Cultivation in Italy

The coast of Italy is bounded by the Slovenia, the Adriatic, the Ionic, the Tyrrhenian and the Mediterranean seas. Due to the grace of so many seas and good climatic conditions, the soil of Italy is the best quality soil for cultivation. Today, 60% land area in Italy is devoted to crops and pasture. Italy is among the world’s leading producer of grapes, grape wines, olives and olive oil. People around the world buy red wine of Italy and France which consist of most elegant aroma and most delicate taste. In Italy, red wine is mainly made from the extract of Sangiovese grapes and Merlot. Italy produces 1.7 billion gallons and about 49,631 bottles of wine annually and is the world’s 2^nd largest and finest producer of wine. Red and white grapes are grown in Sicily, Sardinia and almost every region of Italy and more than one million vineyards are under cultivation. If you are searching for best olive oil from all over the world, buy extra virgin olive oil made in Italy. Apart from grapes, the largest cultivation in Italy is of olives. Today, Italy produces 435,000 metric tons of olives annually i.e. 25% of the world’s olive production and more than 40% of the world consumes olive oil made from the olives of Italy.