Wine regions
Where wine comes from
82 classic wine regions across 15 countries — their grapes, their signature styles, and what makes each one taste the way it does.
Abruzzo
Italy — A coastal central-Italian region between the Adriatic Sea and the Apennine mountains, best known for…
Aconcagua Valley
Chile — A historic valley north of Santiago, named after South America’s highest peak, long home to some of…
Alentejo
Portugal — A vast, sun-baked region in southern Portugal making generous, fruit-forward, smooth red wines…
Alsace
France — Alsace is France’s premier region for aromatic, mostly dry white wines, famous for varietally…
Alto Adige
Italy — Alto Adige is a high mountain region in Italy’s far north, on the Austrian border, prized above all…
Barossa Valley
Australia — One of the world’s most famous sources of rich, full-bodied Shiraz, including wines from some of…
Beaujolais
France — A region in eastern France just south of Burgundy famous for light, fruity, low-tannin red wines…
Bierzo
Spain — A scenic up-and-coming region in Spain’s northwest, prized for fresh, fragrant, medium-bodied reds…
Bordeaux
France — Historic French region famed for structured red blends.
Burgenland
Austria — Austria’s premier red-wine and sweet-wine region, hugging the Hungarian border around shallow Lake…
Burgundy
France — The spiritual home of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.
Campania
Italy — Campania, the region around Naples in southern Italy, is a treasure trove of ancient native grapes.…
Casablanca Valley
Chile — Chile’s pioneering cool-climate white-wine valley, lying close to the Pacific between Santiago and…
Central Otago
New Zealand — The world’s southernmost wine region, in New Zealand’s South Island, famous for vivid,…
Chablis
France — Chablis is the northernmost outpost of Burgundy, making bone-dry, unoaked white wine entirely from…
Champagne
France — The original sparkling wine region.
Châteauneuf-du-Pape
France — A prestigious southern Rhône appellation famous for its rich, full-bodied red blends, typically led…
Clare Valley
Australia — A South Australian region celebrated above all for bone-dry, racy Riesling with intense lime and…
Colchagua Valley
Chile — A leading valley within the larger Rapel region, known for generous, full-bodied reds and powerful…
Columbia Valley
United States — A huge region spanning much of Washington State and into Oregon, making bold, fruit-driven…
Constantia
South Africa — South Africa’s oldest historic wine area, on the slopes of the Cape Peninsula just outside…
Coonawarra
Australia — A South Australian region world-famous for its distinctive Cabernet Sauvignon grown on a strip of…
Dão
Portugal — A mountain-ringed region in north-central Portugal known for elegant, structured red wines and…
Douro
Portugal — The Douro is the historic home of Port, the fortified sweet wine, and increasingly produces…
Finger Lakes
United States — A cool-climate region in upstate New York set around deep glacial lakes, regarded as one of…
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Italy — A northeastern corner of Italy bordering Slovenia and Austria, regarded as the country’s benchmark…
Hawke’s Bay
New Zealand — New Zealand’s premier red-wine region, on the North Island’s east coast, known for full…
Hunter Valley
Australia — Australia’s oldest wine region, north of Sydney, renowned for its singular dry Semillon and…
Jerez
Spain — A sun-baked region in Andalusia in Spain’s far south, and the only place that makes true Sherry — a…
Kakheti
Georgia — Georgia’s largest and most important wine region in the east, heartland of an 8,000-year winemaking…
Kamptal
Austria — A flagship Austrian white-wine region along the Kamp River, north of the Danube, celebrated for…
Languedoc-Roussillon
France — This sprawling southern region is France’s largest wine area and its great-value engine room,…
Loire Valley
France — A long river valley in west-central France famous for its high-acid, food-friendly wines, especially…
Lombardy
Italy — A northern region anchored by Milan, home to Franciacorta, Italy’s leading bottle-fermented sparkling…
Maipo Valley
Chile — Chile’s classic and most historic red-wine valley, just south of Santiago, famous above all for ripe,…
Margaret River
Australia — A premium region in Western Australia famed for elegant, structured Cabernet Sauvignon and crisp…
Marlborough
New Zealand — New Zealand region defining modern Sauvignon Blanc.
Martinborough
New Zealand — A small, high-quality region at the southern tip of New Zealand’s North Island, best known for…
Maule Valley
Chile — Chile’s largest and one of its oldest wine valleys, increasingly prized for old, un-irrigated bush…
McLaren Vale
Australia — A coastal region just south of Adelaide famous for plush, full-bodied Shiraz and Grenache, often…
Mendoza
Argentina — Argentina’s largest and most important wine region, famous above all for bold, plush red Malbec…
Mosel
Germany — Steep-slope German region prized for Riesling.
Nahe
Germany — A compact region along the Nahe river, prized as a bit of a hidden gem for some of Germany’s most…
Naoussa
Greece — A benchmark red-wine region in northern Greece on the slopes of Mount Vermio, devoted to the noble…
Napa Valley
United States — California’s flagship region for bold Cabernet.
Nemea
Greece — The Peloponnese’s most important red-wine region and home of the Agiorgitiko grape, producing styles…
Northern Rhône
France — French region for spicy, savory Syrah.
Paso Robles
United States — A sprawling Central California region known for bold, generous reds and Rhone-style blends…
Patagonia
Argentina — Argentina’s southernmost wine frontier, spanning Río Negro and Neuquén, known for elegant,…
Penedès
Spain — A versatile Catalan region near Barcelona, best known as the heartland of Cava, Spain’s…
Pfalz
Germany — Germany’s second-largest and one of its sunniest regions, sheltered by the Haardt mountains. It is…
Piedmont
Italy — Home of Barolo and the Nebbiolo grape.
Priorat
Spain — A small, rugged region in Catalonia producing some of Spain’s most prized and concentrated reds,…
Provence
France — Provence, on France’s sun-soaked southeastern coast, is the country’s benchmark and most iconic…
Puglia
Italy — Puglia, the ‘heel’ of Italy’s boot, is a sun-baked southern region known for rich, ripe,…
Rheingau
Germany — A small, prestigious region along a south-facing stretch of the Rhine, famous for some of Germany’s…
Rheinhessen
Germany — Germany’s largest wine region, once known for bulk wine but now a hotbed of quality-driven Riesling…
Rías Baixas
Spain — Rías Baixas is Spain’s leading source of crisp, aromatic white wines made from the Albariño grape in…
Ribera del Duero
Spain — A prestigious red-wine region on Spain’s northern plateau, often seen as Rioja’s bolder rival, built…
Rioja
Spain — Spain’s best-known red region, built on Tempranillo and oak aging.
Rueda
Spain — Spain’s leading region for crisp, aromatic white wine, sitting on the northern plateau near Ribera…
Salta
Argentina — A dramatic high-altitude region in northern Argentina, home to some of the world’s loftiest…
Sancerre
France — Sancerre, in the eastern Loire Valley, is one of the world’s benchmark regions for Sauvignon Blanc…
Santorini
Greece — A dramatic volcanic island in the Aegean famous for bone-dry, intensely mineral white wines from the…
Sardinia
Italy — A large Mediterranean island with a wine identity shaped as much by Spain as by Italy, known for…
Sauternes
France — Sauternes, a small district within Bordeaux, makes one of the world’s most celebrated sweet wines:…
Sicily
Italy — Italy’s largest wine region by vineyard area, a sun-soaked Mediterranean island known for bold reds…
Sonoma County
United States — A large, diverse California region next to Napa, ranging from foggy coastal zones to warmer…
Southern Rhône
France — The Southern Rhône is the heartland of generous, Grenache-based red blends, with the prestigious…
Stellenbosch
South Africa — Stellenbosch is South Africa’s most prestigious red-wine region, especially renowned for…
Swartland
South Africa — A rugged, sun-baked region north of Cape Town, known for old, un-irrigated bush vines (low,…
Tokaj
Hungary — Hungary’s historic and most legendary region, world-renowned for Tokaji Aszú, a golden, honeyed…
Toro
Spain — A rugged region on the northern Spanish plateau making some of the country’s most powerful reds,…
Tuscany
Italy — Rolling hills behind Chianti and Sangiovese.
Uco Valley
Argentina — Mendoza’s leading high-elevation zone in the Andean foothills, prized for structured, age-worthy…
Umbria
Italy — Umbria is a green, landlocked region in central Italy, often called the ‘green heart’ of the country.…
Veneto
Italy — The Veneto, in northeast Italy, is a powerhouse of variety: crisp, easy-drinking Soave whites (from…
Vinho Verde
Portugal — A green, rainy region in Portugal’s far northwest famous for light, low-alcohol, often slightly…
Wachau
Austria — A dramatic terraced stretch of the Danube valley west of Vienna, one of the world’s great…
Walker Bay
South Africa — A cool coastal region around Hermanus, with the Hemel-en-Aarde valley as its star sub-zone,…
Willamette Valley
United States — Oregon’s flagship region and one of the New World’s great homes for Pinot Noir, producing…
Yarra Valley
Australia — A cool-climate region near Melbourne prized for elegant Pinot Noir, refined Chardonnay, and…
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