White wine is everywhere in Italy and it’s more than you think
2020-07-17
Most people probably see Italy as a red wine country. That is why the numbers are so surprising. 57% of Italian wine production is white
Most people probably see Italy as a red wine country. That is why the numbers are so surprising. 57% of Italian wine production is white
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It’s great to have access to all this wine information… But watch out! Most things we want to know about today, we can google in
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