Wine-growing regions

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This list of wine-producing regions catalogues significant growing regions where vineyards are planted. Wine grapes mostly grow between the 30th and the 50th degree of latitude, in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres. Grapes will sometimes grow beyond this range and minor amounts of wine are made in some very unexpected places.

In 2003, the five largest producers of wine in the world were France, Spain, Italy, the United States, and Argentina (see list of wine-producing countries for a complete rank).

Contents

Africa

Cape Verde

Morocco

South Africa

Stellenbosch vineyard
See also: South African wine

Algeria

Mascara Tlemcen D'hara Bejaia Chlef Algiers

Tunisia

Americas

Argentina

See also: Argentine wine

Brazil

Canada

See also: Canadian wine
See also: Ontario wine

Chile

See also: Chilean wine
Chile's topography with the location of most of Chile's wine regions highlighted.

Mexico

See also: Mexican wine

Peru

United States

See also: American wine, California wine, Oregon wine, New York wine, Michigan wine, Ohio wine, and Washington wine
A complete listing of federally defined wine regions, called American Viticultural Areas, is available here.
Wine-producing regions in California.
Vineyard on South Bass Island

Uruguay

The wine producing area is mainly in the Dpto. Canelones near the capital Montevideo, for more info: The Uruguayan wine guide

Venezuela

The wine producing enterprise for Venezuela can be found here

Europe

Austria

A map of Austrian wine regions can be found

here

Bulgaria

See also: Bulgarian wine
Wine-producing regions in Bulgaria.

Croatia

Cyprus

Czech Republic

See also: Czech wine

France

See also: French wine
Map of wine regions in France

Georgia

See also: Georgian wine
See also: Abkhazian wine

Germany

See also: German wine

Greece

Detailed information on Greek wine regions can be found here

Hungary

See also: Hungarian wine

Ireland

Italy

See also: Italian wine, List of Italian DOCG wines, and List of Italian DOC wines

Luxembourg

Republic of Macedonia

Moldova

See also: Moldavian wine

Montenegro

Poland

Portugal

See also: Portuguese wine

Romania

Russia

 Please help improve this section by expanding it. Further information might be found on the talk page. (June 2008)

Serbia

Slovakia

Wine-producing regions in Slovakia.

Whole of southern Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

See also: Spanish wine

Sweden

Switzerland

Turkey

See also: Turkish wine

Ukraine

See also: Ukrainian wine

United Kingdom

Main article: Wine from the United Kingdom

In the UK, area under vines is small, and whilst viticulture isn't a major part of the rural economy significant planting of new vines has been made 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

China

See also: Chinese grape wine

Regions producing native wines have been present since the Qin Dynasty,2 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:

Israel

See also: Israeli wine

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 diverted to non alcoholic purposes.

Palestinian territories

India

Japan

See also: Japanese wine

Lebanon

Syria

Vietnam

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.4

The zones, regions and subregions in each state are listed below:

New South Wales
Queensland
Regions, no zone defined
South Australia

Adelaide Super Zone includes Mount Lofty Ranges, Fleurieu and Barossa

Tasmanian wine
  • North West
  • Tamar Valley
  • Pipers River
  • East Coast
  • Coal River
  • Derwent Valley
  • Southern
Victoria
Western Australia

New Zealand

See also: New Zealand wine

References

  1. ^ a b "Grapes grown for wine production in Turkey". Yazgan Winery (2007). Retrieved on 2007-06-06.
  2. ^ http://www.fask.uni-mainz.de/inst/chinesisch/wineculture_abstract_chenxigang.pdf
  3. ^ a b c d e Chinese Markets for Wines :wines-info
  4. ^ "Register of Protected Names Section (a) Australian GI". Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation. Retrieved on 2008-04-08.
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