The area dedicated to wine grape cultivation in Italy is 693 thousand hectares, which is equivalent to one and a half times the size of Molise, with a 3.4% increase between 2019 and 2024. HAmong elevation zones, hills dominate, accounting for 55.5% of the total agricultural area, followed by plains with 39.2%, and mountains with the remaining 5.3%. Sicily holds the regional record, with over 118 thousand hectares, accounting for 17.8% of the entire national land area.  At a significant distance, with a gap of around 24,000 hectares, is Veneto with 95,000 hectares, accounting for 14.2% of the total. Southern Italy is also represented by Apulia with 93,000 hectares, or 14.0% of the total, while in the Northeast, Emilia-Romagna holds around 50,000 hectares, second only to Tuscany's 53,000 hectares, or 7.9%. In terms of the proportion of the total area planted with wine grapes, the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region has the highest level: 10.4 hectares out of 100 are cultivated with wine grapes, compared to the national average of 4.2 hectares out of 100. Veneto is recognized as the "queen" of Italian wine, producing 10.7 million hectoliters in 2024, accounting for 22.3% of total Italian production. The provinces of Treviso and Verona contribute significantly to Veneto's wine production leadership. In 2024, the former produced 5.2 million hectoliters of wine, while the latter produced 2.6 million.