I'm an idiot for missing Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and i cant believe that i missed Hungary, i tried every European country, just not Hungary.
Missed Germany and Portugal. That is me being an idiot. Missed Argentina. That is me typing EVERY OTHER COUNTRY IN SOUTH AMERICA! The right name just never popped into my head, other than Chile whiich I knew.
20/20. Serbia and Ukraine were tricky, I just tried every european country and finally got them but... On the other hand, South Africa, Australia, Argentina were pretty obvious. I thought Japan would be on the list but maybe it's too cold there ?
Why is wine production measured by weight and not by volume? And who is weighing this wine? I imagine if you asked any winery how much wine they made last year they would tell you in volume.
Though they grow a lot of wine in Israel, it is a tiny country. It's a lot more surprising to me that Georgia doesn't make it. I thought for sure they would at least edge out Hungary or Serbia.
Mexico produce the best wine in the American continent and also has the oldest wine factory in the Americas in the town of Parral, Coahuila. Interesting fact ;)
Surprisingly UK wine growing is really booming. I believe over a million more vines are going in this year and the production last year was almost 5 million litres.
Got them all with 48secs to go. Surprised Japan not in there but I guess it was grape wine only ? I am in NZ and would have thought that NZ ranked higher than that.
I know, right? That's the only one I missed. And I was guessing all around the Eastern Europe, too. Ukraine, Romania, even Belarus. But didn't even bother with Moldova. *sigh*
2019, I'mma drink one bottle from each country on this list.
I know the local store has French, Italian, Spanish, Argentinian, Chilean, New Zealand, Australian, Croatian, South African, and Greek wine, I've had all of those. But it's gonna be a struggle finding the rest, I might have to get them to order for me.
Great idea. I've tried a lot of these, though not all. Don't hold out high hopes for Chinese wine - from what I've tried it is, charitably speaking, not great. Great Wall was the most common label. It was, at least, better than the local wine I tried in Vietnam. I mainly subsist on southern hemisphere wines, living in Australia, so despite the volume of production in Europe and the US, those are pretty rare for me. NZ pinots (Central Otago) and sauv blancs (Marlborough) are big here, as well as local shiraz, cab sav and sauv blanc - particularly from the Barossa Valley region in South Australia and also the Margaret River over in Western Australia. Argentine and Chilean wines are widely available, but variety is lacking. Lots of Concha y Toro and other export oriented-oriented brands, rather than the more interesting stuff you'd find in the Elqui Valley or around Mendoza, which has a great variety of delicious Malbecs.
I'm French, and it's actually not easy at all to find foreign wine here - I'm guessing both because of chauvinism, and because France does objectively produce a lot of really good wine in all price ranges, so it's hard for other wines to compete when you factor in transportation. Also, many countries, especially from the Southern hemisphere that make great wine don't really export it to France - so whatever little we do get is usually not great. I've heard that it's similar with whisky in Scotland - it's obviously the best place to get amazing scotch, but if you want a greater variety of whikies from around the world, you're better off buying it in England or France! Anyway, it sucks that you can't get your hand on a lot of European wines. We have some awesome stuff - and not just in France and Italy! I'm personnally partial to some German whites and Greek reds!
I find Greek wines to be really underappreciated. First, for such a small country, I find that they have an amazing range of grapes and methods. Also, there's just something about the warm climate, the arid and very mineral soil, that makes for a lot of character. They've been making wine for millenia there, so there's bound to be some knowledge and expertise! Anyway, if you can get your hand on the stuff, do try it!
Might have something to do with the spread. I have rarely seen Greek wine anywhere (outside Greece) and the only two I have tried had tar or resin or something like that mixed in there. It's, you could say, an acquired taste.
Yes, if it was white, that was probably restina ! Definitely an acquired taste. I personnally love it - tastes like summer in the Greek islands to me! Luckily, if you don't like it (which I totally understand), there are a lot of other options to try! If you like sweet wines, maybe try to find a Mavrodaphni, or a sweet white from Samos. Otherwise, Cretan reds are generally a safe bet.
I think resin was originally used to seal the barrels so the wine wouldn't leak out... and it is definitely an acquired taste, and perhaps hard to acquire.
But... there are a lot of really good Greek wines (without resin).
I'm a fan of Boutari, mostly because I absolutely love Santorini.
I don't know how in the hell Moldova produces more wine than Romania. It's much smaller, 1/6th the population, and situated more north. So basically I'm telling you I missed Moldova. Also missed New Zealand, which there's no excuse for. It's kind of refreshing to see China not at the #1 spot (or even in the top 5) for production of something for once.
Great quiz! How many countries' wines have you enjoyed? It seems the traditional European wine countries' brands dominate here - in Finland, with some exceptions.
I have a complaint, not a biggie but nevertheless...
When a source is listed in the description, it's a tad annoying when it's just the word "Source" with a hyperlink. Much more useful would be to actually use the name of the source as the hyperlink text.
Living surrounded by vineyards and knowing how much we drink, it is craty to think that Moldova is making more wine than we do in Switzerland. I guess we are really that small
I got Serbia, because i live there ;)
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Why do I miss such obvious countries..........
I know the local store has French, Italian, Spanish, Argentinian, Chilean, New Zealand, Australian, Croatian, South African, and Greek wine, I've had all of those. But it's gonna be a struggle finding the rest, I might have to get them to order for me.
But... there are a lot of really good Greek wines (without resin).
I'm a fan of Boutari, mostly because I absolutely love Santorini.
When a source is listed in the description, it's a tad annoying when it's just the word "Source" with a hyperlink. Much more useful would be to actually use the name of the source as the hyperlink text.
It would look more professional, too.
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Only Moldova took me by surprise