Wine Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! == Production == {{Main|Winemaking}} {{See also|List of wine-producing countries|List of wine-producing regions}} [[File:Grapes Fermenting - John Kosovich Wines.jpg|thumb|Grapes fermenting to make wine in Western Australia]] {| class="wikitable" |+'''2014 wine production estimates'''<ref name="FAO636">{{cite web|url=http://faostat.fao.org/site/636/DesktopDefault.aspx?PageID=636 |title=Crops processed |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520105103/http://faostat.fao.org/site/636/DesktopDefault.aspx?PageID=636 |archive-date=20 May 2011 |publisher=[[Food and Agriculture Organization]] of the United Nations (FAO)}}</ref> ! Rank !! Country<br /><small>(with link to wine article)</small> !! Production<br /><small>([[tonnes]])</small> |- !1 | {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Italian wine|Italy]] || style="text-align:right;"|4,796,600 |- !2 | {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Spanish wine|Spain]] || style="text-align:right;"|4,607,850 |- !3 | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[French wine|France]] || style="text-align:right;"|4,293,466 |- !4 | {{flagicon|US}} [[American wine|United States]] || style="text-align:right;"|3,300,000 |- !5 | {{flagicon|PRC}} [[Wine in China|China]] || style="text-align:right;"|1,700,000 |- !6 | {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Argentine wine|Argentina]] || style="text-align:right;"|1,498,380 |- !7 | {{flagicon|CHI}} [[Chilean wine|Chile]] || style="text-align:right;"|1,214,000 |- !8 | {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Australian wine|Australia]] || style="text-align:right;"|1,186,343 |- !9 | {{flagicon|RSA}} [[South African wine|South Africa]] || style="text-align:right;"|1,146,006 |- !10 | {{flagicon|GER}} [[German wine|Germany]] || style="text-align:right;"|920,200 |- style="background:whitesmoke;" !colspan=2|World* || style="text-align:center;"|'''30,806,000''' |} <small><nowiki>* May include official, semi-official or estimated data.</nowiki></small> 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]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wineoftheweek.com/regions/otago.html |title=New Zealand Wine Regions β Central Otago |access-date=26 June 2008 |last=Courtney |first=Sue |date=16 April 2005 |archive-date=9 May 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509170629/http://www.wineoftheweek.com/regions/otago.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> and the northernmost are in [[Flen]], Sweden, just north of the [[59th parallel north]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.beer100.com/history/winehistory.htm |title=Wine History |access-date=26 June 2008 |archive-date=10 June 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080610051515/http://www.beer100.com/history/winehistory.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> === Exporting countries === {{Col-begin|width=80%}} {{Col-3}} {| class="wikitable" |+Top ten wine exporting countries in 2022<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wine exports by country worldwide 2022 |url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/240649/top-wine-exporting-countries-since-2007/ |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=Statista |language=en}}</ref> ! Rank ! style="width:140px;"|Country ! style="width:100px;"|1000 [[tonnes]] |- !1 |{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Italian wine|Italy]] || style="text-align:center;"|2,190 |- !2 |{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Spanish wine|Spain]] || style="text-align:center;"|2,120 |- !3 |{{flagicon|FRA}} [[French wine|France]] || style="text-align:center;"|1,400 |- !4 |{{flagicon|CHI}} [[Chilean wine|Chile]] || style="text-align:center;"|830 |- !5 |{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Australian wine|Australia]] || style="text-align:center;"|640 |- !6 |{{flagicon|RSA}} [[South African wine|South Africa]] || style="text-align:center;"|440 |- !7 |{{flagicon|GER}} [[German wine|Germany]] || style="text-align:center;"|350 |- !8 |{{flagicon|POR}} [[Portuguese wine|Portugal]] || style="text-align:center;"|330 |- !9 |{{flagicon|NZL}} [[New Zealand wine|New Zealand]] || style="text-align:center;"|300 |- !10 |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Wine of the United States|United States]] || style="text-align:center;"|280 |- style="background:whitesmoke;" !colspan=2|World* || style="text-align:center;"|10,319 |} <nowiki>* May include official, semi-official or estimated data.</nowiki> {{Col-3}} {| class="wikitable" |+ 2013 export market shares<ref name="FAO535">{{cite web|url=http://faostat.fao.org/site/535/DesktopDefault.aspx?PageID=535 |title=Crops and livestock products |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070714143437/http://faostat.fao.org/site/535/DesktopDefault.aspx?PageID=535 |archive-date=14 July 2007 |website=[[Food and Agriculture Organization]] of the United Nations (FAO)}}</ref> ! Rank ! style="width:140px;"|Country ! style="width:110px;"|Market share<br /><small>(% of value in US$)</small> |- !1 |{{flagicon|FRA}} [[French wine|France]] || style="text-align:center;"|30% |- !2 |{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Italian wine|Italy]] || style="text-align:center;"|19% |- !3 |{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Spanish wine|Spain]] || style="text-align:center;"|10% |- !4 |{{flagicon|CHI}} [[Chilean wine|Chile]] || style="text-align:center;"|6% |- !5 |{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Australian wine|Australia]] || style="text-align:center;"|5% |- !6 |{{flagicon|USA}} [[American wine|United States]] || style="text-align:center;"|4% |- !7 |{{flagicon|GER}} [[German wine|Germany]] || style="text-align:center;"|4% |- !8 |{{flagicon|NZ}} [[New Zealand wine|New Zealand]] || style="text-align:center;"|3% |- !9 |{{flagicon|POR}} [[Portuguese wine|Portugal]] || style="text-align:center;"|3% |- !10 |{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Argentina wine|Argentina]] || style="text-align:center;"|3% |} {{Col-3}} {{Col-end}} The UK was the world's largest importer of wine in 2007.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7827713.stm|title=UK tops world wine imports table|date=14 January 2009|publisher=BBC|access-date=28 March 2009|archive-date=22 April 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090422171120/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7827713.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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