Countries:
– Top wine-producing countries in 2014: Italy, France, Spain, United States, Argentina
– Total worldwide wine production in 2014: 31 million tonnes
– Top 15 producing countries account for over 90% of total production
– Corsica’s wine regions: Cap Corse, Patrimonio, Calvi, Ajaccio, Sartène
– Wine regions in Ukraine: Crimea, Kherson, Mykolaiv, Odesa, Zakarpattia
United Kingdom:
– Vineyards concentrated in south-east England: Hampshire, Kent, Surrey, Sussex
– Significant planting of new vines in early 21st century
– Area under vines in the UK is small
– Hatten Wines in Indonesia produces wines from three main grape varieties
– North Bali’s vineyards produce Belgia, Alphonse Lavallee, Probolinggo Biru grapes
Iran:
– Iran was a wine producer before the 1979 Islamic Revolution
– Vineyards still exist but production stopped
– Vineyards in Malayer, Shiraz, Takestan, Urmia, Qazvin, Quchan
– Iranian vineyards’ products now used for non-alcoholic purposes
– Historical wine-producing regions in Iran
Israel:
– Israeli wine regions include territories occupied by Israel
– Geographic Indication (GI) may specify various regions
– Wine production data available from sources like Our World in Data
– Israeli wine industry overview
– Israeli wine regions and production statistics
References:
– Food and Agriculture Organization data on wine production
– Historical vineyards in Algeria
– Information on Prague vineyards
– Wine production in Turkey
– Chinese markets for wines
Wines are produced in 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, typically in regions of Mediterranean climate. Grapes will sometimes grow beyond this range, thus minor amounts of wine are made in some rather unexpected places.
In 2014, the five largest producers of wine in the world were, in order, Italy, Spain, France, the United States, and China.