Wines By Region
The word wine comes from the Old English win, which derives from the Proto-Germanic *winam which was an early borrowing from the Latin vinum, (which can mean either the `wine` or the `vine`), from Aeolic Greek Fοίνος, (woinos) and from earlier languages such as Hebrew יין (yayin).
Wine producing Regions
Wine grapes grow almost exclusively between thirty and fifty degrees north or south of the equator. The world`s most southerly vineyards are in the South Island of New Zealand near the 45th parallel. However, the world`s most northerly vineyard is Blaxsta Vingård in Flen, Sweden, just above the 59th parallel. As a rule, grapevines prefer a relatively long growing season of 100 days or more with warm daytime temperatures (not above 95°F/35°C) and cool nights (a difference of 40°F/23°C or more).
Wine exporting countries
The 14 largest export nations (2005 dates) – France, Italy, Spain, Australia, Chile, the United States of America, Germany, South Africa, Portugal, Romania, Moldova, Hungary, Croatia and Argentina. California produces about 90% of the wine in the United States. In 2000, Great Britain imported more wine from Australia than from France for the first time in history.
The leaders in export volume by market share in 2003 were:
* France, 22%
* Italy, 20%
* Spain, 16%
* Australia, 8%
* Chile, 6%
* United States, 5%
* Portugal, 4%
* Germany, 4%
Wine production by country 2005
Rank, Country, Production (tonnes)
1 France 5,329,449
2 Italy 5,056,648
3 Spain 3,934,140
4 United States 2,232,000
5 Argentina 1,564,000
6 China 1,300,000
7 Australia 1,274,000
8 South Africa 1,157,895
9 Germany 1,014,700
10 Chile 788,551
This article is based entirely or in part on the
Wines By Region wikipedia article
and is licenced under the terms of the
GNU Free Documentation Licence.
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In this categoryLes Terrasses White 2010
This easy drinking wine has a citrus bouquet with a delicious crisp fruity flavour and a fresh clean finish. [read on...]
A B V: 12.5% Vintage: 2010 Color: white Country: France Region: Ardeche Code: 76326
Simon Gilbert Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 05
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A B V: 13% Vintage: 2005 Color: Country: Australia Code: 66378
Groot Eiland Chardonnay 2009
Fruity Chardonnay with citrus and vanilla flavours on the palate with a touch of crispness to balance and give a pleasant aftertaste. [read on...]
A B V: 14% Vintage: 2009 Color: white Country: South Africa Code: 74301
Chateau la Bastide Viognier 2004
The voignier grape is becoming more and more popular, and this wine is one of the best examples we came across - and very well priced. It has a classic fragrant floral exotic fruit. Peaches, nectarines, pineapple, with delicious crispness to make a fine well balanced wine. `Try it, you`ll like it!`. [read on...]
A B V: 13% Vintage: 2004 Color: Country: France Region: Languedoc Code: 60679
Dorsheimer Pittermn Riesling Kab Halbtrocken 97
A wine of great interest. Well rounded, elegant, silky fruit and a dry/ sweet balance to please both dry and medium dry wine enthusiasts. [read on...]
A B V: 10% Vintage: 1997 Color: Country: Germany Region: Rhine Code: 41251
Koelenhof Pinotage Rose Medium Dry 2006
An award winning medium dry rose produced from the pinotage grape with an appealing crushed fruit sappiness. A little deeper in colour than most rose`s and having captured the distinctive very pleasing pinotage character. [read on...]
A B V: 14.5% Vintage: 2006 Color: unspecifie Country: South Africa Region: Stellenbosch Code: 66917
QA Arintho Branco 2004
A crisp dry white, a clean ripe, apple nose leads to a refeshing finish.
The new winemaker is an expert with this variety and the wine shows
improvement. [read on...]
A B V: 12.5% Vintage: 2004 Color: Country: Portugal Code: 57950
Bonnievale C C C Red 2010
Easy drinking soft red wine with friendly tannins. Fruit driven with the appealing nuances of sweet cherry and black and red berry fruits from Cabernet Franc in the blend. {Produced from three cultivars beginning with C - Cabernet Sauvignon, Cinsaut and Cabernet Franc. Alc 12. 5% [read on...]
A B V: 12.5% Vintage: 2010 Color: red Country: South Africa Code: 75952
Bonnievale C C C White 2010
A light crisp easy drinking fruity dry white wine produced from three cultivars starting with the letter C. Chenin Blanc, Colombar and Chardonnay Awarded 'Best Value Wine 2011' by Wine Magazine. [read on...]
A B V: 12.5% Vintage: 2010 Color: white Country: South Africa Code: 75918
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