List of wine-producing regions
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 2009, the five largest producers of wine in the world were, in order, Italy, France, Spain, the United States and China (see list of wine-producing countries for a complete rank).
Africa
Algeria
Cape Verde
Morocco
South Africa
- Elim
- Stellenbosch
- Paarl
- Franschhoek
- Constantia
- Robertson
- Swartland
- Durbanville
- Elgin
- Breede River Valley
- Little Karoo
- Orange River Valley
- Tulbagh
Tunisia
- Nabul
- Arianah
- Sousse
Americas
Argentina
- Mendoza Province
- San Juan Province
- Buenos Aires Province, Médanos
- Río Negro Province
- Neuquén Province
- Salta Province
- La Rioja Province
- Catamarca Province
Bolivia
Brazil
- Rio Grande do Sul - Bento Gonçalves, 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
- 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
- Niagara Peninsula - (VQA defined viticultural area)
- Lake Erie North Shore and Pelee Island - (VQA defined viticultural area)
- Prince Edward County - (VQA defined viticultural area)
- Toronto
- Quebec
Chile
- Aconcagua
- Aconcagua Valley
- Casablanca Valley
- Atacama
- Central Valley
- Coquimbo
- Pica was a wine producing oasis before the Chilenization of Tarapacá
- Southern Chile
- Bío-Bío Valley
- Itata Valley
- Malleco Valley
Mexico
- 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
- Guanajuato
- San Miguel de Allende, Dolores Hidalgo
- Hidalgo
- Nuevo León
- Valle de Las Maravillas
- 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
- A complete listing of federally defined wine regions, called American Viticultural Areas, is available here .
- California
- Amador County, California (Fiddletown AVA and part of California Shenandoah Valley AVA and Sierra Foothills AVA)
- Central Coast/Monterey
- El Dorado County, California
- Lake County, California
- Livermore Valley
- Mendocino County (Anderson Valley, Cole Ranch, Covelo, Dos Rios, Eagle Peak Mendocino County, McDowell Valley, Mendocino, Pine Ridge, Pine Mountain - Cloverdale Peak, Potter Valley, Redwood Valley, Sanel Valley, Ukiah Valley, Yorkville Highlands)
- Napa County (Napa Valley and part of Los Carneros AVA)
- Ramona Valley
- San Joaquin County
- San Luis Obispo County (Paso Robles)
- Santa Clara County, Santa Clara Valley
- 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
- Georgia plateau/Piedmont
- Illinois
- Maine
- Michigan
- Leelanau Peninsula
- Old Mission Peninsula
- Lake Michigan Shore AVA
- Minnesota
- Alexandria Lakes AVA
- Upper Mississippi Valley AVA
- 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 Jersey
- New York
- Eastern Long Island
- Finger Lakes
- Hudson River Valley
- Lake Erie Region
- Niagara Escarpment AVA
- 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
- Washington
- Wisconsin
Uruguay
- The wine producing area is mainly in the Dpto. Canelones near the capital Montevideo, for more info: The Uruguayan wine guide
Venezuela
- Carora, Lara State
Europe
Albania
- Shkoder
- Lezhë
- Berat
- Korça
- Përmet
- Leskovik
- Tirana County
Austria
- A map of Austrian wine regions can be found here
- Burgenland
- Northeastern and eastern Lower Austria
- Kamptal
- Kremstal
- Wagram
- Weinviertel
- Wachau
- Southern Styria
- Vienna
Armenia
- Areni, in the Vayots Dzor Province
- Ijevan, in the Lori Province
- Ararat Valley
Azerbaijan
- Ganja, Ganja-Basar zone in central Azerbaijan
- Tovuz and Shamkir, northwestern Azerbaijan
- Madrasa village of Shamakhi Rayon, from Madrasa indigenous only to this region
- Baku, capital
Belgium
- 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
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
- Danubian Plain
- Black Sea region
- Rose Valley
- Thrace
- Valley of the Struma River
Croatia
- Continental Croatia: Central Croatia and Slavonia
- Littoral Croatia: Northern Croatian Littoral and Dalmatia
- Dalmatian Interior (Dalmatinska zagora)
- Croatian Coast (Hrvatsko primorje)
- Istria (Istra)
- Northern Dalmatia (Sjeverna Dalmacija)
- Central and South Dalmatia (Srednja i Južna Dalmacija)
Cyprus
Czech Republic
- Moravia
- Mikulov - Mikulovska wine
- Znojmo
- Slovácko
- Velké Pavlovice
- Bohemia
- Praha[3]
- St. Clare’s
- Salabka, Troja
- St. Wenceslas’ Vineyard at Prague castle
- Gazebo at Gröbe’s Villa
Denmark
France
- Alsace - Alsace wine
- Bordeaux - Bordeaux wine
- Burgundy (Bourgogne) - Burgundy wine
- Champagne - Champagne
- Jura - Jura wine
- Languedoc-Roussillon
- Banyuls
- Blanquette de Limoux
- Cabardes
- Collioure
- Corbières
- Côtes du Roussillon
- Fitou
- Maury
- Minervois
- Rivesaltes
- Loire Valley - Loire Valley (wine region)
- Lorraine
- Madiran
- Provence
- Rhône - Rhône (wine region)
- Savoie
Georgia
- Kakheti, containing the micro-regions Telavi and Kvareli
- Kartli
- Imereti
- Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti
- Abkhazia,
Germany
- Ahr
- Baden
- Franconia (Franken)
- Hessische Bergstraße
- Mittelrhein
- Mosel
- Nahe
- Palatinate (Pfalz)
- Rheingau
- Rheinhessen
- Saale-Unstrut
- Saxony (Sachsen)
- Württemberg
Greece
- Aegean islands
- Central Greece
- Ionian Islands
- Kefalonia
- Macedonia
- Amyntaion
- Goumenissa
- Naousa, Imathia
- Peloponnesus
Hungary
- Balaton
- Badacsony
- Balatonboglár
- Balaton-felvidék
- Balatonfüred-Csopak
- Nagy-Somló
- Zala
- Duna
- Csongrád
- Hajós-Baja
- Kunság
- Eger
- Bükk
- Eger
- Mátra
- Észak-Dunántúl
- Neszmély
- Etyek-Buda
- Mór
- Pannonhalma
- Pannon
- Pécs
- Szekszárd
- Tolna
- Villány
- Sopron
- Tokaj
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
- Franciacorta
- Oltrepo Pavese
- Apulia
- Bianco di Locorotondo e Martina Franca
- Primitivo di Manduria
- Sicily
- Pantelleria
- Etna
- Noto
- Calabria
Latvia
Luxembourg
Macedonia
- Povardarie
- Tikveš
- Skopsko vinogorje
Moldova
Montenegro
Netherlands
Poland
- Dolny Śląsk
- Kazimierz Dolny
- Małopolska
- Podkarpacie
- Warka, near Warsaw
- Zielona Góra
Portugal
- Vinhos Verdes
- Porto e Douro
- Madeira
- Alentejo
- Dão
- Bairrada
- Bucelas
- Colares
- Carcavelos
- Setúbal
- Lagoa
- Lagos
- Portimão
- Tavira
Romania
Moldavia wine regions
- Cotnari
- Odobeşti
- Colinele Tutovei
- Vaslui
- Coteşti
- Cucuteni
- Hârlău
- Târgu Frumos
- Covurlui
- Dealul Bujorului
- Bereşti
- Huşi
- Bohotin
- Iaşi
- Tomeşti
- Comarna
- Copou
- Probota
- Iveşti
- Corod
- Tecuci
- Nicoreşti
- Jariştea
- Panciu
- Păuneşti
- Ţifeşti
- Zeletin
- Dealu Morii
- Tănăsoaia
- Hlipicani
- Nămoloasa
Muntenia wine regions
- Dealu Mare
- Sercaia
- Breaza
- Seciu
- Cricov
- Pietroasa
- Tohani
- Urlaţi - Ceptura
- Valea Călugărească
- Zoreşti
- Dealurile Buzăului
- Râmnicu Sărat
- Zărneşti
- Ştefăneşti
- Topoloveni
- Valea Mare
Oltenia wine regions
- Vânju Mare
- Drăgăşani
- Calafat
- Cetate
- Poiana Mare
- Dealurile Craiovei
- Banu Mărăcine
- Drăgăşani
- Iancu Jianu
- Greaca
- Zimnicea
- Plaiurile Drâncei
- Golul Drincei
- Oreviţa
- Pleniţa
- Podgoria Dacilor
- Izvoarele
- Podgoria Severinului
- Corcova
- Segarcea
- Dealul Viilor
- Sadova-Corabia
- Dăbuleni
- Potelu
- Tâmbureşti
- Sâmbureşti
Transylvania wine regions
- Târnave
- Blaj
- Jidvei
- Mediaş
- Târnăveni
- Valea Nirajului
- Jidvei
- Lechinta
- Bistriţa
- Teaca
- Şamşud
- Şimleul Silvaniei
- Aiud
- Triteni
- Alba Iulia
- Ighiu
- Sebeş-Apold
Crişana wine regions
- Diosig
- Săcuieni
- Sâniob
- Sanislău
- Valea lui Mihai
Banat wine regions
- Arad
- Recaş
- Jamu Mare
- Moldova Nouă
- Silagiu
- Teremia
- Tirol
- Măderat
- Miniş
Dobrogea wine regions
- Murfatlar
- Babadag
- Istria
- Valea Nucarilor
- Cernavodă
- Medgidia
- Valu lui Traian
- Poarta Albă
- Simioc
- Valea Dacilor
- Ostrov, Constanţa
- Aliman
- Băneasa
- Ostrov, Tulcea
- Oltina
- Sarica-Niculiţel
- Măcin
- Tulcea
- Adamclisi
- Chirnogeni
- Dăeni
- Hârşova
Russia
Serbia
- Timok region
- Nišava–South Morava region
- West Morava region
- Šumadija–Great Morava region
- Pocerina region
- Srem region
- Banat region
- Subotica–Horgoš region
- Kosovo region[note 1]
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
- Podravje
- Posavje
- Primorska
Spain
- Castile–La Mancha
- Valencian Community
- Alicante
- Utiel-Requena
- Valencia
- Cava
- Galicia
- Monterrey
- Rías Bajas
- Ribeira Sacra
- Ribeiro
- Valdeorras
Sweden
- Gutevin from Gotland
Switzerland
Turkey
- White Wine Grapes[4]
- Red Wine Grapes[4]
- 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
In Ukraine, at the present time there are seven administrative regions (provinces) in which the wine industry developed at a very good level. Given the favorable climatic location, under the law of Ukraine allocated 15 wine-growing areas (macrozones), which are the basis for growing certain varieties of grapes and 58 natural wine regions (microzones). Especially in:
- Zakarpattia Oblast - 1 macrozone with 12 microzones (24 wine grapes);
- Odesa Oblast (Odessa Oblast) - 3 macrozones with 16 microzones (42 wine grapes);
- Mykolaiv Oblast - 2 macrozones with 7 microzones (31 wine grapes);
- Kherson Oblast - 2 macrozones with 10 microzones (28 wine grapes);
- Autonomous Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol - 6 macrozones with 12 microzones (69 wine grapes);
- Zaporizhia Oblast - 1 macrozone with 1 microzone (5 wine grapes).
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
Regions producing native wines have been present since the Qin Dynasty,[5] 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[6]
- Chang'an[7]
- Zhangjiakou, Hebei[7]
- Dalian, Liaoning[7]
- Tonghua, Jilin[7]
- Yibin, Sichuan[7]
India
- Bangalore, Karnataka
- Nashik, Maharashtra
- Sangli, Maharashtra
- Narayangaon
- Pune, Maharashtra
- Bijapur, Karnataka
Indonesia
Indonesia has been producing wine for over 18 years, with the North of Bali's vineyards producing 3 main grape varieties, the Belgia, the Alphonse Lavallee and the Probolinggo Biru grapes. One main producer has revolutionalize the world of winemaking with 8 wines produced out of these 3 varieties, Hatten Wines.
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
Also includes wine regions in Israeli-occupied territories.*
- Bet Shemesh
- Galilee
- Golan Heights*
- Jerusalem
- Judean Hills
- Latrun*
- Mount Carmel
- Rishon LeZion (wine production since 1886)
Japan
- Nagano
- Yamanashi
Kazakhstan
Republic of Korea
- Anseong, Gyeonggi-do[8]
- Gimcheon, Gyeongsangbuk-do
- Gyeongsan, Gyeongsangbuk-do
- Yeongcheon, Gyeongsangbuk-do
- Yeongdong, Chungcheongbuk-do[9]
Lebanon
- Bekaa Valley
Burma
Palestinian territories
Syria
- Jabal el Druze
- Homs District
Vietnam
Oceania
Australia
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.[10]
The zones, regions and subregions in each state are listed below:
- Big Rivers
- Murray Darling
- Perricoota
- Riverina
- Swan Hill
- Central Ranges
- Hunter Region
- Hunter wine region
- Broke Fordwich
- Hunter wine region
- Northern Rivers
- Northern Slopes
- South Coast
- Shoalhaven Coast
- Southern Highlands
- Southern New South Wales
- Canberra District (includes the northern part of the Australian Capital Territory)
- Gundagai
- Hilltops
- Tumbarumba
- Queensland
- Regions, no zones defined
- South Australia
Adelaide Super Zone includes Mount Lofty Ranges, Fleurieu and Barossa wine zones
- Barossa
- Far North
- Southern Flinders Ranges
- Fleurieu
- Limestone Coast
- Coonawarra
- Mount Benson
- Mount Gambier
- Padthaway
- Wrattonbully
- Robe
- Lower Murray
- Mount Lofty Ranges
- The Peninsulas
- Tasmanian wine
- Regions, no zones defined
- North West
- Tamar Valley
- Pipers River
- East Coast
- Coal River
- Derwent Valley
- Southern
- Central Victoria
- Bendigo
- Goulburn Valley
- Nagambie Lakes
- Heathcote
- Strathbogie Ranges
- Upper Goulburn
- Gippsland
- North East Victoria
- Alpine Valleys
- Beechworth
- Glenrowan
- Rutherglen
- North West Victoria
- Murray Darling
- Swan Hill
- Port Phillip
- Western Victoria
- Western Australia
- Greater Perth
- South Western Australia
- Blackwood Valley
- Geographe
- Great Southern
- Albany
- Denmark
- Frankland River
- Mount Barker
- Porongurup
- Manjimup
- Margaret River
- Pemberton[11]
New Zealand
- Auckland Region
- Henderson
- Kumeu
- Waiheke Island
- Matakana
- Bay of Plenty
- Canterbury
- Central Otago
- Hawke's Bay region
- Gimblett Gravells
- Gisborne
- Marlborough
- Nelson
- Northland Region
- Waikato
- Wairarapa
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "The History of Vineyards in Algeria". Atlasian Cellars Meghdir & Sons. 2005. Retrieved 2005-04-07.
- ↑ Niagara Escarpment
- ↑ http://www.czechtourism.com/a/prague-vineyards/
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Grapes grown for wine production in Turkey". Yazgan Winery. 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-06.
- ↑ http://www.fask.uni-mainz.de/inst/chinesisch/wineculture_abstract_chenxigang.pdf
- ↑ http://www.wines-info.com/Newshtml/200812/2282008123011241759.html
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Chinese Markets for Wines :wines-info
- ↑ Anseong Culture Tour City of Anseong
- ↑ Official Site of Korea Tourism Org.: Wine Korea Official Site of Korea Tourism Organization
- ↑ "Register of Protected Names Section (a) Australian GI". Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation. Retrieved 2008-04-08.
- ↑ "Western Australia's Wine Regions". Western Australia. Retrieved 2010-11-25.
Notes
- ↑ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Kosovo. The latter declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. Kosovo's independence has been recognised by 108 out of 193 United Nations member states.
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