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50 best known wine regions in the world

50 wine regions, each one drawn on a satellite globe. Name it when it lights up, find it when you are given its name, or type every one you can remember in Name all.

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About this quiz

The quiz covers 50 wine regions, from Porto and Champagne to Brachetto d'Acqui. They lie in seven countries, most of them in Italy (23).

What they are known for

  • Porto: A DOC, protected since 1991, grapes: Alfrocheiro, Alicante Bouschet, Alvarelhão Ceitão, Alvarelhão
  • Champagne: A AOC, protected since 1973, grapes: Arbane, Chardonnay, Meunier, Petit Meslier
  • Jerez-Xérès-Sherry: A DO, protected since 1986, grapes: Moscatel De Alejandria, Palomino Fino, Pedro Ximénez
  • Madeira: A DOC, protected since 1991, grapes: Bastardo, Caracol, Carao De Moça, Complexa
  • Marsala: A DOC, inside Sicilia, protected since 1973, grapes: Ansonica, Calabrese, Catarratto Bianco Comune, Catarratto Bianco Lucido
  • Tokaj: A PDO, protected since 2006, grapes: Furmint, Hárslevelü
  • Monferrato: A DOC, inside Piemonte, protected since 1996, grapes: Albarossa, Ancellotta, Arneis, Avana'
  • Bordeaux: A AOC, protected since 1973, grapes: Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenère, Cot

The wine regions

  1. 1Porto Portugal
  2. 2Champagne France
  3. 3Jerez-Xérès-Sherry Spain
  4. 4Madeira Portugal
  5. 5Marsala Italy
  6. 6Tokaj Hungary
  7. 7Monferrato Italy
  8. 8Bordeaux France
  9. 9Chianti Italy
  10. 10Prosecco Italy
  11. 11Barolo Italy
  12. 12Cava Spain
  13. 13Langhe Italy
  14. 14Beaujolais France
  15. 15Colli Euganei Italy
  16. 16Napa Valley United States
  17. 17Brunello di Montalcino Italy
  18. 18Málaga Spain
  19. 19Barbaresco Italy
  20. 20Rioja Spain
  21. 21Vinho Verde Portugal
  22. 22Alsace France
  23. 23Amarone della Valpolicella Italy
  24. 24Asti Italy
  25. 25Franciacorta Italy
  26. 26Mosel Germany
  27. 27Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Italy
  28. 28Roero Italy
  29. 29Bardolino Italy
  30. 30Cerasuolo di Vittoria Italy
  31. 31Rheingau Germany
  32. 32Ribera del Duero Spain
  33. 33Saale-Unstrut Germany
  34. 34Sancerre France
  35. 35Soave Italy
  36. 36Ahr Germany
  37. 37Baden Germany
  38. 38Est! Est!! Est!!! di Montefiascone Italy
  39. 39Côte de Beaune France
  40. 40Côtes du Rhône France
  41. 41Pineau des Charentes France
  42. 42Priorat Spain
  43. 43Somontano Spain
  44. 44Valle de la Orotava Spain
  45. 45Vernaccia di San Gimignano Italy
  46. 46Aglianico del Vulture Italy
  47. 47Bellet France
  48. 48Gavi Italy
  49. 49Orvieto Italy
  50. 50Brachetto d'Acqui Italy

On the map

Map of 50 best known wine regions in the world, 50 wine regions: each one marked on the globe

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How the figures are measured

How well known each wine region is: the number of Wikipedia language editions with an article on it (Wikidata sitelinks). Wine regions rank by fame because the area of many is not known; rank by area for the largest. A wine region is a legally defined appellation: the land within which a wine must be grown to carry the name. Every wine PDO registered in the European Union (DOCG and DOC in Italy, AOC in France, DO and DOCa in Spain, DOC in Portugal…), outlined from the municipalities each one’s specification lists, and the American Viticultural Areas (AVAs) of the United States. An appellation drawn on the very same land as another is one row under its best known name. The small appellations lie inside the large; a quiz can be of the ones inside one (“appellations of Bordeaux”). Countries are those the outline lies in.