The principal areas where vines have been seriously damaged are the Valpolicella, Bardolino and Franciacorta Spumante denominations in the Veneto region.
ITALY: Vines decimated by hail-storms
The vine crop in parts of northern Italy has been seriously damaged by violent hail-storms during Saturday and Sunday. Some of the hail-stones were the size of tennis-balls, weighing more than 0.5kg each.