What are the 150 most featured wines from Piedmont in American Restaurants this holiday season?
America is one of the most important markets for Italian wine exports, with values up 7.8% to €1.25 billion in 2024. Piedmont, the region that produces the famous Nebbiolo-based wines Barolo and Barbaresco, is Italy’s third biggest wine exporting region (behind Veneto and Tuscany), with annual wine exports from the region worth €266.2 million.
So, what are the most popular wines from Piedmont currently on the wine lists of American Restaurants?
The full list, published below, was curated by Jeremy Hart, Chief Strategy Officer and Co-Founder of Somm.ai, and a regular guest on the Italian Wine Podcast. It provides producers with valuable insights into shifting tastes, preferences, and price points, aiming to enhance on-premise sales. Compiled from data collected across more than 50,000 establishments in the U.S., the list categorizes wines by country, region, sub-region, appellation, style, varietal, and even wholesaler.
Some highlights from the Top 150 Piedmont Wines list include:
- Most Expensive Wine: Barolo Docg Riserva Monfortino by Giacomo Conterno.
- Red Wines Dominate: With Barolo Docg leading the charge.
- Top 3 Appellations: leading the ranking there’s Barolo Docg (40,7%), followed by
- Barbaresco Docg (14,7%) and Moscato d’Asti Docg (12%).
- Wine Categories: Reds lead (78%), followed by whites (21%) and sparkling wines (1%)
https://www.italianwinepodcast.com/top-piedmont-wines-in-the-usa/
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