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
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In this categoryChâ:teau des Erles, Fitou 2003
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Vintage: 2003 Color: Country: France Region: Languedoc Code: 66056
Château Julien 2007
Although classified as "Bordeaux Rouge" this easy drinking wine is from Château Mayne Blanc in Lussac St Emilion. Dark berries, plums and cherries are predominant with a supple finish. [read on...]
A B V: 12.5% Vintage: 2007 Color: red Country: France Code: 72833
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
Château la Truffe 2007
A stunning wine from this famous Bordeaux region. Elegant, refined, silky, beguiling. It is Merlot dominant with a hint of plums, cherries and violets. Claret at its best. [read on...]
A B V: 13% Vintage: 2007 Color: red Country: France Code: 72929
Château les Faures Futs de Eleve 2004
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A B V: 13% Vintage: 2004 Color: unspecifie Country: France Code: 72824
Chateau Les Faures Rouge 2005
The wine from this Château has become a very favourite with customers of ours. This is an excellent vintage producing a classic sincere claret style with fine balance and a very good complexity and flavour for such an inexpensively priced red Bordeaux [read on...]
A B V: 13.5% Vintage: 2005 Color: red Country: France Code: 67699
Chateau Mas Neuf Chardonnay-Viognier Blanc 2003
A fascinating wine matured for 8 months in Château y Quem barrels on the lees, giving a complex bouquet of oak blending with sweet vanilla exotic fruit which follows on to the palate. Excitingly different. [read on...]
A B V: 13% Vintage: 2003 Color: Country: France Region: Nimes Code: 60227
Chateau Mas Neuf Costieres de Nimes Blanc 2004
Perfumed floral bouquet. Lighter bodied than the traditional old style white Rhone wines. Nose follows onto the palate with fresh fruit, surprisingly harmonious and easy to drink. [read on...]
A B V: 13% Vintage: 2004 Color: Country: France Region: Nimes Code: 60835
Château Mayne Blanc Cuvèe Tradition 04
The 2004 vintage proved very welcome, producing wines of real character for early drinking. Cuvèe Tradition is the "second" wine of this fine Château with a good colour, and a complex flavour of prunes, stewed fruit and a hint of mushrooms and soft refined sipple elegant structure with very refined oak. [read on...]
A B V: 13% Vintage: 2004 Color: red Country: France Code: 72841
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