While the majority of the producers at the fair are Italian, vintners from other countries, including the United States, France and Chile are also present; the combination of 100,000 visitors with the dazzling array of winery exhibitors makes this one of the largest wine fairs in the world, and among the two or three most influential.
VinItaly has been held each year since 1967, except for 2020, when the coronavirus situation first temporarily delayed and then ultimately forced the fair s cancellation. As the pandemic has now lasted one year, there were naturally doubts in most producers minds about whether the fair would be held in 2021. After reasoning that the typical dates in April would not be feasible, the VinItaly organizers announced that the fair would indeed take place this year, from June 20-23, at the usual Veronafiere buildings.