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
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In this categorySancerre Blanc, Les Boucauds 2007
Claude Riffault is recognised as one of the top growers in Sancerre, having gained a string of prestigious awards in recent years. This Les Boucauds cuvee was produced from vines grown on kimmeridgen soil, importing special qualities, a floral (rose) nose and acacia flowers. The flavour is unctuous, lively with great persistence and trade mark citrus, grapefruit gooseberry,litchi and guava making it lithe,graeful and irresistable. [read on...]
A B V: 13% Vintage: 2008 Color: white Country: France Region: Loire Code: 71878
Sancerre Rosè Les Villots 2008
Tender coloured pink rose with a touch of salmon. The bouquet exudes charm and its powerful fruit is a pleasant surprise of raspberries, aniseed, brioche and exotic fruits. Its structure is really complex, broad and satisfying, firm and long in the mouth. A real cracker. [read on...]
A B V: 13% Vintage: 2008 Color: rose Country: France Region: Loire Code: 71895
Sancerre Rosè, Pierre Riffault 2008
The enticing Pinot Noir character is noticeable on both the nose and in the flavour of this delicate pink rose, crisp, strong, dry flavour with a long finish. [read on...]
A B V: 12.5% Vintage: 2008 Color: rose Country: France Region: Loire Code: 71920
Sancerre Rouge Les Villots 2006
Produced from Pinot Noir, this attractive red wine has an harmonious marriage between the bouquet (redcurrants, cassis, dark red plums) and brioche and toast on the palate which comes from maturing in French oak casks. Fine structure, classic Pinot Noir style, juicy fruit and soft silky finely structured tannins make this an exceeding pleasurable drink. [read on...]
A B V: 12.5% Vintage: 2006 Color: red Country: France Region: Loire Code: 71903
Sandeman Dry Sherry
Pale straw yellow in colour, with shades of green and gold, is light, fruity and delicate on the palate with a fresh dry finish which makes it a perfect as an aperitif or as an accompaniment for seafood. [read on...]
A B V: 15% Vintage: non-vintag Color: unspecifie Country: Spain Code: 71581
Sandeman Tawny Port Bottle
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A B V: 19.5% Vintage: non-vintag Color: unspecifie Country: Portugal Code: 76986
Santa Digna Chardonnay 2002
Produced from vines grown in the Rio Claro area of Curico, which enjoys a cooler climate than the central valley. It displays a brilliant yellow colour with green hues, has a strong varietal aroma - mango and apricot - enhanced by vanilla and coconut flavours contributed by the American oak casks in which the wine was matured. The style is typical of good Burgundy. [read on...]
A B V: 13.5% Vintage: 2002 Color: Country: Chile Code: 57342
Santa Digna Sauvignon 2007
This Sauvignon blanc was produced from vines grown near the Guaiquillo river. It has an opulent bouquet of ripe tropical fruits over a background of apple and fennel. The palate is silky and intense with a crispness that balances the characteristic varietal aromas. [read on...]
A B V: 13% Vintage: 2007 Color: white Country: Chile Code: 69827
Saumur Blanc 2009 Isabelle Suire
In 2009 the summer in the Loire was warm and sunny and the Chenin Blanc grapes from which this wine was produced, matured evenly and fully ripe, reflected in its excellent rich fruit of pears, apples and acacia flowers. It has a long farewell with just a hint of sweetness. [read on...]
A B V: 12.5% Vintage: 2009 Color: white Country: France Code: 74997
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