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VOLUME : 4.1 million metric tons

Unusual weather strikes again – a wet spring and summer has led to what wine industry experts are calling Italy ’ s worst wine grape harvest since 1950 . The country ’ s southern region was hit the worst , with Sicily and Puglia experiencing a 30 percent production drop . Italy is expected to produce 4.1 million metric tons of wine in the 2014 calendar year , a 15 percent decrease compared to last year .

Beauty of vineyards in autumnal colors . Chianti , Tuscany , Italy

48 October 2014