List of wine-producing regions explained
Wines are produced in significant growing regions where vineyards are planted. Wine grapes mostly grow between the 30th and the 50th degrees of latitude, in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, typically in regions of Mediterranean climate. Grapes will sometimes grow beyond this range, thus minor amounts of wine are made in some rather unexpected places.
In 2021, the five largest producers of wine in the world were, in order, Italy, France, Spain, the United States, and China.
Countries
Top wine-producing countries and their volume of wine production for the year 2021 in tonnes, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), which is an agency of the United Nations; this is the latest information available from the FAO.
Their data show a total worldwide production of 27 million tonnes of wine with the top 15 producing countries accounting for over 90% of the total.[1]
Africa
Algeria
See also: Algerian wine.
Cape Verde
Morocco
See also: Moroccan wine
South Africa
See also: South African wine.
Tunisia
See also: Tunisian wine
South America
Argentina
See also: Argentine wine.
Bolivia
See also: Bolivian wine.
Brazil
See also: Brazilian wine.
Chile
See also: Chilean wine.
Colombia
Peru
See also: Peruvian wine.
- Arequipa region valleys
- Huaral District and Cañete Province – both in Lima Region; formerly in Surco were vineyards that have disappeared due to urban expansion
- Ica Region – including Chincha, Pisco and Ica valleys
- Pica – a wine-producing oasis before the Chilenization of Tarapacá
Uruguay
See also: Uruguayan wine.
Venezuela
The wine-producing enterprise for Venezuela can be found here.
North America
Canada
See also: Canadian wine, British Columbia wine and Ontario wine.
Costa Rica
Mexico
See also: Mexican wine.
United States
See main article: List of American Viticultural Areas.
See also: American Wine.
Europe
Albania
See also: Albanian wine.
Austria
See also: Austrian wine.
Belgium
See also: Belgian wine.
- Côtes de Sambre et Meuse, between the rivers Sambre et Meuse, since 2004
- Hagelandse wijn, near Rotselaar/Leuven, since 1997
- Haspengouw, Limburg, since 2000
- Heuvelland, since 2005
- Province of Brabant area
- Hainaut area
- Liège area
- Namur area
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
See also: Bulgarian wine.
Croatia
See also: Croatian wine.
- Continental Croatia: Central Croatia and Slavonia
- Littoral Croatia: Northern Croatian Littoral and Dalmatia
- Croatian Coast (Hrvatsko primorje)
- Dalmatian Interior (Dalmatinska zagora)
- Central and South Dalmatia (Srednja i Južna Dalmacija)
- Northern Dalmatia (Sjeverna Dalmacija)
- Istria (Istra)
Cyprus
See also: Cypriot wine.
Czech Republic
See also: Czech wine.
- Moravia
- Bohemia
- Prague[3]
- Gazebo at Gröbe's Villa
- St. Clare's
- St. Wenceslas' Vineyard at Prague castle
- Salabka, Troja
Denmark
See also: Danish wine.
Estonia
France
See also: French wine.
Georgia
See also: Georgian wine, Abkhazian wine and List of Georgian wine appellations.
Germany
See also: German wine.
Greece
See also: Greek wine.
Hungary
See also: Hungarian wine.
Ireland
See also: Irish wine
Italy
See also: Italian wine, List of Italian DOCG wines and List of Italian DOC wines.
- Apulia
- Bianco di Locorotondo e Martina Franca
- Primitivo di Manduria
- Calabria
- Bivongi
- Cirò
- Gaglioppo
- Greco di Bianco
- Lamezia
- Melissa
- Sant'Anna di Isola Capo Rizzuto
- Savuto
- Scavigna
- Terre di Cosenza
- Campania
- Avellino
- Aglianico
- Falanghina
- Fiano
- Greco di Tufo
- Benevento
- Aglianico
- Falanghina
- Solopaca
- Caserta
- Napoli
- Salerno
- Emilia-Romagna
- Colli Cesenate
- Sangiovese Superiore di Romagna
- Trebbiano di Romagna
- Liguria
- Lombardy
- Marche
- Castelli di Jesi
- Conero
- Piceno
- Piedmont
- Sardinia
- Sicily
- Trentino-Alto Adige
- South Tyrol, known alternatively as Südtirol (in German) or Alto Adige (in Italian)
- Trentino
- Tuscany
- Umbria
- Veneto
Latvia
Lithuania
- Anykščių vynas – Anykščiai area
- Mėmelio vynas – Priekulė area
Luxembourg
Moldova
See also: Moldovan wine.
Montenegro
See also: Montenegrin wine
Netherlands
See also: Dutch wine.
North Macedonia
See also: Macedonian wine.
Norway
Poland
See also: Polish wine.
Portugal
See also: Portuguese wine.
Romania
See also: Romanian wine.
Russia
See also: Russian wine.
San Marino
See also: Sammarinese wine.
Serbia
See also: Serbian wine.
Slovakia
See also: Slovak wine.
- Malokarpatská (Small Carpathians)
- Južnoslovenská (Southern Slovakia)
- Nitrianska (region of Nitra)
- Stredoslovenská (Central Slovakia)
- Tokaj (Tokaj region of Slovakia)
- Východoslovenská (Eastern Slovakia)
- The whole of southern Slovakia
Slovenia
See also: Slovenian wine.
- Podravje
- Posavje
- Primorska
Spain
See also: Spanish wine.
Sweden
See also: Swedish wine.
Switzerland
See also: Swiss wine.
Turkey
See also: List of Turkish wine regions and Turkish wine.
- White wine grapes:[11]
- Altıntaş – Marmara region and Bozcaada
- Beylerce – Bilecik area
- Bornova Misketi – İzmir area
- Emir – Nevşehir (Cappadocia) area
- Hasandede – Ankara and central Anatolia
- Narince – Tokat area
- Rumi, Kabarcık, Dökülgen – Southeastern Anatolia region
- Sultaniye – Aegean region
- Yapıncak – Thracian region
- Red wine grapes
Ukraine
See also: Ukrainian wine.
In Ukraine, at the present time there are seven administrative regions (provinces) in which the wine industry has developed. Given the favorable climatic location, the law of Ukraine allocated 15 winegrowing areas (macrozones), which are the basis for growing certain varieties of grapes, and 58 natural wine regions (microzones). These are located mainly in the following areas.
United Kingdom
See main article: Wine from the United Kingdom. In the UK, the area under vines is small, and whilst viticulture is not a major part of the rural economy, significant planting of new vines has occurred in the early 21st century. The greatest concentration of vineyards is found in the south east of England, in the counties of Hampshire, Kent, Surrey, and Sussex.
Asia
See also: Wine in religious communities of the Middle East.
Armenia
See also: Armenian wine.
Azerbaijan
See also: Azerbaijani wine.
- Aghdam, Agdam District
- Baku, capital
- Ganja, Ganja-Basar zone in central Azerbaijan
- Madrasa village of Shamakhi Rayon, from Madrasa, indigenous only to this region
- Tovuz and Shamkir, northwestern Azerbaijan
Burma
China
See main article: Wine in China. Regions producing native wines have been present since the Qin dynasty,[12] with wines being brought to China from Persia. Some of the more famous wine-producing regions are:
With the import of Western wine-making technologies, especially French technology, production of wines similar to modern French wine has begun in many parts of China with the direction of experienced French wine-makers; China is now the sixth largest producer of wine in the world. The following regions produce significant quality of wine:
India
See also: Indian wine.
Indonesia
Indonesia has been producing wine for over 18 years, with North Bali's vineyards producing three main grape varieties: the Belgia, the Alphonse Lavallee and the Probolinggo Biru. The main producer, Hatten Wines, has revolutionized the world of winemaking, with eight wines produced from these three varieties.
Iran
Prior to the Iranian Islamic Revolution of 1979, Iran was a producer of wine. While production has stopped, the vineyards continue to exist and their product has been diverted to non-alcoholic purposes.
Israel
See also: Israeli wine. Also includes wine regions in Israeli-occupied territories.
Japan
See also: Japanese wine.
Kazakhstan
See also: Kazakh wine.
South Korea
Lebanon
See also: Lebanese wine.
Palestinian territories
Syria
See also: Syrian wine
Turkey
See also: List of Turkish wine regions and Turkish wine.
- White wine grapes:[11]
- Altıntaş – Marmara region and Bozcaada
- Beylerce – Bilecik area
- Bornova Misketi – İzmir area
- Emir – Nevşehir (Cappadocia) area
- Hasandede – Ankara and central Anatolia
- Narince – Tokat area
- Rumi, Kabarcık, Dökülgen – Southeastern Anatolia region
- Sultaniye – Aegean region
- Yapıncak – Thracian region
- Red wine grapes
Vietnam
See also: Vietnamese wine.
Oceania
Australia
See also: Australian wine. Geographic indications for Australian wine are governed by law. The geographic indication must indicate where the grapes are grown, irrespective of where the wine itself is made. A geographic indication may be "Australia", "South Eastern Australia", a state name, zone, region or subregion if defined.[17]
The zones, regions and subregions in each state are listed below:
Australian Capital Territory
New South Wales
Queensland
South Australia
See also: South Australian wine. Adelaide Super Zone includes Mount Lofty Ranges, Fleurieu and Barossa wine zones.
Tasmania
Regions, no zones defined
- Coal River
- Derwent Valley
- East Coast
- North West
- Pipers River
- Southern
- Tamar Valley
Victoria
Western Australia
New Zealand
See also: New Zealand wine. GI stands for New Zealand Geographical Indication.
- Auckland (GI)
- Henderson
- Kumeu (GI)
- Matakana (GI)
- Waiheke Island (GI)
- Canterbury (GI)
- North Canterbury (GI)
- Waipara Valley (GI)
- Central Otago (GI)
- Gisborne (GI)
- Hawke's Bay (GI)
- Central Hawke's Bay (GI)
- Gimblett Gravels
- Bridge Pa Triangle
- Marlborough (GI)
- Wairau Valley
- Southern Valleys
- Awatere Valley
- Nelson (GI)
- Northland (GI)
- Waikato (Te Kauwhata)
- Wairarapa (GI)
- Waitaki Valley (GI)
Notes and References
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- Web site: #VisitCzechia . May 2024 .
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- Web site: Schweiz Bern und seine Weingebiete. www.ernestopauli.ch. 2015-07-30. 2015-09-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20150903053038/http://www.ernestopauli.ch/wein/schweiz/SchweizBern.htm. dead.
- Web site: Schweiz – Kt. Freiburg und seine Weingebiete. www.ernestopauli.ch. 2015-07-30. 2015-09-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20150903052054/http://www.ernestopauli.ch/wein/schweiz/SchweizFreiburg.htm. dead.
- Web site: Schweiz – Kt. St.Gallen und seine Weingebiete. www.ernestopauli.ch. 2015-07-30. 2015-09-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20150903052134/http://www.ernestopauli.ch/wein/schweiz/SchweizStGallen.htm. dead.
- Web site: Schweiz – Kt. Schaffhausen und seine Weingebiete. www.ernestopauli.ch. 2015-07-30. 2015-09-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20150903052113/http://www.ernestopauli.ch/wein/schweiz/SchweizSchaffhausen.htm. dead.
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- Web site: Zürich und seine Weingebiete – Wine of Zurich. www.ernestopauli.ch. 2015-07-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20161112211914/http://www.ernestopauli.ch/wein/schweiz/SchweizZ%C3%BCrich.htm. 2016-11-12. dead.
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