Original: In 2005, production was about 20% of the global total, second only to France, which produced 26%.
Simplified: In 2005, Italy was second globally, producing about 20% of the global production of wine compared to France, which produced 22%. In 2005, Italy's share in dollar value of table wine imports into the U.S. was 32%, Australia's was 24%, and France's was 20%.