List of wine-producing regions

Wines are produced in 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, 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.

Wine production in 2014[1]

In 2021, the five largest producers of wine in the world were, in order, Italy, France, Spain, the United States, and China.

Countries

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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.[2]

 
Map of global wine production in 2013
Wine production by country in 2021
Rank Country Production
(tonnes)
1 Italy 5,088,500
2 France 3,713,200
3 Spain 3,700,588
4 United States 2,057,021
5 China 1,814,400
6 Australia 1,482,000
7 Chile 1,343,729
8 Argentina 1,248,155
9 South Africa 1,133,300
10 Portugal 718,547
11 Romania 530,000
12 Germany 452,693
13 Russia 450,000
14 Brazil 348,449
15 Hungary 310,000
16 Greece 290,000
17 Turkey 266,962
18 New Zealand 266,400
19 Austria 246,000
20 Moldova 167,500
21 Georgia 119,617
22 North Macedonia 93,600
23 Bulgaria 82,300
24 Peru 81,000
25 Uruguay 74,865
26 Ukraine 68,470
27 Croatia 66,000
28 Canada 65,357
29 Switzerland 60,904
30 Czechia 59,000
31 Turkmenistan 52,098
32 Japan 49,473
33 Mexico 43,268
34 Morocco 43,083
35 Tunisia 28,000
36 Serbia 26,550
37 Belarus 26,430
38 Kazakhstan 23,343
39 Vietnam 18,153
40 Belgium 17,496
41 Uzbekistan 16,899
42 Armenia 12,829
43 Slovenia 10,192
44 Azerbaijan 10,116
45 Montenegro 10,022
46 Luxembourg 9,800
47 Cyprus 8,900
48 Bolivia 8,400
49 Madagascar 7,791
50 Slovakia 7,711
51 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5,677
52 Egypt 4,775
53 Saint Lucia 4,449
54 Lithuania 4,143
55 Mauritius 3,166
56 Colombia 2,606
57 Albania 2,587
58 Latvia 2,569
59 Kyrgyzstan 2,316
60 Estonia 2,088
61 Israel 2,020
62 Paraguay 1,981
63 Lebanon 932
64 Jordan 557
65 Thailand 461
66 Mongolia 371
67 United Kingdom 354
68 Tajikistan 182
69 Panama 108

Africa

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Algeria

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Cape Verde

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Morocco

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South Africa

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A vineyard in the Stellenbosch region, South Africa

Tunisia

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South America

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Argentina

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Argentine wine regions

Bolivia

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Brazil

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Chile

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Chile's topography with the location of most of Chile's wine regions highlighted

Colombia

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Peru

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Uruguay

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Venezuela

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The wine-producing enterprise for Venezuela can be found here.

North America

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Canada

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Costa Rica

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Mexico

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United States

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Europe

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Albania

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Austria

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Belgium

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Bulgaria

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Croatia

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Cyprus

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Czech Republic

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Denmark

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Estonia

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France

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Map of wine regions in France
 
Corsica's wine regions: (1) Cap Corse, (2) Patrimonio, (3) Calvi, (4) Ajaccio, (5) Sartène , (6) Figari, (7) Porto-Vecchio, (8) Greater Vin de Corse region. The Muscat du Cap Corse region overlaps with part of the Cap Corse and Patrimonio regions.

Georgia

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Germany

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Greece

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Greek wine regions

Hungary

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Wine regions in Hungary

Ireland

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Italy

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"Chianti" areas in Tuscany

Latvia

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Lithuania

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Luxembourg

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Moldova

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Montenegro

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Netherlands

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North Macedonia

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Norway

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Poland

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Portugal

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Portuguese wine regions

Romania

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Russia

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San Marino

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Serbia

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Wine regions of Serbia

Slovakia

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Wine-producing regions in Slovakia

Slovenia

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The three wine regions in Slovenia

Spain

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Spanish wine-producing regions

Sweden

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Switzerland

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Turkey

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Wine-producing regions in Turkey

Ukraine

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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

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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

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Armenia

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Azerbaijan

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Burma

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China

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Regions producing native wines have been present since the Qin dynasty,[13] 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

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Indonesia

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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

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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

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Also includes wine regions in Israeli-occupied territories.

Japan

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Kazakhstan

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South Korea

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Lebanon

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Palestinian territories

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Syria

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Turkey

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Wine-producing regions in Turkey

Vietnam

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Oceania

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Australia

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Australian geographic indications by state

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.[18]

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

Australian Capital Territory

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Vineyard in Hunter Valley, Australia

New South Wales

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Queensland

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South Australia

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Adelaide Super Zone includes Mount Lofty Ranges, Fleurieu and Barossa wine zones.

Tasmania

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Regions, no zones defined
  • Coal River
  • Derwent Valley
  • East Coast
  • North West
  • Pipers River
  • Southern
  • Tamar Valley

Victoria

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Western Australia

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New Zealand

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Wine region map of New Zealand

GI stands for New Zealand Geographical Indication.

Notes

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References

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