List of wine producing regions

A list of regions where wine grapes are grown and wine is made from them.

Wine grapes almost exclusively grow between the 30th and the 50th degree of latitude, on both the Northern and Southern hemisphere.

In 2002, the five largest producers of wine in the world were France, Italy, Spain, United States, and Australia.

Table of contents

1 Africa 1.1 South Africa 2 Americas 2.2 Argentina 2.3 Canada 2.4 United States 2.5 Mexico 3 Asia Pacific 3.6 Australia 3.7 New Zealand 4 Central/Western Asia 4.8 Republic of Georgia 4.9 Turkey 5 Europe 5.10 Austria 5.11 Bulgaria 5.12 Cyprus 5.13 Czech Republic 5.14 France 5.15 Germany 5.16 Greece 5.17 Hungary 5.18 Italy 5.19 Poland 5.20 Portugal 5.21 Romania 5.22 Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 5.23 Slovakia 5.24 Spain 5.25 Switzerland

Africa

South Africa

• Stellenbosch
• Paarl
• Durbanville
• Breede River Valley
• Little Karoo
• Orange River Valley

Americas

Argentina

• Mendoza Province

Canada

• Niagara Region, Ontario
• Nova Scotia vineyards
• Fraser Valley, British Columbia
• Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
• Similkameen Valley, British Columbia
• Vancouver Island, British Columbia
• Quebec vineyards

United States

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

• Arizona
  • Sonoita
• California
  • Central Coast/Monterey
  • Livermore Valley
  • Mendocino County
  • Napa Valley
  • Sonoma Valley
• Michigan
  • Leelanau Peninsula
  • Old Mission Peninsula
  • Lake Michigan Shore
• New York
  • Eastern Long Island, New York State
  • Finger Lakes, New York State
  • Lake Erie Region, New York State
• Oregon
  • Applegate Valley
  • Rogue Valley
  • Umpqua Valley
  • Willamette Valley
• Pacific Northwest
  • Columbia Valley (Oregon and Washington)
  • Walla Walla Valley (Oregon and Washington)
• Washington
  • Puget Sound
  • Red Mountain
  • Yakima Valley

Mexico

• Baja California - Cabernets are known to be produced.

Asia Pacific

Australia

• Hunter Valley
• Yarra Valley
• Rutherglen
• Coonawarra
• Margaret River
• Mornington Peninsula
• Barossa Valley
• Clare Valley
• Macedon Ranges
• McClaren Vale
• Padthaway
• Great Western (Australian wine)
• Riverland of SA

New Zealand

• Auckland
• Bay of Plenty
• Canterbury
  • Waipara
• Central Otago
• Hawke's Bay
• Gisborne
• Marlborough
• Nelson
• Northland
• Waikato
• Wairarapa
  • Martinborough

Central/Western Asia

Republic of Georgia

• Georgian vineyards

Turkey

• Turkish vineyards

Europe

Austria

• Burgenland
• Lower Austria
• Styria
• Vienna

(Details about Austria's wine growing regions)

Bulgaria

• Stara Planina

Cyprus

• Commandaria

Czech Republic

• Moravia

France

• Alsace
• Beaujolais
• Bordeaux
• Burgundy (Bourgogne)
• Champagne, France
• Cognac
• Languedoc
• Loire
• Lorraine
• Provence
• Rhône

Germany

• Ahr
• Elbe
• Franconia
• Kaiserstuhl
• Main
• Mosel
• Neckar
• Palatinate
• Rhine
• Mosel-Saar-Ruwer
• Saale-Unstrut (Saxony-Anhalt)

Greece

• Aegean islands
  • Crete
  • Limnos
  • Paros
  • Rhodes
  • Samos
  • Santorini
• Central Greece
  • Attica
  • Epirus
    • Zitsa
  • Thessaly
    • Rapsani
    • Ankhialos
• Ionian Islands
  • Kefalonia
• Macedonia
  • Amyntaion
  • Goumenissa
  • Naoussa
• Peloponnesus
  • Mantinia
  • Nemea
  • Patras

(More detailed information on Greece's wine regions)

Hungary

• Balaton
• Tokayi

Italy

• Tuscany
  • Chianti
  • Scansano
  • Montalcino
  • Parrina
  • Pitigliano
  • Valdinievole
  • Colli Apuani
  • Bolgheri
  • Val di Chiana
  • Colli Etruria Centrale
  • Elba
  • Montescudaio
  • Colline Lucchesi
  • Val di Cornia
  • San Gimignano
  • Valle di Arbia
• Piedmont
  • Asti
  • Alba
  • Monferrato
  • Barolo
  • Acqui

  • Colli Tortonesi
  • Ovada
  • Langhe
  • Gattinara
  • Gavi
• Veneto
  • Bardolino
  • Custoza
  • Colli Euganei
  • Conegliano Veneto
  • Valdobbiaddene
  • Soave
  • Amarone
• Liguria
  • Cinque Terre
• Sardinia
  • Monti
  • Nuragus
  • Cagliari
  • Ogliastra
• Umbria
  • Orvieto
  • Torgiano
• Marche
  • Conero
  • Piceno
  • Castelli di Jesi
• Lombardia
  • Franciacorta
  • Oltrepo Pavese
• Sicily
  • Pantelleria
  • Etna
  • Noto

Poland

• Warca, near Warsaw
• Zielona Gora

Portugal

• Alentejo
• Dão
• Douro
• Madeira
• Vinho Verde

Romania

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

• Tikves
• Skopsko vinogorje

Slovakia

• Maly Karpaty

Spain

• Rioja
• Jerez

Switzerland

• Valais
• Vaud
• Ticino
• Zürich