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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 2005, the five largest producers of wine in the world were, in order, Italy, France, Spain, the United States, and Argentina (see list of wine-producing countries for a complete rank).
Africa
Algeria
See also: Algerian wine
Cape Verde
Morocco
South Africa
See also: South African wine
- Elim
- Stellenbosch
- Paarl
- Franschoek
- Constantia
- Robertson
- Swartland
- Durbanville
- Elgin
- Breede River Valley
- Little Karoo
- Orange River Valley
- Tulbagh
Tunisia
Americas
Argentina
See also: Argentine wine
- Mendoza Province
- San Juan Province
- Buenos Aires Province, Médanos
- Río Negro Province
- Neuquén Province
- Salta Province
- La Rioja Province
- Catamarca Province
Brazil
- Rio Grande do Sul - Bento Gonçalves (city), Caxias do Sul,Garibaldi,Cotiporã
- Paraná - Marialva, Maringá, Rosário do Avaí, Bandeirantes
- Santa Catarina - São Joaquim, Pinheiro Preto, Tangará
- Mato Grosso - Nova Mutum
- Minas Gerais - Pirapora, Andradas, Caldas, Santa Rita de Caldas
- Bahia - Juazeiro, Curaçá, Irecê
- Pernambuco -Petrolina, Casa Nova, Santa Maria da Boa Vista
- São Paulo - Jundiaí, São Roque
Canada
See also: Canadian wine
- British Columbia
- Fraser Valley - (VQA defined viticultural area)
- Gulf Islands - (VQA defined viticultural area)
- Okanagan Valley - (VQA defined viticultural area)
- Similkameen Valley - (VQA defined viticultural area)
- Vancouver Island - (VQA defined viticultural area)
- Nova Scotia
- Ontario
See also: Ontario wine
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- Niagara Peninsula - (VQA defined viticultural area)
- Lake Erie North Shore and Pelee Island - (VQA defined viticultural area)
- Prince Edward County
- Toronto
- Quebec
Chile
See also: Chilean wine
- Aconcagua
- Atacama
- Central Valley
- Coquimbo
- Pica was a wine producing oasis before the Chilenization of Tarapacá
- Southern Chile
Mexico
See also: Mexican wine
- Aguascalientes
- Baja California
- Valle de Guadalupe
- Valle de Calafia
- Valle de Mexicali
- Valle de San Vicente
- Valle de Santo Tomás
- Zona Tecate
- Valle de Guadalupe
- Coahuila / Durango, collectively known as La Laguna wine region
- Valle de Parras
- Hidalgo
- Querétaro
- Valle de Tequisquiapan
- Sonora
- Zacatecas
- Valle de las Arcinas
Peru
- Huaral District and Cañete Province, both in Lima Region. Also, formerly, in Surco, were vineyards that have disappeared due to urban expansion.
- Ica region, including Chincha, Pisco and Ica valleys.
- Arequipa region valleys.
- Pica was a wine producing oasis before the Chilenization of Tarapacá
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.
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- Central Coast/Monterey
- El Dorado County, California
- Lake County, California
- Livermore Valley
- Mendocino County
- Napa County (Napa Valley and part of Los Carneros AVA)
- Ramona Valley
- San Joaquin County
- San Luis Obispo County (Paso Robles)
- Santa Cruz Mountains
- Sonoma County (Sonoma Valley, Alexander Valley, Dry Creek Valley, Russian River Valley and part of Los Carneros AVA)
- Santa Ynez Valley
- Temecula Valley
- Colorado
- Illinois
- Maine
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Augusta
- Hermann
- Ozark Mountains also in Oklahoma and Arkansas
- Ozark Highlands
- Ste. Genevieve
- New Mexico
- Albuquerque
- Deming
- Las Cruces
- La Union
- Santa Fe
- Taos
- New York
- Eastern Long Island
- Finger Lakes
- Hudson River Valley
- Lake Erie Region
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Grand River Valley
- Isle St. George
- Kanawha River Valley
- Loramie Creek
- Ohio River Valley
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Applegate Valley
- Hood River County
- Willamette Valley
- Columbia Valley (Oregon and Washington)
- Umpqua Valley
- Walla Walla Valley (Oregon and Washington)
- Pennsylvania
- Central Delaware Valley
- Cumberland Valley
- Erie County
- Lancaster County
- Lehigh County
- Texas
- Bell Mountain
- Escondido Valley
- Fredericksburg
- Davis Mountains
- High Plains
- Texas Hill Country
- Virginia [1]
- Washington
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
See also: Austrian wine
- A map of Austrian wine regions can be found here
- Burgenland
- Northeastern and eastern Lower Austria
- Southern Styria
- Vienna
Belgium
See also: Belgian wine
- Hagelandse wijn, near Rotselaar/Leuven since 1997
- Haspengouw, Limburg, since 2000
- Heuvelland, since 2005
- Côtes de Sambre et Meuse, between the rivers Sambre et Meuse since 2004
Bulgaria
See also: Bulgarian wine
- Danubian Plain
- Black Sea region
- Rose Valley
- Thrace
- Valley of the Struma River
Croatia
See also: Croatian wine
- Continental Croatia
- Wine region Moslavina
- Wine region Plešivica
- Wine region Podunavlje
- Wine region Pokuplje
- Wine region Prigorje - Bilogora
- Wine region Slavonija
- Wine region Zagorje - Međimurje
- Littoral Croatia
- Wine region Dalmatinska zagora
- Wine region Hrvatsko primorje
- Wine region Istra
- Wine region Sjeverna Dalmacija
- Wine region Srednja i Južna Dalmacija
Cyprus
See also: Cypriot wine
Czech Republic
See also: Czech wine
Denmark
See also: Danish wine
France
See also: French wine
- Alsace - Alsace wine
- Bordeaux - Bordeaux wine
- Burgundy (Bourgogne) - Burgundy wine
- Champagne - Champagne (wine)
- Jura - Jura wine
- Languedoc-Roussillon
- Loire Valley
- Lorraine
- Madiran
- Provence
- Rhône - Rhône (wine region)
- Savoie
Georgia
See also: Georgian wine
- Kakheti, containing the micro-regions Telavi and Kvareli
- Kartli
- Imereti
- Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti
- Abkhazia,
See also: Abkhazian wine
Germany
See also: German wine
- Ahr
- Baden
- Franconia (Franken)
- Hessische Bergstraße
- Mittelrhein
- Mosel
- Nahe
- Palatinate (Pfalz)
- Rheingau
- Rheinhessen
- Saale-Unstrut
- Saxony (Sachsen)
- Württemberg
Greece
See also: Greek wine
- Detailed information on Greek wine regions can be found here
- Aegean islands
- Central Greece
- Ionian Islands
- Macedonia
- Amyntaion
- Goumenissa
- Naoussa
- Peloponnesus
Hungary
See also: Hungarian wine
- Central Transdanubia
- Southern Great Plain
- Northern Hungary
- Bükkalja
- Eger
- Mátraalja
- Tokaj-Hegyalja
- Western Transdanubia
- Balatonmelléke
- Pannonhalma-Sokoróalja
- Sopron
- Southern Transdanubia
- Balatonboglár
- Mecsekalja
- Szekszárd
- Tolna
- Villány
Ireland
Italy
- Trentino-Alto Adige
- South Tyrol, known alternatively as Südtirol (in German) or Alto Adige (in Italian)
- Trentino
- Emilia-Romagna
- Sangiovese Superiore di Romagna
- Trebbiano di Romagna
- Colli Cesenate
- Tuscany
- Chianti
- Chianti Classico
- Scansano
- Montalcino
- Parrina
- Pitigliano
- Valdinievole
- Colli Apuani
- Bolgheri
- Val di Chiana
- Colli Etruria Centrale
- Elba
- Montescudaio
- Colline Lucchesi
- Val di Cornia
- San Gimignano
- Valle di Arbia
- Piedmont
- Veneto
- Arcole
- Bagnoli
- Bardolino
- Bianco di Custoza
- Breganze
- Colli Berici
- Colli di Conegliano
- Colli Euganei
- Gambellara
- Garda
- Lessini Durello
- Lison Pramaggiore
- Lugana
- Montgello e Colli Asolani
- Piave
- Prosecco di Conegliano - Valdobbiadene
- Soave
- Valdadige
- Valpolicella
- Liguria
- Sardinia
- Umbria
- Marche
- Conero
- Piceno
- Castelli di Jesi
- Lombardy
- Sicily
Luxembourg
See also: Luxembourg wine
Macedonia
- Povardarie
- Tikveš
- Skopsko vinogorje
Moldova
See also: Moldovan wine
Montenegro
Netherlands
See also: Dutch wine
Poland
- Warka, near Warsaw
- Zielona Góra
Portugal
See also: Portuguese wine
- Vinhos Verdes
- Porto e Douro
- Madeira
- Alentejo
- Dão
- Bairrada
- Bucelas
- Colares
- Carcavelos
- Setúbal
- Lagoa
- Lagos
- Portimão
- Tavira
Romania
See also: Romanian wine
Russia
See also: Russian wine
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Serbia
See also: Serbian wine
Slovakia
Whole of southern Slovakia
- Malokarpatská (Small Carpathians)
- Južnoslovenská (Southern Slovakian)
- Nitrianska (Region of Nitra)
- Stredoslovenská (Central Slovakian)
- Východoslovenská (Eastern Slovakian)
- Tokaj (Tokaj region of Slovakia)
Slovenia
See also: Slovenian wine
Spain
See also: Spanish wine
- Basque Country
- Chacolí de Álava
- Chacolí de Vizcaya
- Chacolí de Guetaria
- Rioja (Alavesa)
- Cava
Sweden
See also: Swedish wine
- Gutevin from Gotland
Switzerland
See also: Swiss wine
Turkey
See also: Turkish wine
- White Wine Grapes[1]
- Emir – Nevşehir (Cappadocia) Area
- Narince – Tokat Area
- Hasandede – Ankara and Central Anatolia
- Bornova Misketi – İzmir Area
- Sultaniye – Aegean Region
- Yapıncak – Thracian Region
- Altıntaş – Marmara Region and Bozcaada
- Beylerce – Bilecik Area
- Rumi, Kabarcık, Dökülgen – Southeastern Anatolia Region
- Red Wine Grapes[1]
- Öküzgözü – Elazığ Area
- Boğazkere – Elazığ and Diyarbakır Areas
- Kalecik Karası – Ankara Area
- Papazkarası – Kırklareli Area
- Çalkarası – Çal, Denizli Area
- Karasakız – Çanakkale Region
- Horozkarası, Sergikarası – Southeastern Anatolia Region
- Dimrit – Central Anatolia and Eastern Aegean Region
- Karalahna – Tekirdağ Region
- Adakarası – Marmara Region and Avşa Island
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
Main article: Wine in China
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:
- Yantai, Shandong[3]
- Chang'an[4]
- Zhangjiakou, Hebei[4]
- Dalian, Liaoning[4]
- Tonghua, Jilin[4]
- Yibin, Sichuan[4]
India
See also: Indian 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.
Israel and Israeli-controlled territories
See also: Israeli wine
- Bet Shemesh
- Galilee
- Golan Heights (Israeli-governed)
- Jerusalem
- Judean Hills
- Latrun
- Mount Carmel
- Rishon LeZion (wine production since 1886)
Japan
See also: Japanese wine
Kazakhstan
See also: Kazakh wine
Lebanon
See also: Lebanese wine
- Bekaa Valley
- Zahle
- Mount Lebanon
- Rashaya
- Ehden
- Chouf
- Bhamdoun
- Rmaich
- Baabda
- Aley
- Beit Mery
- Brummana
- Chtoura
- Chekka
- Anjar
- Byblos
- Jezzine
- Keserwan District
- Qadisha Valley
- Zgharta
- Tripoli
- Marjayoun
- Koura
- South Lebanon(only christian parts)
- North Lebanon
Myanmar
Palestinian territories
Syria
- Jabal el Druze
- Hims
- Mount Bargylus, also known as Jebel Al-Ansariyé
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.[5]
The zones, regions and subregions in each state are listed below:
- Big Rivers
- Murray Darling
- Perricoota
- Riverina
- Swan Hill
- Central Ranges
- Hunter Valley
- Hunter wine region
- Broke Fordwich
- Hunter wine region
- Northern Rivers
- Northern Slopes
- South Coast
- Southern New South Wales
- Canberra District (includes the northern part of the Australian Capital Territory)
- Gundagai
- Hilltops
- Tumbarumba
- Queensland
- Regions, no zone defined
Adelaide Super Zone includes Mount Lofty Ranges, Fleurieu and Barossa
- Barossa
- Far North
- Fleurieu
- Currency Creek
- Kangaroo Island
- Langhorne Creek
- McLaren Vale
- Southern Fleurieu
- Limestone Coast
- Coonawarra
- Mount Benson
- Padthaway
- Wrattonbully
- Robe
- Bordertown
- Lower Murray
- Mount Lofty Ranges
- The Peninsulas
- North West
- Tamar Valley
- Pipers River
- East Coast
- Coal River
- Derwent Valley
- Southern
- Central Victoria
- Bendigo
- Goulburn Valley
- Heathcote wine region
- Strathbogie Ranges
- Upper Goulburn
- Gippsland
- North East Victoria
- North West Victoria
- Murray Darling
- Swan Hill
- Port Phillip
- Western Victoria
- Central Western Australia
- Eastern Plains, inland and northern Western Australia
- Greater Perth
- Peel
- Perth Hills
- Swan District
- South West Australia
- Blackwood Valley
- Geographe
- The Great Southern wine region, Western Australia
- Manjimup
- Margaret River
- Pemberton
- Western Australia South East Coastal
New Zealand
See also: New Zealand wine
- Auckland Region
- Bay of Plenty
- Canterbury
- Central Otago
- Hawke's Bay Region
- Gimblett Gravells
- Gisborne
- Marlborough
- Nelson
- Northland Region
- Waikato
- Wairarapa
References
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- ^ a b c d e Chinese Markets for Wines :wines-info
- ^ "Register of Protected Names Section (a) Australian GI". Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation. http://www.wineaustralia.com/Australia/Default.aspx?tabid=834. Retrieved 2008-04-08.
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