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.
Contact
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In this categoryProtos Reserva 2004
Black fruit reminiscent of vanilla, forming a complex, elegant bouquet. [read on...]
A B V: 13% Vintage: 2004 Color: red Country: Spain Code: 73346
Prunier Liqueur d Orange au Cognac
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A B V: 40% Vintage: non-vintag Color: unspecifie Code: 50930
Q A Arintho Blanco 2003
A crisp, dry white, a clean white apple nose leads to a refreshing finish. Now firmly established and most popular with our customers, this vintage is even better than the excellent 2002. [read on...]
A B V: 12.5% Vintage: 2003 Color: Country: Portugal Code: 62008
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
Rasteau Vin Doux Naturel Dore
Delicate shades of amber, aromas of dried fruit and warm spices, quince, apricots and honey with beautifully balanced melt-in-the-mouth long lasting flavours. [read on...]
A B V: 16.5% Vintage: non-vintag Color: white Country: France Region: Rhone Code: 75560
Rasteau Vin Doux Naturel Siguature 2007
Ruby red streaked with mahogany and a subtle mix of roast cocoa beans, very ripe fruit and spices in a delicate well-balanced wine which is fresh and complex with a long velvety finish. [read on...]
A B V: 16.5% Vintage: 2007 Color: red Code: 75552
Regnie Grand Crû 2008
This is the 10th and most recently created Beaujolais Grand Crû and as such is relatively unknown. Relatively light yet supple with good structure, cherry-red in colour with aromas of redcurrant, blackberries and fresh raspberries. There is much sappy youthfullness to be enjoyed when drunk early and very lightly chilled. [read on...]
A B V: 12.5% Vintage: 2008 Color: red Country: France Code: 72286
Robertson Natural Sweet White Non-Vintage
Delicious medium dry to medium wine packed with fruit and low in alcohol. Very quaffable. [read on...]
A B V: 7.5% Vintage: -1 Color: Country: South Africa Region: Overberg Code: 63154
Robertsons Natural Sweet Rose NV
Uniquely produced by blending Ruby Cabernet with Chenin and Colombard
giving a fresh floral fruit and packed with natural sweet flavours. Low in
alcohol and eminently quaffable. [read on...]
A B V: 7.5% Vintage: -1 Color: Country: South Africa Region: Overberg Code: 63171
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