List of wine-producing regions

This list of wine-producing regions catalogues significant growing regions where vineyards are planted. Wine grapes mostly grow between the 30th and the 50th degree of latitude, in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres. Grapes will sometimes grow beyond this range and minor amounts of wine are made in some very unexpected places.

In 2009, the five largest producers of wine in the world were, in order, Italy, France, Spain, the United States and China (see list of wine-producing countries for a complete rank). File:WineProduction.pdf

Africa

Algeria

A vineyard in the Stellenbosch region, South Africa

Tunisia

Americas

Argentina

Argentine wine regions

Bolivia

Tarija Department

Brazil

Canada

British Columbia
- Fraser Valley (VQA defined viticultural area)
- Gulf Islands (VQA defined viticultural area)
- Okanagan Valley (VQA defined viticultural area)
- Similkameen Valley (VQA defined viticultural area)
- Vancouver Island (VQA defined viticultural area)
Nova Scotia
- Annapolis Valley
Ontario
- Lake Erie North Shore and Pelee Island (VQA defined viticultural area)
- Niagara Peninsula (VQA defined viticultural area)
- Prince Edward County (VQA defined viticultural area)
- Toronto
Quebec
- Eastern Townships

Chile

Chile's topography with the location of most of Chile's wine regions highlighted

Aconcagua
- Aconcagua Valley
- Casablanca Valley
Atacama
- Copiapó Valley
- Huasco Valley
Central Valley
Coquimbo
Pica - a wine-producing oasis before the Chilenization of Tarapacá
Southern Chile

Mexico

Aguascalientes
- Aguascalientes Valley
Baja California
- Valle de Guadalupe
Coahuila / Durango, collectively known as La Laguna wine region
- Valle de Parras
Guanajuato
- San Miguel de Allende, Dolores Hidalgo
Hidalgo
Nuevo León
- Valle de Las Maravillas
Querétaro
- Valle de Tequisquiapan
Sonora
- Caborca
- Hermosillo
Zacatecas
- Valle de las Arcinas

Peru

Arequipa region valleys
Huaral District and Cañete Province - both in Lima Region; formerly in Surco were vineyards that have disappeared due to urban expansion
Ica Region - including Chincha, Pisco and Ica valleys
Pica - a wine-producing oasis before the Chilenization of Tarapacá

United States

A complete listing of federally defined wine regions, called American Viticultural Areas, is available here.

Arizona
Arkansas
- Altus

California
- Amador County, California (Fiddletown AVA and part of California Shenandoah Valley AVA and Sierra Foothills AVA)
- Central Coast/Monterey
- El Dorado County, California
- Lake County, California
- Livermore Valley
- Mendocino County (Anderson Valley, Cole Ranch, Covelo, Dos Rios, Eagle Peak Mendocino County, McDowell Valley, Mendocino, Pine Ridge, Pine Mountain - Cloverdale Peak, Potter Valley, Redwood Valley, Sanel Valley, Ukiah Valley, Yorkville Highlands)
- Napa County (Napa Valley and part of Los Carneros AVA)
- Ramona Valley
- San Joaquin County
- San Luis Obispo County (Paso Robles)
- Santa Clara County, Santa Clara Valley
- Santa Cruz Mountains
- Santa Ynez Valley
- Sonoma County (Sonoma Valley, Alexander Valley, Dry Creek Valley, Russian River Valley and part of Los Carneros AVA)
- Temecula Valley
Colorado
- Palisade/Grand Valley
Georgia plateau/Piedmont
Illinois
Maine
Michigan
Minnesota
- Alexandria Lakes AVA
- Upper Mississippi Valley AVA
Missouri
- Augusta
- Hermann
- Ozark Highlands
- Ozark Mountains, also in Oklahoma and Arkansas
- Ste. Genevieve
New Jersey
New Mexico
- Albuquerque
- Deming
- La Union
- Las Cruces
- Santa Fe
- Taos
New York
- Eastern Long Island
- Finger Lakes
- Hudson River Valley
- Lake Erie Region
- Niagara Escarpment AVA
North Carolina
- Yadkin Valley AVA

Vineyard on South Bass Island

Ohio
- Grand River Valley
- Isle St. George
- Kanawha River Valley
- Loramie Creek
- Ohio River Valley
Oklahoma
Oregon
- Applegate Valley
- Columbia Valley (Oregon and Washington)
- Hood River County
- Umpqua Valley
- Willamette Valley
- Walla Walla Valley (Oregon and Washington)
Pennsylvania
- Central Delaware Valley
- Cumberland Valley
- Erie County
- Lancaster County
- Lehigh County
Texas
- Bell Mountain
- Davis Mountains
- Escondido Valley
- Fredericksburg
- High Plains
- Texas Hill Country
Virginia ^[2]
Washington
Wisconsin
- Niagara Escarpment^[3]

Uruguay

The wine-producing area is mainly in the Dpto. Canelones near the capital Montevideo. For more info, see The Uruguayan wine guide.

Venezuela

The wine-producing enterprise for Venezuela can be found here.

Carora, Lara State

Europe

Albania

Armenia

Austria

Burgenland
Northeastern and eastern Lower Austria
- Kamptal
- Kremstal
- Wachau
- Wagram
- Weinviertel
Southern Styria
Vienna

Azerbaijan

Baku, capital
Ganja, Ganja-Basar zone in central Azerbaijan
Madrasa village of Shamakhi Rayon, from Madrasa, indigenous only to this region
Tovuz and Shamkir, northwestern Azerbaijan

Belgium

Côtes de Sambre et Meuse, between the rivers Sambre et Meuse, since 2004
Hagelandse wijn, near Rotselaar/Leuven, since 1997
Haspengouw, Limburg, since 2000
Heuvelland, since 2005

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Croatia

Continental Croatia: Central Croatia and Slavonia
- Moslavina
- Plešivica
- Podunavlje
- Pokuplje
- Prigorje - Bilogora
- Slavonia
- Zagorje - Međimurje
Littoral Croatia: Northern Croatian Littoral and Dalmatia
- Croatian Coast (Hrvatsko primorje)
- Dalmatian Interior (Dalmatinska zagora)
- Central and South Dalmatia (Srednja i Južna Dalmacija)
- Northern Dalmatia (Sjeverna Dalmacija)
- Istria (Istra)

Cyprus

Commandaria

Czech Republic

Denmark

France

Map of wine regions in France

Alsace - Alsace wine
Bordeaux - Bordeaux wine
- Barsac
- Entre-Deux-Mers
- Fronsac
- Graves
- Haut-Médoc
- Margaux
- Médoc
- Pauillac
- Pessac-Léognan
- Pomerol
- Saint-Émilion
- Saint-Estèphe
- Saint-Julien
- Sauternes - Sauternes
Burgundy (Bourgogne) - Burgundy wine
Champagne - Champagne
Jura - Jura wine
Languedoc-Roussillon
Loire Valley - Loire Valley (wine region)
- Anjou - Saumur
- Cognac
- Muscadet
- Pouilly Fumé
- Sancerre
- Touraine
Lorraine
Madiran
Provence
Rhône - Rhône (wine region)
Savoie

Georgia

Abkhazia
Kakheti, containing the micro-regions Telavi and Kvareli
Kartli
Imereti
Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti

Germany

Greece

Greek wine regions

Aegean islands
- Crete
- Limnos
- Paros
- Rhodes
- Samos
- Santorini
Central Greece
- Attica
- Epirus
  - Zitsa
- Thessaly
  - Ankhialos
  - Rapsani
Ionian Islands
- Kefalonia
Macedonia
Peloponnesus
- Mantineia
- Nemea
- Patras

Hungary

Wine regions in Hungary

Balaton
Duna
Eger
- Bükk
- Eger
- Észak-Dunántúl
- Etyek-Buda
- Mátra
- Mór
- Neszmély
- Pannonhalma
Pannon
- Pécs
- Szekszárd
- Tolna
- Villány
Sopron
Tokaj

Ireland

Cork

Italy

"Chianti" areas in Tuscany

Apulia
- Bianco di Locorotondo e Martina Franca
- Primitivo di Manduria
Calabria
- Bivongi
- Cirò
- Gaglioppo
- Greco di Bianco
- Lamezia
- Melissa
- Sant'Anna di Isola Capo Rizzuto
- Savuto
- Scavigna
- Terre di Cosenza
Emilia-Romagna
Liguria
- Cinque Terre
Lombardy
- Franciacorta
- Oltrepo Pavese
Marche
Piedmont
- Acqui
- Alba
- Asti
- Barolo
- Colli Tortonesi
- Gattinara
- Gavi
- Ghemme
- Langhe
- Monferrato
- Nizza
- Ovada
Sardinia
- Cagliari
- Cannonau
- Monti
- Nuragus
- Ogliastra
- Vermentino di Gallura
Sicily
- Etna
- Noto
- Pantelleria
Trentino-Alto Adige
- South Tyrol, known alternatively as Südtirol (in German) or Alto Adige (in Italian)
- Trentino
Tuscany
Umbria
- Montefalco
- Orvieto
- Torgiano
Veneto

Latvia

Sabile

Luxembourg

Moselle Valley

Macedonia

Moldova

Montenegro

Crmnica
Plantaže, near Podgorica

Netherlands

Groesbeek

Poland

Portugal

Portuguese wine regions

Romania

Banat wine regions:

Crişana wine regions:

Dobrogea wine regions:

Moldavia wine regions:

Muntenia wine regions:

Oltenia wine regions:

Transylvania wine regions:

Russia

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Serbia

Wine regions of Serbia

Banat region
Kosovo region^{[note 1]}
Nišava - South Morava region
Pocerina region
Srem region
Subotica - Horgoš region
Šumadija - Great Morava region
Timok region
West Morava region

Slovakia

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Wine-producing regions in Slovakia

Malokarpatská (Small Carpathians)
Južnoslovenská (Southern Slovakia)
Nitrianska (region of Nitra)
Stredoslovenská (Central Slovakia)
Tokaj (Tokaj region of Slovakia)
Východoslovenská (Eastern Slovakia)
The whole of southern Slovakia

Slovenia

The three wine regions in Slovenia

Spain

Spanish wine-producing regions

Sweden

Gutevin - Gotland

Switzerland

Aargau ^[5]
Bern ^[6]
- Shores of Lake Biel
- Shores of Lake Thun (Spiez / Oberhofen)
Freiburg ^[7]
Geneva
Grisons
Neuchâtel
St. Gallen ^[8]
Schaffhausen ^[9]
Thurgau ^[10]
Ticino
Valais
Vaud
- La Côte
- Lavaux
Zürich ^[11]

Turkey

Wine-producing regions in Turkey

White wine grapes:^[12]
- Altıntaş – Marmara region and Bozcaada
- Beylerce – Bilecik area
- Bornova Misketi – İzmir area
- Emir – Nevşehir (Cappadocia) area
- Hasandede – Ankara and central Anatolia
- Narince – Tokat area
- Rumi, Kabarcık, Dökülgen – Southeastern Anatolia region
- Sultaniye – Aegean region
- Yapıncak – Thracian region

Red wine grapes^[12]
- Adakarası – Marmara region and Avşa Island
- Boğazkere – Elazığ and Diyarbakır areas
- Çalkarası – Çal, Denizli area
- Dimrit – central Anatolia and eastern Aegean region
- Horozkarası, Sergikarası – southeastern Anatolia region
- Kalecik Karası – Ankara area
- Karalahna – Tekirdağ region
- Karasakız – Çanakkale region
- Öküzgözü – Elazığ area
- Papazkarası – Kırklareli area

Ukraine

In Ukraine, at the present time there are seven administrative regions (provinces) in which the wine industry has developed. Given the favorable climatic location, the law of Ukraine allocated 15 wine-growing areas (macrozones), which are the basis for growing certain varieties of grapes, and 58 natural wine regions (microzones). These are located mainly in the following areas.

Autonomous Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol - 6 macrozones with 12 microzones (69 wine grapes)
Kherson Oblast - 2 macrozones with 10 microzones (28 wine grapes)
Mykolaiv Oblast - 2 macrozones with 7 microzones (31 wine grapes)
Odessa Oblast - 3 macrozones with 16 microzones (42 wine grapes)
Zakarpattia Oblast - 1 macrozone with 12 microzones (24 wine grapes)
Zaporizhia Oblast - 1 macrozone with 1 microzone (5 wine grapes)

United Kingdom

In the UK, area under vines is small, and whilst viticulture is not a major part of the rural economy, significant planting of new vines has been made in the early 21st century. The greatest concentration of vineyards is found in the south east of England, in the counties of Hampshire, Kent, Surrey, and Sussex.

Asia

Burma

Shan State

China

Regions producing native wines have been present since the Qin Dynasty,^[13] with wines being brought to China from Persia. Some of the more famous wine-producing regions are:

With the import of Western wine-making technologies, especially French technology, production of wines similar to modern French wine has begun in many parts of China with the direction of experienced French wine-makers; China is now the sixth largest producer of wine in the world. The following regions produce significant quality of wine:

India

Indonesia

Indonesia has been producing wine for over 18 years, with North Bali's vineyards producing three main grape varieties, the Belgia, the Alphonse Lavallee and the Probolinggo Biru. The main producer Hatten Wines has revolutionized the world of winemaking, with eight wines produced from these three varieties.

Bali

Iran

Prior to the Iranian Islamic Revolution of 1979, Iran was a producer of wine. While production has stopped, the vineyards continue to exist and their product has been diverted to non-alcoholic purposes.

Israel

Also includes wine regions in Israeli-occupied territories.

Bet Shemesh
Galilee
Golan Heights
Jerusalem
Judean Hills
Latrun
Mount Carmel
Rishon LeZion (wine production since 1886)

Japan

Kazakhstan

Republic of Korea

Lebanon

Bekaa Valley
- Anjar
- Chtoura
- Rashaya
- Zahlé
Mount Lebanon
- Aley
- Baabda
- Beit Mery
- Bhamdoun
- Brummana
- Byblos
- Chouf
- Keserwan District
North Governorate
- Chekka
- Ehden
- Koura
- Qadisha Valley
- Tripoli
- Zgharta
South Governorate
- Jezzine
- Marjayoun
- Rmaich

Palestinian territories

Syria

Vietnam

Da Lat

Oceania

Australia

Australian geographic indications by state

Geographic indications for Australian wine are governed by law. The geographic indication must indicate where the grapes are grown, irrespective of where the wine itself is made. A geographic indication may be "Australia", "South Eastern Australia", a state name, zone, region or subregion if defined.^[18]

The zones, regions and subregions in each state are listed below:

New South Wales

Big Rivers
Central Ranges
- Cowra
- Mudgee
- Orange
Hunter Valley
- Hunter
  - Broke Fordwich
  - Pokolbin
  - Upper Hunter Valley
Northern Rivers
- Hastings River
Northern Slopes
South Coast
- Shoalhaven Coast
- Southern Highlands
Southern New South Wales
- Canberra District (includes the northern part of the Australian Capital Territory)
- Gundagai
- Hilltops
- Tumbarumba

Queensland: Regions, no zones defined

South Australia

Adelaide Super Zone includes Mount Lofty Ranges, Fleurieu and Barossa wine zones.

Tasmanian wine: Regions, no zones defined

Coal River
Derwent Valley
East Coast
North West
Pipers River
Southern
Tamar Valley

Victoria

Western Australia

Greater Perth
South Western Australia

New Zealand

Auckland Region
Bay of Plenty
Canterbury
- Waipara
Central Otago
Hawke's Bay region
- Gimblett Gravells
Gisborne
Marlborough
- Blenheim
- Cloudy Bay
- Renwick
- Seddon
Nelson
Northland Region
Waikato
- Te Awamutu
- Te Kauwhata
Wairarapa
- Martinborough

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Notes

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