Nothing is so glorified for France as her wines. The vine is here almost everywhere: on the hillsides, the facades of houses, in the verses of poets, in the hearts of French winemakers ... The first vines appeared in France in the VI - VII centuries BC. Already in the XII century French wines have received international acclaim and were exported abroad. Fashion for French wines prevailed in Europe and beyond for long 700 years. Today no one can deny t...

Italy is one of most producer of wine in the world.  The vine is cultivated in Italy since time immemorial. Tradition of local winemaking is much deeper and older than the French. That Italy was called "country wines" The ancient Greeks, themselves former great experts in the field of winemaking. At the moment, Italy is among the largest wine producers and exporters. According to statistics, every third drunk a bottle of wine in the world - of Italian descent. Striking variety of grapes grown in Italy, due to its mild Medi...

  Moldova has a long history related to wine production, although they are less famous as the French and Italian wines, yet as qualitative and tasty.    Plantation area occupies 10% of the entire country, but the yield is low even by European standards. Best climatic conditions for growing grapes in the middle reaches of the Dniester River. Winery - the main industry of the country, so here special attention to the quality of products is paid. Produc...

  Portuguese wine fame far exceeded that of a cuisine. Speaking about Portugal, you can not forget and Douro region's best known product, or Porto wine, liqueur, sweet wine, almost amber, considered by many connoisseurs the best wine in the world. Port wine is a national emblem and for years was the only wine (with the exception of Madeira) that many have associated with Portugal. The color is influenced by its age, "tinto (red wine) is a young wine," tinto aloirado is com...

  The history of winemaking in South Africa has more than 300 years. During this time she has undergone significant changes. To date, virtually all wineries in South Africa are located within 150 km from Cape Town. In terms of production, South Africa occupies the 7 th place in the world, and in vineyards - the 20th. Start winemaking era in South Africa was laid with the arrival at the Cape of Good Hope in 1652 Jan van Riebeeck. It was he who drew the court here and the Du...

  Argentina - one of the largest Latin American countries. River valleys along the foothills of the Andes, have ideal natural conditions for viticulture. The combination of hot days and cold nights create excellent conditions for healthy growth of grapes. Argentina occupies the 5 th largest producer of wine in the world, behind only France, Italy, Spain and the United States. Serious foreign investment and the introduction of international best practices in production and trade of w...

  New Zealand is a group of islands in the Pacific Ocean located 1500 miles west of Australia. The indigenous Maori people of the country had never grown grapes and wine did not. Never knew the world would taste New Zealand wines, if not for Reverend Samuel Marsden. It was he who in 1819 founded the first in the Kerikeri New Zealand vineyards. And 16 years later the Scotsman James Busby planted a vineyard on the French and Spanish varieties. Recently, the New Zealand wine industry -...

  Flourishing wine in Australia has come recently: about 35 years ago. A real breakthrough on the international market took place in 1985: Australian wines have become very popular in Britain, and later - in the U.S.. The Australian wine industry was a long way in recent decades, and many experts believe that by the middle of the XXI century Australian wines will be for our table the same familiar and natural, like French or Italian....

  Chile - a narrow strip of land (the length from north to south is about 4300 km and from west to east - an average of only 180 km) on the west coast of South America. This is a country with a relatively young wine culture. A number of factors combined make Chilean wines the best ones in South America. The soil here - varied, oceanic climate - moderate, and although almost universally requires irrigation, it poses no problem - streams and rivers flowing to the Pacific Ocean to...

  A large wine-producing country has given the world a very popular and famous drink: Sangria, made the wine and fruit, which is really the most famous drink of this country. But the drink sangria is popular, easy, which can accompany any meal of the warm season. Spanish wines are drinks but serious, and Spain has good wines, produced in south-west of the country. No accident that Spain is the third largest wine producer in the world, after France and Italy. Valdepeñas Rioja ...