Wine - Production

Production

Main article: Winemaking See also: List of wine-producing countries and List of wine-producing regions
Wine production by country 2006
Rank Country
Production
1 France 5,349,330
2 Italy 4,963,300
3 Spain 3,890,730
4 United States* 2,250,000
5 Argentina 1,539,600
6 Australia 1,429,790
7 China (People's Republic)* 1,400,000
8 South Africa 939,779
9 Germany 891,600
10 Chile 802,441
World** 28,475,929

Wine production by country 2007
Rank Country
Production
1 France 4,711,600
2 Italy 4,251,380
3 Spain 3,520,870
4 United States*** 2,259,870
5 Argentina 1,504,600
6 China (People's Republic)* 1,450,000
7 Germany 1,026,100
8 South Africa 978,269
9 Australia 961,972
10 Chile 791,794
World** 26,416,532

Wine grapes grow almost exclusively between 30 and 50 degrees latitude north and south of the equator. The world's southernmost vineyards are in the Central Otago region of New Zealand's South Island near the 45th parallel south, and the northernmost are in Flen, Sweden, just north of the 59th parallel north.

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