The White wines' Region

The White wines' Region

French White Wines
White Riesling is a grape variety that produces a fragrant, fresh-tasting French white wine that’s great with sausages, smoked fish, shellfish, or even spicy food.

Muscadet is a district in Brittany, located in the northwest part of France, that produces a crisp, light white wine that’s especially good with seafood. Always serve it chilled.

Pinot blanc is a good, but unexceptional, dry white wine that’s good with seafood and poultry.

Pinot Grigio is a dry white wine that goes especially well with seafood. Pinot Grigio is the Italian name, Pinot Gris the French translation.

Pouilly-Fumé is a highly regarded dry French white wine.

Pouilly-Fuissé is an area in the Burgundy region of France that’s renown for its exquisite French white wines. Made with Chardonnay grapes, these wines are great with seafood and hors d’oeuvres.

Riesling If made in Germany or Alsace, a Riesling is a very good, somewhat sweet white wine

Sémillon is a grape variety that’s sometimes developed into a dry white wine, sometimes into a excellent dessert wine.

Vouvray is a slightly sweet French white wine made with Chenin blanc grapes.

There are around 70 wine producing countries around the world. But the best quality wines come from these top wine regions :

** France **

France lead the wine producing countries with six ( 6 ) top regions giving the world the highest quality and best tasting wines in the market :

1 ) Bordeaux Wine Region
2 ) Burgundy Wine Region
3 ) Rhone Valley Wine Region
4 ) Alsace Wine Region
5 ) Loire Valley Wine Region
6 ) Champagne

More wine regions of France are :

* Beaujolais
* Bergerac
* Jura
* Languedoc
* Roussillon
* Saint Emilion

** Italy **

Italy is the oldest wine producing region, and the wines are considered to be among the most prestigious wines in the world. This region is also one of Europe’s most dynamic wine countries.

** Spain **

Spain is the second largest wine producer in the world, the largest being France and the third Italy. The best known Spanish wine is the Sherry, produced in Jerez. The country’s three most important red wine regions are :

1 ) Rioja
2 ) Ribera del Duero
3 ) Penedès

** United States of America **

Wine is produced commercially in the United States including Hawaii and Alaska. The majority of wine is produced in California, specifically in the Napa Valley region. California accounts for about 90% of American wine production, and the fourth largest producer of wine in the world. Nevertheless, this percentage is relatively recent and slowly eroding ; major production also occurs in Oregon, Washington , and New York.

** Argentina **

Argentina is one of the world’s top five largest wine producing nations. Perhaps because of their Hispanic history and tradition, Argentineans have also been very significant consumers of wine.

Grape varities grown include Chardonnay, Merlot, and Cabernet Sauvignon. Also has a tradition of Spanish and Italian varieties like Tempranillo, Bonarda and Barbera that make wonderfully juicy berry and cherry-fruited reds.

** Germany **

Wine is produced in many parts of Germany, and due to the northerly location have produced wines quite unlike any others in Europe, many of outstanding quality. Predominantly white and the finest made from Riesling.

Many wines have been sweet and low in alcohol, light and unoaked. Despite this it is still better known abroad for cheap, sweet, low-quality mass-produced wines such as Liebfraumilch.

** Australia **

Australian wine industry is the 6th largest in the world exporting over 400,000,000 liters a year to a large international export market that includes wine-producing countries France, Italy and Germany.

Major grape varieties are Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon, and Riesling. The country has no native grapes, and Vitis vinifera varieties were introduced from Europe and South Africa in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

** New Zealand **

New Zealand accounts for less than a quarter of one percent of the world’s total wine production, it may be planting at a dramatic rate, but it will hardly become a world force in terms of volume. The single grape variety that puts New Zealand on the world map is the Sauvignon Blanc. Sauvignons, particularly from Marlborough on the northern tip of the South Island, burst onto the world stage in the 1990’s.

** South Africa **

South African wine has been produced since 1659. The region produces much more white wine than red. Grape varieties include :

* Chenin Blanc
* Sauvignon Blanc
* Colombard
* Pinot Noir
* Cabernet Sauvignon
* Muscadelle

** Chile **

Chile has a long history of wine making, going back to the conquistadores who brought grape vines with them in the mid 16th Century and planted vineyards. In the mid 18th century, French varieties such as Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot were introduced.

Chilean wines have proven to be among the best in the world and has attracted many foreign partners and investors including Robert Mondavi of California ( Caliterra ), The Rothschilds of Bordeaux’s Château Lafite ( Los Vacos ) and Miguel Torres of Spain ( Torres ).

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Wingcent Ning
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