Production
Main articles: List of wine-producing countries and List of
wine-producing regionsWine production by
country 2006
1 France 5,349,333
2 Italy 4,711,665
3 Spain 3,643,666
4 United States 2,232,000
5 Argentina 1,539,600
6 Australia 1,410,483
7 China 1,400,000
8 South Africa 1,012,980
9 Chile 977,087
10 Germany 891,600
Wine grapes grow almost exclusively between thirty and fifty degrees
north or south of the equator. The world's most southerly vineyards are
in the Central Otago region of New Zealand's South Island near the 45th
parallel,[45] and the most northerly is in Flen, Sweden, just north of
the 59th parallel.[46]
Exporting countries
Top ten wine exporting countries in 2005
1 Italy 1,552.10
2 France 1,367.86
3 Spain 1,364.75
4 Australia 695.51
5 Chile 422.42
6 South Africa 349.28
7 United States 345.92
8 Germany 284.50
9 Moldova 254.18
10 Portugal 251.47
World 7,929.85
2005 Export market shares
1 France 34.01%
2 Italy 18.03%
3 Australia 10.24%
4 Spain 9.18%
5 Chile 4.13%
6 Germany 3.25%
7 Portugal 3.17%
8 United States 3.00%
9 South Africa 2.90%
10 New Zealand 1.61%
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