The Wine Regions of the World
* Books in the series
NORTH AMERICA
Canada
• Okanagan Valley
Mexico
• Valle de Guadalupe
United States* (most states have wine regions)
California
• Napa Valley
- (Bordeaux Varietals – Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, etc.)
• Paso Robles
- (Rhone Varietals – Syrah, Viognier, etc.)
(Bordeaux Varietals – Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, etc.)
• Santa Barbara
- – Santa Ynez Valley (Rhone Varietals – Syrah, Viognier, etc.)
– Sta. Rita Hills (Pinot Noir and Chardonnay)
• Sonoma
- – Alexander Valley (Cabernet Sauvignon)
– Dry Creek Valley (Zinfandel)
– Russian River Valley (Burgundy Varietals – Pinot Noir)
– Carneros (Pinot Noir and Chardonnay)
Oregon – Willamette Valley (Pinot Noir)
SOUTH AMERICA
Argentina *
• Mendoza (Malbec, Bonarda, Cabernet Sauvignon)
• Salta (Torrontes)
• Patagonia (Pinot Noir, Chardonnay)
Chile *
• Casablanca Valley
• Colchagua Valley
• Maipu Valley
• Maule Valley
• San Antonio Valley
WESTERN EUROPE
France *
• Alsace
• Bordeaux (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, etc.)
• Burgundy (Pinot Noir and Chardonnay)
• Cahors
• Champagne (Chardonnay and Pinot Noir Champagne)
• Cognac
• Languedoc Roussillon
• Loire Valley
• Provence
• Rhone Valley (Syrah, Viognier)
Germany *
• Ahr
• Baden
• Franconia
• Hessische Bergstraße
• Mittelrhein
• Mosel
• Nahe
• Palatinate
• Rheingau
• Rheinhessen
• Saale-Unstrut
• Saxony
• Württemberg
Greece
• Santorini
Italy *
• Piedmont
• Puglia
• Sicily
• Tuscany
• Umbria
• Veneto
Portugal *
• Douro Valley (the oldest marked wine region in the world) (Birthplace of Port 2000 years ago)
• Vinho Verde
Spain *
• Andalucia
• Costa Brava
• Galicia
• Priorat
• Ribera del Duero
• Rioja
United Kingdom
• England
EASTERN EUROPE
Croatia
• Croatian Uplands & Zagreb
• Dubrovnik
• DalmatiaIstria
• Slavonia & Croatian Danube
Georgia
• Georgia
Hungary
• Tokaj
Moldova
• Moldova
Romania
• Romania
SOUTH PACIFIC
Australia *
• Barossa Valley
• Clare Valley
• Hunter Valley
• Margaret River
• McLaren Vale
New Zealand *
• Hawke’s Bay
• Marlborough
AFRICA
South Africa *
• Franschhoek Valley
• Stellenbosch
ASIA
China
• Beijing
• Yantai-Penglai (Largest Region – 40%)
• Zhangjiakou (in Hebei)
• Yibin (in Sichuan)
• Tonghua (in Jilin)
• Taiyuan (in Shanxi)
• Ningxia (French Ties)
• Yantai
• Yantai