South America's largest wine producer and the home of high-altitude Malbec, planted along the foothills of the Andes. About Argentina →

A warm, dry Southern Hemisphere powerhouse where old-vine Shiraz, modern winemaking and cool-climate refinement coexist. About Australia →

A cool-climate country of Grüner Veltliner, Riesling and Blaufränkisch, with strict quality rules built after the scandal of 1985. About Austria →

A long, narrow country between the Andes and the Pacific, famous for Cabernet Sauvignon and Carménère from ungrafted vines, with a revival of very old País and Carignan. About Chile →

A country of two wine worlds, continental Slavonia and the Adriatic coast, with a wealth of local grapes and the homeland of the grape known in California as Zinfandel. About Croatia →

The reference point for the world's wine regions — home of Bordeaux, Burgundy and Champagne, and the model for appellation-based classification. About France →

One of the world's oldest wine cultures, with hundreds of native grapes, led by Saperavi, and a tradition of making wine in buried clay vessels called qvevri. About Georgia →

A cool-climate country of steep river valleys, revered for Riesling in every style from bone-dry to lusciously sweet. About Germany →

One of the oldest wine countries, with hundreds of native grapes, led today by Assyrtiko on Santorini and Xinomavro and Agiorgitiko on the mainland. About Greece →

A central European producer of the sweet wines of Tokaj, Kékfrankos and the red blend Bull's Blood, with over twenty wine regions. About Hungary →

One of the world's largest wine producers, with vineyards in every region and hundreds of native grape varieties. About Italy →

The world's southernmost major wine country: cool, maritime and famous for zesty Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir. About New Zealand →

An Atlantic-facing country with over 250 native grapes, best known for Port, Madeira, Douro reds and Vinho Verde. About Portugal →

Africa's leading wine producer, with more than 350 years of winemaking, known for Chenin Blanc, Pinotage and Cape blends. About South Africa →

Home to the largest vineyard area in the world, a land of old bush vines, oak-aged Tempranillo and fast-modernising fine wine. About Spain →

A small, mountainous producer of fresh Alpine whites and Pinot Noir, most of which is drunk at home, led by Chasselas in the west and the Valais in the Rhône valley. About Switzerland →

One of the oldest homes of viticulture and a huge grape grower, where a growing group of wineries now make wine from native grapes such as Öküzgözü, Boğazkere and Kalecik Karası. About Turkey →

One of the world's largest wine producers, led by California, with Oregon, Washington and New York among its other major regions. About United States →

A small South American producer of Tannat, brought from the French Basque country in the 1870s, in an Atlantic climate that makes softer wines than its origins in Madiran. About Uruguay →