Regions
Wine countries, regions, and appellations from around the world.
2090 articles
Africa57
🇩🇿 Algeria4
Egypt1
Overview & Background1
🇲🇦 Morocco3
🇿🇦 South Africa43
Breede River Valley3
Cape South Coast1
Coastal Region14
Cape Agulhas1
Constantia1
Franschhoek3
Klein Karoo5
Olifants River1
Stellenbosch3
Simonsig MCC: South Africa's First Cap Classique Brut (1971)Stellenbosch Key Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah, Pinotage, Chenin Blanc, Chardonnay, Sauvignon BlancStellenbosch Key Wards: Banghoek, Bottelary, Devon Valley, Jonkershoek Valley, Papegaaiberg, Polkadraai Hills, Simonsberg-Stellenbosch, Koelenhof
Swartland4
Sadie Family Columella: Eben Sadie's Flagship SyrahSwartland Key Grapes: Old-Vine Chenin Blanc (Steen), Grenache, Syrah, Cinsault, Carignan, Mourvèdre, Viognier, Clairette Blanche, PalominoSwartland Key Wards: Riebeeksrivier, Paardeberg, Elandsberg, Malmesbury, Piketberg, Riebeek-KasteelSwartland Soils: Decomposed Granite, Malmesbury Shale, Ferricrete
Walker Bay4
Western Cape1
🇹🇳 Tunisia5
Asia101
🇦🇲 Armenia9
🇦🇿 Azerbaijan5
🇨🇳 China7
Hebei1
Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region2
Helan Mountain Eastern Foothills1
🇬🇪 Georgia31
Kakheti14
Alazani Valley1
Racha-Lechkhumi3
Overview & Background6
Adjara: Georgia's Subtropical Black Sea Wine RegionGeorgia's Wine Heritage: The Cradle of WineGeorgian Wine and Religion: Orthodox Christianity's Sacred Bond with Wine CultureGeorgian Wine Export: A Global ResurgenceGeorgian Wine Styles: A Complete Exploration of Dry to Sweet & BeyondImereti: Georgia's Lighter Amber Wine Region
🇮🇳 India6
🇮🇱 Israel9
Galilee1
Upper Galilee1
Judean Hills1
Negev1
Overview & Background1
🇯🇵 Japan8
🇱🇧 Lebanon18
Bekaa Valley9
Bekaa Valley Soils: The Foundation of Lebanon's Premier Wine RegionCentral Bekaa / Zahle (Warmest Zone)Château Kefraya Comte de M: Lebanon's Benchmark Cabernet-Syrah BlendChâteau KsaraChâteau Musar White: Obeidi + MerwahEast Bekaa / Baalbek AreaMassaya Classic Rouge: Lebanon's Benchmark Red BlendSyrah in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley: The Emerging Premium FrontierWest Bekaa
🇹🇷 Turkey8
Central Anatolia2
Eastern Anatolia1
Overview & Background1
Europe1375
🇦🇹 Austria41
Burgenland12
Lower Austria13
Niederösterreich1
Steiermark3
Vienna2
Wachau/Kremstal (Danube Valley)1
Wien2
Overview & Background1
🇧🇬 Bulgaria10
Bessa Valley1
Thracian Valley1
Overview & Background1
🇭🇷 Croatia29
Dalmatia8
Korčula Island2
North Dalmatia1
Pelješac1
Pelješac Peninsula2
Istria4
Krk Island1
Kvarner Islands2
🇨🇿 Czech Republic19
🇫🇷 France389
Alsace6
Alsace AOC: France's Aromatic Varietal ParadiseAlsace Grand Cru — Key Sites: Schlossberg, Rangen, Hengst, Brand, Goldert, Sporen, Rosacker, Schoenenbourg, Zinnkoepflé, FranksteinAlsace Grand Cru AOCAlsace Sélection de Grains Nobles (SGN)Alsace Vendanges Tardives (VT — Late Harvest)Crémant d'Alsace AOC
Beaujolais2
Bordeaux48
Graves1
Left Bank6
Libournais4
Medoc1
Médoc1
Right Bank7
Burgundy109
Beaujolais10
Brouilly (Largest Beaujolais Cru — Gamay)Chénas Cru (rarest and smallest cru)Chiroubles Cru (Highest Elevation)Côte de Brouilly Cru (volcanic Mont Brouilly slopes)Fleurie Cru (floral — La Madone vineyard)Juliénas CruMorgon Cru (Côte du Py — most structured, ages like Burgundy)Moulin-à-Vent (King of Beaujolais)Régnié Cru (newest cru, 1988)Saint-Amour Cru (northernmost cru)
Chablis11
Chablis AOCChablis Grand Cru — BougrosChablis Grand Cru — GrenouillesChablis Grand Cru — Les Clos (Largest and Most Prestigious)Chablis Grand Cru — Les PreusesChablis Grand Cru — ValmurChablis Grand Cru — VaudésirChablis Grand Cru AOC — BlanchotChablis Premier Cru AOC (40 Named Premier Cru Climats)Petit Chablis AOCSaint-Bris AOC (Sauvignon Blanc, Yonne)
Côte Chalonnaise5
Cote de Beaune1
Côte de Beaune28
Puligny-Montrachet1
Côte de Nuits35
Chambolle-Musigny1
Gevrey-Chambertin6
Morey-Saint-Denis4
Maconnais1
Mâconnais7
Champagne7
Champagne AOCCôte des BlancsCoteaux Champenois AOC (Still Wines of Champagne)Non-vintage Champagne (NV — house style blends)Prestige Cuvée Champagne (Dom Pérignon, Krug Grande Cuvée, Cristal, Belle Époque)Rosé des Riceys AOC (Pinot Noir still rosé — Aube)Vintage Champagne (Single Harvest, Declared ~3x/Decade)
Corsica9
Jura9
Arbois AOC (Jura's most famous — Poulsard, Trousseau, Savagnin, Chardonnay)Arbois-Pupillin AOC (village sub-zone — natural wine stronghold, Overnoy)Bugey AOC (Ain — Chardonnay, Gamay, Pinot Noir)Château-Chalon AOC (Vin Jaune ONLY — world's finest Vin Jaune)Côtes du Jura AOC (regional umbrella)Crémant du Jura AOC (Traditional Method Sparkling)L'Étoile AOC (whites only — Savagnin, Chardonnay)Macvin du Jura AOCVin Jaune (under voile yeast — minimum 6 years 3 months in 62cl clavelin)
Languedoc17
Saint-Chinian2
Languedoc-Roussillon18
Loire8
Loire Valley61
Anjou-Saumur16
Savennières2
Centre6
Nantais6
Saumur3
Touraine13
Bourgueil AOC (Cabernet Franc — Nerleux, Clos de l'Abbaye)Coteaux du Vendômois AOCJasnières AOC (Chenin Blanc — steep slopes, dry + sweet)Montlouis-sur-Loire AOC (Chenin Blanc from the South Bank of the Loire)Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil AOC (Sandy Soils, Lighter Cab Franc)Touraine Mousseux AOCTouraine-Amboise AOCTouraine-Azay-le-Rideau AOCTouraine-Chenonceaux AOCTouraine-Mesland AOCTouraine-Noble-Joué AOC (Pinot Meunier rosé)Touraine-Oisly AOCVouvray AOC (100% Chenin Blanc — sec, demi-sec, moelleux, pétillant, mousseux)
Upper Loire4
Loire, Champagne, Alsace, Jura, Savoie & Southwest1
Provence15
Bandol AOC (Mourvèdre-dominant — age-worthy reds + rosé)Bellet AOC (Nice hills — Braquet/Folle Noire/Rolle)Cassis AOC (white Clairette/Marsanne — 'first to uncork the Mediterranean')Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence AOCCoteaux de Pierrevert AOCCoteaux Varois en Provence AOCCôtes de Provence AOCCôtes de Provence Fréjus AOCCôtes de Provence La Londe AOCCôtes de Provence Pierrefeu AOCCôtes de Provence Sainte-Victoire AOCLes Baux-de-Provence AOCPalette AOC (Château Simone monopole)Pierrevert AOCProvence AOC
Rhône13
Rhone Valley1
Southern Rhone1
Rhône Valley17
Northern Rhône5
Southern Rhone4
Southern Rhône5
Roussillon4
Savoie11
Bugey Cerdon AOC (pétillant naturel rosé — Gamay + Poulsard)Roussette de Savoie AOCSeyssel AOC (still + sparkling — Altesse + Molette)Vin de Savoie AOCVin de Savoie Cru AbymesVin de Savoie Cru Apremont (Jacquère)Vin de Savoie Cru Arbin (Mondeuse — Savoie's top red)Vin de Savoie Cru ChigninVin de Savoie Cru Chignin-Bergeron (100% Roussanne)Vin de Savoie Cru CrépyVin de Savoie Cru Ripaille
Southwest7
Southwest France19
Béarn1
Bergerac3
🇬🇪 Georgia2
Kakheti Region
Overview & Background1
🇩🇪 Germany90
Ahr4
Baden9
Bodensee Sub-zone (Meersburg on Lake Constance — Müller-Thurgau + Spätburgunder)BREISGAU: Glottertal, JechtingenDurbach (Plauelrain, Schloss Staufenberg)KaiserstuhlKEY GRAPES: Spätburgunder/Pinot Noir (~35%), Müller-Thurgau, Grauburgunder/Pinot Gris, Gutedel, Weißburgunder, RieslingKEY PRODUCERS: Bernhard Huber, Franz Keller — Schwarzer Adler, Weingut Stigler, Dr. HegerMarkgräflerlandOrtenau (Black Forest Slopes)
Franconia4
Franken5
Escherndorf: Lump (Rudolf Fürst — Benchmark Spätburgunder)Franken: Germany's Earthy White Wine KingdomIPHOFEN: Julius-Echter-Berg, KronsbergKEY PRODUCERS: Horst Sauer, Rudolf Fürst (Spätburgunder), Bürgerspital zum Hl. Geist, Juliusspital, Staatlicher HofkellerRandersacker: Teufelskeller, Sonnenstuhl
Mittelrhein1
Mosel11
BERNKASTEL cluster: Brauneberg, Graach, Wehlen, Zeltingen-RachtigBernkastel Cluster: Piesport (Goldtröpfchen), Trittenheim (Apotheke), Neumagen-DhronBernkastel-Kues: Bernkasteler Doctor (VDP Große Lage)DOWNSTREAM: Traben-Trarbach; Enkirch; Wolf (Goldgrube)ERG / ÜRZIGER cluster: Ürzig & ErdenMosel Key Grapes: Riesling, Elbling, Pinot Varieties & Ancient TraditionsMosel Sub-regions: Mittelmosel (Heart of the Mosel — Most Prestigious Villages)Mosel Sub-Regions: Ruwer (Delicate, Mineral — Maximin Grünhaus, Karthäuserhof)Mosel Sub-Regions: Saar (Coldest, Steeliest Riesling — Egon Müller Scharzhofberg, Van Volxem)Mosel Wine Region (Mosel-Saar-Ruwer)Terrassenmosel: Lower Mosel (Winningen — Uhlen Laubach GG, Röttgen; Heymann-Löwenstein, Reinhard & Beate Knebel)
Nahe6
Bad Kreuznach: Krötenpfuhl, Narrenkappe, BrückesKEY PRODUCERS: Dönnhoff, Emrich-Schönleber, Schäfer-Fröhlich, Kruger-Rumpf, DielMonzingen: Frühlingsplätzchen, Halenberg (Emrich-Schönleber GG)Nahe Riesling: Germany's Most Geologically Complex Wine RegionNORHEIM: DellchenSchlossböckelheim Cluster: Kupfergrube & Felsenberg
Pfalz11
Bad Dürkheim: Michelsberg, Hochbenn & Ungstein (Herrenberg)Birkweiler — Kastanienbusch (Ökonomierat Rebholz, Gies-Düppel)Deidesheim: Grainhübel, Hohenmorgen, Kieselberg, LangenmorgenFORST: Jesuitengarten, Kirchenstück, Pechstein & FreundstückKEY PRODUCERS: Bürklin-Wolf, Bassermann-Jordan, Von Buhl, A. Christmann, Rebholz, Müller-Catoir, Von Winning, Koehler-RuprechtMITTELHAARDT (Central Quality Zone — Most Prestigious)RUPPERTSBERG: Gaisböhl, ReiterpfadSchweigen, Gleisweiler, BurrweilerSiebeldingen — Im Sonnenschein (Rebholz — benchmark dry Riesling + Pinot Noir)Südliche Weinstrasse (Southern Wine Road)WACHENHEIM: Gerümpel, Goldbächel, Rechbächel (Dr. Bürklin-Wolf GG)
Rheingau12
Assmannshausen: Höllenberg (Pinot Noir — Germany's Most Celebrated Red Rheingau Vineyard)Erbach: Marcobrunn (Rheingau Grosse Lage)Geisenheim: RothenbergHallgarten & Kiedrich: Rheingau Riesling Villages of DistinctionHattenheim: Steinberg (Cistercian Monopole)Hochheim: Domdechaney, Hochheimer KirchenstückJohannisberg: Schloss Johannisberg (Home of Spätlese — Legend of Riesling Late Harvest, 1775)Key Producers: Georg Breuer, Peter Jakob Kühn, Weingut Spreitzer, Leitz, Künstler, Robert Weil, Hessische StaatsweingüterRauenthal: Baiken, Gehrn (High Elevation — Steely, Long-Lived Riesling)RheingauRüdesheim: Berg Roseneck, Berg Rottland, Berg SchlossbergWINKEL: Schloss Vollrads (one of Germany's oldest wine estates, ~1211), Hasensprung
Rheinhessen8
Alsheim — FischerpfadFlörsheim-Dalsheim — Hubacker (Keller K, G-Max — among Germany's most sought-after dry Rieslings)KEY PRODUCERS: Keller, Wittmann, Gunderloch, St. Antony, Battenfeld-Spanier, Schätzel, GroebeNIEDER-OLM cluster: Siefersheim (Heerkretz, Weisenheim)Oppenheim (Sackträger), Nackenheim (Rothenberg — Gunderloch estate; TBA legends)Rheinterrasse (Rhine Terrace): Nierstein — Hipping, Oelberg, Pettenthal & Roter HangWesthofenWonnegau (Inland Limestone Hills — New Quality Heartland)
Württemberg2
Overview & Background1
🇬🇷 Greece37
Aegean Islands5
Central Macedonia1
Cyclades7
Dodecanese1
Epirus1
Ionian Islands1
Macedonia6
Peloponnese8
Thessaly1
🇭🇺 Hungary22
Tokaj11
Château PajzosDisznókőGróf DegenfeldKirályudvarNEEDS_VERIFICATION - This producer does not appear to exist in verifiable wine databases or critical reviewsOremusSingle-Vineyard (Dűlő) Tokaj: Top Producers & Benchmark ExpressionsTokaj Geography: Where Earth and History MeetTokaj Soils: Volcanic Foundation of Hungarian Wine ExcellenceTokaj: The World's First Classified Wine RegionTokaji Szamorodni
Overview & Background1
🇮🇹 Italy407
Abruzzo9
Alto Adige7
Alto Adige — Colli di Bolzano sub-zoneAlto Adige — Lago di Caldaro / Kalterersee DOCAlto Adige — Meranese / Meraner sub-zoneAlto Adige — Santa Maddalena sub-zone (Schiava)Alto Adige — Terlan / Terlano sub-zone (whites)Alto Adige — Val Venosta / Vinschgau sub-zoneAlto Adige — Valle Isarco / Eisacktal sub-zone (whites)
Basilicata4
Calabria14
Bivongi DOCCALABRIA — Cirò DOC (Gaglioppo-based — Italy's oldest continually produced wine)Calabria IGTCirò Classico DOCG (recently elevated)Donnici DOCGreco di Bianco DOC (Sweet Greco Passito)I Terreni di San Severino DOCLamezia DOCMelissa DOCSant'Anna di Isola Capo Rizzuto DOCSavuto DOCScavigna DOCTerre di Cosenza DOCVerbicaro DOC
Campania25
Costa d'Amalfi3
Delle Venezie DOC (Interregional)1
Emilia-Romagna17
Bosco Eliceo DOCColli Bolognesi DOCColli Bolognesi Pignoletto DOCGColli di Faenza DOCColli di Parma DOCColli di Rimini DOCColli Piacentini DOCEMILIA-ROMAGNA — Albana di Romagna DOCG (Italy's first white DOCG)Lambrusco di Sorbara DOCLambrusco Grasparossa di Castelvetro DOCLambrusco Reggiano DOCLambrusco Salamino di Santa Croce DOCPagadebit di Romagna DOCReno DOCRomagna DOC (Sangiovese, Trebbiano, Pagadebit, Albana)Romagna Sangiovese DOCTrebbiano di Romagna DOC
Friuli-Venezia Giulia12
Colli Orientali del Friuli1
Lazio21
Aprilia DOCBianco Capena DOCCannellino di Frascati DOCG (sweet)Castelli Romani DOCCerveteri DOCCesanese del Piglio DOCGCesanese di Affile DOCCesanese di Olevano Romano DOCColli Albani DOCColli Albani Superiore (emerging)Colli Lanuvini DOCEst! Est!! Est!!! di Montefiascone DOCFrascati Superiore DOCGGenazzano DOCLAZIO — Frascati DOCLazio IGT (Falesco / Montiano, etc.)Lazio Region WinesMarino DOCNettuno DOCVelletri DOCZagarolo DOC
Liguria7
Lombardy21
Valtellina Superiore5
Lombardy / Emilia-Romagna1
Marche19
Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi1
Northeast Italy1
Piedmont66
Barbaresco4
Barbera d'Asti2
Barolo11
Barolo commune — Barolo village (Cannubi MGA, Sarmassa MGA)Barolo Commune — Castiglione Falletto (Villero MGA, Rocche di Castiglione MGA, Bricco Rocche MGA)Barolo commune — CherascoBarolo Commune — Diano d'AlbaBarolo commune — Grinzane CavourBarolo Commune — La Morra (Brunate MGA, Cerequio MGA, La Serra MGA)Barolo Commune — Monforte d'Alba (Bussia MGA, Ginestra MGA, Pajana vigna)Barolo Commune — NovelloBarolo commune — RoddiBarolo Commune — Serralunga d'Alba (Vigna Rionda, Falletto & Francia MGAs)Barolo commune — Verduno
Carema DOC1
Monferrato1
Puglia26
Salento1
Sardinia20
Alghero DOCArborea DOCCagliari DOC (umbrella)Campidano di Terralba DOCCarignano del Sulcis DOCGirò di Cagliari DOCIsola dei Nuraghi IGTMalvasia di Bosa DOCMalvasia di Cagliari DOCMandrolisai DOCMonica di Sardegna DOCMoscato di Sardegna DOCMoscato di Sorso-Sennori DOCNasco di Cagliari DOCNuragus di Cagliari DOCSardinia — Cannonau di Sardegna DOCSardinian Wine RegionsVermentino di Gallura DOCGVermentino di Sardegna DOCVernaccia di Oristano DOC
Sicily25
Alcamo DOCCerasuolo di Vittoria DOCGContessa Entellina DOCDelia Nivolelli DOCEloro DOC (Nero d'Avola, Pachino sub-zone)Etna Bianco DOCFaro DOC (Nerello Mascalese, northeast Sicily)Malvasia delle Lipari DOCMarsala DOCMenfi DOCMonreale DOCMoscato di Noto DOCMoscato di Siracusa DOCNoto DOCPantelleria DOC (Zibibbo/Moscato di Alessandria Passito)Riesi DOCSambuca di Sicilia DOCSanta Margherita di Belice DOCSciacca DOCSicilia DOC (island-wide appellation)SICILY — Etna DOC (Nerello Mascalese red, Carricante white)Siracusa DOCTerre Siciliane IGTVittoria DOC
Southern Italy1
Molise1
Trentino1
Trentino-Alto Adige5
Tuscany44
Chianti9
Umbria16
Valle d'Aosta5
Veneto33
Colli Euganei1
Friuli-Venezia Giulia1
Soave1
Valpolicella3
Veneto & Friuli-Venezia Giulia1
Overview & Background1
🇲🇩 Moldova2
🇵🇹 Portugal95
Alentejo12
Alentejo Key Grapes (Red): Aragonez, Trincadeira, Alicante Bouschet & MoreAlentejo Key Grapes (White): Antão Vaz, Arinto, Roupeiro, Fernão Pires & VerdelhoAlentejo Sub-Regions (8 + Regional)Borba (limestone plateau; Aragonez dominant; high tannin potential)Évora: Ancient Roman Heritage and Modern Portuguese EleganceGranja-AmarelejaMoura (Southern Alentejo, Portugal)Pera Manca (Cartuxa) — Benchmark Alentejo White & RedPortalegreRedondo (clay-chalk; Trincadeira, Aragonez; Fundação Eugénio de Almeida estates)Reguengos de MonsarazVidigueira: Portugal's Schist Sanctuary for Antão Vaz
Algarve3
Azores5
Bairrada3
Beiras1
Dão4
Dão Key Grapes (Red): Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz, Alfrocheiro Preto, Jaen & RufeteDão Key Grapes (White): EncruzadoDão Sub-Zones: Serra da Estrela, Alva, Besteiros, Castendo, Terras de Azurara, Terras do SenhorimKEY PRODUCERS: Quinta dos Roques, Quinta da Pellada, Rui Reguinga (Quinta das Marias), Boas Quintas, Casa de Santar (Sogrape), Álvaro Castro (Pellada), Dão Sul
Douro10
Lisboa2
Madeira3
Península de Setúbal1
Porto3
Setúbal Peninsula2
Vinho Verde14
Key Producers: Soalheiro, Quinta de Soalheiro, Anselmo Mendes, Paço das Mariças, Quinta de Ameal (Loureiro), Casa de Sezim, Quinta de Aveleda, Quinta da Raza, RegueiroSub-region: Amarante (Arinto de Amarante, Alvarinho — very mineral)Sub-region: Ave (Loureiro, Arinto; inland; more structured)Sub-region: Braga (Loureiro, Trajadura, Arinto blends; most sub-regions bottled as village wine)Sub-region: Cávado (Loureiro + Arinto; area around Barcelos)Sub-region: Lima (Vinho Verde)Sub-region: Monção e MelgaçoSub-region: Sousa (area around Lousada; blended styles)Vinho Verde DOC Style: Light, Low-AlcoholVinho Verde DOC: Portugal's Iconic Light & Lively WineVinho Verde Sub-Regions (9 Official)Vinho Verde: Portugal's Sparkling Green Wine Region
Overview & Background9
Dão vs Alentejo: Portugal's Tale of Elegance and PowerDÃO/BAIRRADA KEY FACTS: Beiras Vinho Regional (IGP) allows blending across Bairrada + Dão + Beira InteriorIVV (Instituto da Vinha e do Vinho) — National Wine RegulatorNatural Wine Movement in Portugal's Atlantic Interior: Douro, Dão, and BairradaPort WinePort Wine: Portugal's Fortified TreasurePortugal's Douro Valley Wine RegionPortugal's Wine RenaissancePortuguese Wine Regions
🇷🇴 Romania12
🇸🇰 Slovakia12
Južnoslovenská2
Malokarpatská4
Tokajská1
🇸🇮 Slovenia8
🇪🇸 Spain117
Andalusia12
Jerez5
Sherry Styles: Fino (Bone Dry, Under Flor Yeast)Sherry Styles: Manzanilla (Fino aged in Sanlúcar — saltier, more delicate)Sherry Styles: Moscatel (Sweet, Fortified Muscat)Sherry Styles: Palo Cortado (Rare — Between Amontillado and Oloroso)Sherry Styles: Pedro Ximénez (PX) — Sun-Dried Grapes & Treacly Sweetness
Aragón4
Balearic Islands6
Basque Country5
Canary Islands11
Abona DO (Tenerife)El Hierro DOGran Canaria DOIslas Canarias DO (regional umbrella — 2012, all islands)La Gomera DO (Forastera Blanca — humid, forested island)La Palma DO (Canary Islands)Lanzarote DO (Volcanic Hoyos & Malvasía Volcánica)Tacoronte-Acentejo DO (Canary Islands)Valle de Güímar DO (Rift Valley, up to 1,400m Elevation — Listán Blanco Whites)Valle de la Orotava DOYcoden-Daute-Isora DO (northwest Tenerife, Mount Teide slopes — aromatic Malvasía whites)
Castile and León6
Castilla y León8
Arlanza DO (emerging, Tempranillo — upper Arlanza river)Arribes DO (Rufete + Juan García — Portugal Border)Bierzo DO (Mencía on slate slopes — Álvaro Palacios Pétalos, Descendientes de J. Palacios)Cebreros VC (Garnacha on granite — old vines, Madrid foothills)Cebreros VC (old-vine Garnacha on granite — moving toward DO)Cigales DO (rosado + Tempranillo reds, north of Valladolid)Ribera del Duero DO (Tinto Fino/Tempranillo — Vega Sicilia, Pingus, Protos, Pesquera)Ribera DOC
Castilla-La Mancha14
Pago Calzadilla1
Vino de Pago1
Catalonia13
Costers del Segre1
Galicia11
Rías Baixas5
Ribeira Sacra1
Murcia3
Navarra4
Navarre1
Utiel-Requena1
Valencia7
Alicante DO (Monastrell + Moscatel — Marina Alta sub-zone for white Moscatel)Chozas Carrascal (Valencia)El Terrerazo (Valencia — Mustiguillo, Bobal)Enrique Mendoza (Alicante — Vino de Pago)Los Balagueses (Valencia)Utiel-Requena DO (Bobal — indigenous grape, thick-skinned, high acidity rosados)Valencia DO
🇨🇭 Switzerland44
Aargau1
Fribourg1
Ticino2
Valais9
Chasselas in Valais (Fendant)Dôle AOCErmitage (Valais)Marie-Thérèse Chappaz: Valais's Most Celebrated WinemakerPinot Noir in Valais: Alpine Elegance at ElevationSyrah in ValaisValais Climate: Continental + High Altitude ExcellenceValais Soils: Alluvial Fans, Moraine, Gneiss, Schist, LimestoneVisperterminen
Vaud7
Overview & Background8
Neuchâtel Canton: Switzerland's Pink Wine HeritageSwiss Viticulture: Extreme Terrain & Heroic Alpine WinemakingSwiss Wine Paradox: Europe's Hidden GemSwiss Wine Pricing: Why Switzerland's Wines Command Premium PricesSwiss Wine RegionSwitzerland Wine Regions to Watch: Bündner Herrschaft, Valais & LavauxSwitzerland's Topographic Diversity: Alpine and Jura ViticultureZurich Canton Wine Region
🇬🇧 United Kingdom37
England37
Cambridgeshire1
East Sussex4
Hampshire4
Herefordshire1
Kent3
Surrey2
West Sussex4
North America299
🇨🇦 Canada14
British Columbia6
Nova Scotia1
Gaspereau Valley1
Ontario7
🇲🇽 Mexico13
🇺🇸 United States272
California130
Central Coast37
Cienega Valley1
Monterey2
Paso Robles7
Santa Barbara County1
Santa Clara Valley1
Santa Ynez Valley3
Central Valley4
El Dorado1
Lake County2
Lodi1
Lodi AVA1
Los Carneros1
Malibu Coast1
Mendocino County2
Napa Valley14
North Coast7
Sierra Foothills3
Sonoma County14
Southern California1
Indiana2
Michigan6
Minnesota2
Missouri5
New England1
New Jersey4
New Mexico3
New York13
North Carolina3
Ohio5
Oregon27
Columbia Valley1
Walla Walla Valley1
Willamette Valley11
Pennsylvania5
Rhode Island1
Snake River Valley1
South Carolina1
Tennessee1
Tennessee/Mississippi1
Texas6
Virginia8
Washington22
Columbia Valley17
Yakima Valley4
West Virginia2
Oceania168
🇦🇺 Australia104
New South Wales13
Canberra District1
Central Ranges Zone2
Hunter Valley5
Hunter Valley SemillonHunter Valley Shiraz: earthy, savoury, medium-weight — the 'sweaty saddle' character explainedLower Hunter (Cessnock, Pokolbin)Tyrrell's Vat 1 Semillon 1996: James Halliday 100-point wine; released at 10 years+Upper Hunter (Mudgee Adjacent): Cooler, Higher Elevation; Chardonnay
Queensland3
South Australia32
Adelaide Hills1
Barossa4
Barossa Valley4
Clare Valley3
Eden Valley2
Fleurieu Zone1
Limestone Coast Zone2
McLaren Vale6
McLaren Flat and Willunga: Two Defining Districts of McLaren ValeMcLaren Vale Character: Medium-Full Body, Dark Chocolate + Dark Fruit + Dried Herbs (Maritime Influence)McLaren Vale Districts: Clarendon, Blewitt Springs & KangarillaMcLaren Vale Key Grapes: The Complete Guide to South Australia's Premier VarietiesMcLaren Vale Soils: Geological Complexity & 40+ Soil TypesWomen in Wine: McLaren Vale's Female Winemakers and the Wine Women of the Vale
Mount Lofty Ranges Zone3
Tasmania7
Victoria24
Central Victoria2
North East Victoria2
North East Victoria Zone4
Port Phillip6
Western Victoria Zone2
Western Australia18
Great Southern6
Margaret River6
South West Australia Zone1
Overview & Background6
🇳🇿 New Zealand64
Auckland4
Canterbury3
Central Otago12
Bannockburn1
Hawke's Bay8
Gimblett Gravels1
Marlborough11
Awatere Valley Sub-RegionCloudy Bay (LVMH)Marlborough Key Grapes: Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir & BeyondMarlborough Pinot NoirMarlborough Sauvignon Blanc Character & StyleMarlborough Sparkling WineMarlborough: New Zealand's Sauvignon Blanc PowerhouseSouthern Valleys Sub-Region: Brancott Valley, Fairhall, Omaka, Waihopai, BenmorvenWairau Valley Sub-Region
Nelson2
Wairarapa5
Overview & Background5
Carbon-Conscious NZ Wine: Marlborough and Hawke's Bay Producers Leading SustainabilityGisborne: New Zealand's White Wine PowerhouseHawke's Bay: New Zealand's Premier Red Wine RegionKey Export Markets: USA, Australia, UK, Canada — Premium Price Points & New Zealand's Export DominanceNew Zealand's Phylloxera-Free Regions & Pre-Phylloxera Ungrafted Vines
South America90
🇦🇷 Argentina35
Mendoza12
Valle de Uco3
Mendoza Province4
Patagonia3
Salta3
San Juan Province2
🇨🇱 Chile43
Aconcagua2
Aconcagua Region5
Aconcagua Valley1
Araucanía1
Central Valley14
Coquimbo3
Coquimbo Region2
Itata Valley1
Maipo Valley3
Rapel Valley1
Colchagua Valley1
Apalta1
San Antonio Valley1
Sur Region4
Valparaíso Region1
🇺🇾 Uruguay12
Maldonado1
Overview & Background5
Climate: Maritime Atlantic Influence; Moderate Humidity; Atlantic Ocean + Río de la Plata + Río Uruguay Temper Temperatures; Significant Rainfall; Limestone, Granite, Sandy, Clay, Loam SoilsDO Regions: Canelones, Colonia, Maldonado, San José, Montevideo, Florida, Rivera, Paysandú, ArtigasUruguay Wine Character: Atlantic Maritime EleganceUruguay Wine RegionUruguay Wine Tourism: Garzón + Montevideo Wine Scene Growing; Pairing with Asado Culture; Wine + Gastronomy Trail Developing