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Survey of the Italian Wines Union and Vinitaly: higher costs of 1.5 billion in the sector. Approximately 600 million of charges absorbed by the producers and not downloaded to the price lists
by Giorgio dell’Orefice
The escalation of energy costs and raw materials changes the price lists of Italian wines upwards. The average price of made in Italy labels, in the last nine months, has increased by 6.6%: less than the inflation rate and much less than what would have been necessary to fully compensate for the escalation of energy and raw material costs. To cover this real flaw that has opened up in the accounts of the sector, the prices of Italian wines would, in fact, have to increase by …