Veronafiere and 30 exhibiting companies)

Attention to global and local production and sales constraints was discussed during the inaugural conference “Vinitaly Restart”, which was attended by Italian institutional representatives. There, Maurizio Danese, president of Veronafiere, underlined that: “After the pandemic, Italian wine is in the midst of the whirlwind of cost increases which risk impacting 1.3 billion euros in additional costs, causing market shares to be lost in favour of producer countries in the new world and in Europe, less exposed to the energy crisis. This is a particularly delicate and strategic theme which will be at the centre of the Vinitaly days and which, consequently, will also impose new criteria for selecting markets and high potential buyers “.

More news on Vinitaly 2022 to come.