Wines of the World

It is not that simple to create a list of wine-producing countries of the world. Considering that wine is at its peak of popularity, many countries are entering the winemaking arena (think of the United Kingdom, for instance). Yes, of course, there is a core of the wine-producing countries – about ten or so – but based on the data in Wikipedia (which also differs between different articles), about 60 countries produce the wines in the world today, give or take a few.

I wanted to find a good map to illustrate the wineries’ concentration around the world, but that didn’t happen, so here is the map of the winemaking areas according to the Wikipedia article:

Map of wine making areas in the world

Source: Wikipedia

As this is always fun to be in a friendly competition, here is one for you – how many countries can you check off your list, both for trying the wines and visiting the wineries? If you are curious about where you stand now, use this Word document to track your progress.

Below is the table showing my record. So how do you compare? Cheers!

Country

Tasted Wine

 Visited Winery Comment
Albania

Y
Algeria
Argentina

Y
Armenia

Y
Australia

Y
Austria

Y
Azerbaijan
Belgium

Y
Bolivia
Bosnia-Herzegovina

Y
Brazil

Y
Bulgaria

Y
Canada

Y

Y
Chile

Y
China

Y
Croatia

Y
Czech Republic

Y
Estonia
France

Y
Georgia

Y
Germany

Y
Ghana

Y
Greece

Y
Hungary

Y
India

Y
Iran

Ireland
Israel

Y

Y
Italy

Y

Y
Japan

Y
Kazakhstan
Latvia
Lebanon

Y
Liechtenstein
Lithuania

Y
Luxembourg
Macedonia

Y
Malta

Y
Mexico

Y
Moldova

Y
Montenegro

Y
Morocco

Y
Netherlands
New Zealand

Y
Peru
Poland
Portugal

Y

Y
Romania

Y
Russia

Y
San Marino

Y
Serbia

Y
Slovenia

Y
Slovakia

Y
South Africa

Y
Spain

Y
Sweden

Y
Switzerland

Y

Y
Thailand
Turkey

Y
Ukraine

Y
United Kingdom

Y
United States

Y

Y
Uruguay

Y
Vietnam

Total: 64

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Last update: 12/03/2023

Added in 2023: Belgium, Ghana, Lithuania, Malta, Sweden