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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A B V: 13% Vintage: 2009 Color: white Country: France Code: 76690
Chablis 1er Crû Montmains, V.V. 2009
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A B V: 13% Vintage: 2009 Color: white Country: France Code: 76681
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No oak here! and from the outstanding 2008 vintage. Wonderful nose of fresh fruit, especially peaches and a rich, full supple flavour with classic minerality, which has assumed greater complexity with a year in bottle. [read on...]
A B V: 12,5% Vintage: 2008 Color: white Country: France Code: 74162
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The traditional way to vinify Chablis is to leave the new wine from fermentation in September/October on its lees (yeast sediment) until it is bottled in February/March. This wine estate extends this period to June/ July which adds to its body and complexity. It has great richness and depth of flavour with hints of apricots, citrus, green apples and peaches. [read on...]
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Minerally, sophisticated, complete. Pleanty of vigour, structure and depth. A truly magnificent Chablis Grand Crû from this outstanding Domaine. Produced in a very hot year with small yields. Plenty of vigour, structure and depth. [read on...]
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