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Aargau    is located in    Switzerland Dry white wines and Grappa

Aconcagua    is located in    Chile Beautiful Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon

Aegean Island    is located in    Greece Aegean Island White and Reds

Aguascalientes (Aguas Calientes)    is located in    Mexico Zinfandel

Ahr    is located in    Germany Spatburgunder (Pinot Noir)

Alentejo    is located in    Portugal Inexpensive and jammy red wines

Algarve    is located in    Portugal Known more for tourist than wine

Andalucia (Andalusia)    is located in    Spain Home of Jerez and Manzanilla sherry producers

Andradas    is located in    Brazil Chardonnay, Welschriesling

Aragon    is located in    Spain Garnacha

Aszar-Neszmely    is located in    Hungary Sauviignon Blanc, Pinot Gris

Auckland    is located in    New Zealand Pinot Noir, Chardonnay

Baalbek    is located in    Lebanon Vintaged red wine

Badacsony    is located in    Hungary White Keknyely and Juhfark grape varieties

Baden    is located in    Germany Spatburgunder (Pinot Noir), Rotwein

Bage    is located in    Brazil Welschriesling, Gewurtraminer, Cabernet Franc

Bairrada    is located in    Portugal Produces a full-flavored red wine from the Baga grape

Baja California (Bassa California)    is located in    Mexico Petite Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon

Balaton-Felvidek    is located in    Hungary Muscat, Semillon

Balatonfured-Csopak    is located in    Hungary Olasz Risling

Balaton-Melleke    is located in    Hungary Merlot, Pinot Noir

Baleares (Balearic Islands)    is located in    Spain Produce red and white wine for locals

Banat    is located in    Romania

Beiras    is located in    Portugal Not much produced anymore

Bento Goncalves    is located in    Brazil A tourist center for trade wine

Black Sea    is located in    Bulgaria Sauvignon Blanc

Breede River Valley    is located in    South Africa Largest wine producing valley in the Western Cape

Bukkalia    is located in    Hungary Produces native wine variety of Kadarka

Burgenland    is located in    Austria Blaufrankish, Chardonnay Trockenbeerenauslese

Calafia    is located in    Mexico American hybrids Black Spanish and Lenoir

Caldas    is located in    Brazil Welschriesling, Gewurtraminer, Cabernet Franc

Camargo    is located in    Bolivia Muscadet of Alexandria

Canarias (Carnaries)    is located in    Spain Listan Negro, Negramoll - but mediocre wines

Canela    is located in    Brazil Welschriesling, Gewurtraminer, Cabernet Franc

Canelones    is located in    Uruguay

Canon De Cinti    is located in    Bolivia Singani - an aromatic brandy

Canterbury    is located in    New Zealand Chardonnay, Pinot Noir

Carmelo    is located in    Uruguay

Carmel Valley    is located in    Israel Grenache, Chenin Blanc

Carpinteria    is located in    Uruguay

Castilla La Mancha    is located in    Spain Output is mostly for co-operatives

Castilla Y Leon    is located in    Spain Tinta del Pais and Tino Fino wines

Cataluna (Catalunya, Catalonia)    is located in    Spain More important for cork-production

Catamarca    is located in    Argentina Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon

Cazias Do Sul    is located in    Brazil Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon

Central Greece    is located in    Greece Rhoditis White

Central Otago    is located in    New Zealand The most southernly grown grape vines

Coahuila    is located in    Mexico American hybrids Black Spanish and Lenoir

Coastal Region    is located in    South Africa Home of the Stellenbosch and Constantia wine areas

Colonia    is located in    Uruguay

Comunidad Valenciana    is located in    Spain Cencible and Macabeo

Coquimbo    is located in    Chile Shiraz Reserva

Cricova    is located in    Moldava Fantastic Blanc de Blanc sparkling wine

Crisana    is located in    Romania

Crna Gora    is located in    Montenegro

Csongrad    is located in    Hungary Olasz Risling

Curitiba    is located in    Brazil Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon

Danube Plain    is located in    Bulgaria Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon

Dao    is located in    Portugal

Del-Balaton    is located in    Hungary Pinot Noir and Chardonnay

Dobrudja [Dobrogea]    is located in    Romania

Don Pedrito    is located in    Brazil Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon

Douro    is located in    Portugal Tinta Roriz - small proportion are permitted to be made into Port

Durango    is located in    Mexico American hybrids Black Spanish and Lenoir

East Thracian Valley    is located in    Bulgaria Vin Blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon

Eger    is located in    Hungary Egri Bikaver (Bulls Blood) Very strong and dry.

El Carmen    is located in    Uruguay

Elim    is located in    South Africa Sauvignon Blanc, Merlot

Epanomi    is located in    Macedonia Vranac, Kratosija

Epirus    is located in    Greece Grappa !

Estremadura    is located in    Portugal Region is dominated by 15 large co-operatives

Etyek-Buda    is located in    Hungary Main variety grown is Keknyelu

Extremadura    is located in    Spain Sold in bulk quantities for Brandy de Jerez

Farroupilha    is located in    Brazil Mostly grapes grown for Vermouth

Flores Da Cunha    is located in    Brazil Grows grapes for the everyday tourists

Florina    is located in    Macedonia Cabernet Sauvignon

Franken    is located in    Germany Muller-Thurgau, Silvaner

Galicia    is located in    Spain Treixadura, Torrontes

Galilee    is located in    Israel Alicante Bouschet, Semillion

Garibaldi    is located in    Brazil Chardonnay, Welschriesling

Geneva (Ginevra)    is located in    Switzerland Chasselas

Gisborne    is located in    New Zealand A bulk wine growing region

Gramado    is located in    Brazil Chardonnay, Welschriesling

Graubunden    is located in    Switzerland Home of the 'Blue Burgundy" from the Blauburgunder grape

Grigioni    is located in    Switzerland Little wine is made from this region recently

Guadalupe    is located in    Mexico Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot

Hajos - Baja    is located in    Hungary Kadarka and Ezerjo

Hallau    is located in    Switzerland Little wine is made from this region recently

Hawkes Bay    is located in    New Zealand Chardonnay

Hessische Bergstrasse    is located in    Germany Riesling Qba, Spatlese and Auslese

Ialoveni    is located in    Moldava Aligote, Feteasca

Ionian Islands    is located in    Greece Muscat

Juanico    is located in    Uruguay

Judean Hills    is located in    Israel Cabernet Sauvignon, sparkling Chardonnay

Jujuy    is located in    Argentina

Juznoslovenska    is located in    Slovakia

Karnataka    is located in    India Cabernet Shiraz

Kiskunsag    is located in    Hungary Blaufrankisch (Semi-sweet red wine)

Klein Karoo    is located in    South Africa An semi-desert and sheep-farming region making port-style wines

Las Piedras    is located in    Uruguay

La Pampa    is located in    Argentina Malbec/Cabernet Sauvignon

La Rioja    is located in    Argentina Oldest of Argentina's Wine Regions

Macedonia (Amyndeo)    is located in    Greece Chardonnay

Madeira    is located in    Portugal Famous for Rainwater Madeira - yum

Madrid    is located in    Spain Wines are made for local cafes and bars

Maharashtra    is located in    India 10% of grapes are used for wine - 90% for raisins

Mallorca (Majorca)    is located in    Spain Wines are made for local consumption

Malokarpatska    is located in    Slovakia

Maramures    is located in    Romania

Marlborough    is located in    New Zealand Home of Cloudy Bay Chardonnay

Matraalia    is located in    Hungary Muscat and Chardonnay

Mecsekalia    is located in    Hungary Disappearing because of drought

Mendoza    is located in    Argentina

Mittelrhein    is located in    Germany Crisp Rieslings - Kabinett, Spatlese

Mor    is located in    Hungary Gewurztraminer

Mosel    is located in    Germany Home of Piesporter Michelsberg

Muntenia    is located in    Romania

Murcia    is located in    Spain Monastrell

Navarra    is located in    Spain Garnacha, Tempranillo

Negev    is located in    Israel Carignan, Chardonnay

Nelson    is located in    New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling

Neuchatel    is located in    Switzerland Pinot Noir, Pinot Oeil-de-Pedrix

Neuquen    is located in    Argentina Vines have not matured to produce wine yet

Niederosterreich    is located in    Austria Trocken, Chardonnay

Nitrianska    is located in    Slovakia

Northland    is located in    New Zealand Birthplace of New Zealand wine

Oberosterreich    is located in    Austria Reisetbauer

Olifants River    is located in    South Africa Produces mostly bulk wine grapes for distillation

Oltenia    is located in    Romania

Orange River    is located in    South Africa Produces mostly bulk white wine grapes

Pais Vasco    is located in    Spain Known more for olive oil

Pannonhalma-Sokoroalia    is located in    Hungary Low quality white wines from Tramini and Chardonnay

Parras Valley    is located in    Mexico Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot

Patagonia    is located in    Argentina Semillion, Cabernet-Merlot

Pcinja-Osogovo    is located in    Macedonia Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot

Pelagonija-Polog    is located in    Macedonia Smederevra, Welschriesling

Peloponnese (Peloponessos)    is located in    Greece Agiorgitiko and Moschofilero grape varieties

Petrolina    is located in    Brazil Welschriesling, Gewurtraminer, Cabernet Franc

Pfalz    is located in    Germany Riesling, Kerner

Pinheiro Machado    is located in    Brazil Welschriesling, Gewurtraminer, Cabernet Franc

Pocos De Caldas    is located in    Brazil Semillon, Gewurtraminer

Povadarje    is located in    Macedonia Smederevra, Welschriesling

Progreso    is located in    Uruguay

Queretaro (Queretaros)    is located in    Mexico American hybrids Black Spanish and Lenoir

Rheingau    is located in    Germany The best Urziger Wurzgarten Riesling Spatlese !

Rheinhessen    is located in    Germany Home of Liebfraumilch (Mother's Milk)

Ribatejo    is located in    Portugal Alqueve - a tough astringent wine sold in 5 liter flagons

Rioja    is located in    Spain Wonderful Rioja red and whites

Rio Negro    is located in    Argentina Torrontes Riojano and Semillion

Rivera    is located in    Uruguay

Romanian Moldova    is located in    Romania

Ruiterbosch    is located in    South Africa Sauvignon Blanc and Rhine Riesling

Sachsen (Saxonia)    is located in    Germany Muller-Thurgau

Salle-Unstrut    is located in    Germany Weissburgunder

Salta    is located in    Argentina Shiraz

Salto    is located in    Uruguay

Samaria    is located in    Israel Chenin Blanc, Grenache

Samson    is located in    Israel Concord Grape, Raspberry wines

Santana Do Livramento    is located in    Brazil Very new designated wine region

Santa Fe    is located in    Argentina

San Antonio De Las Minas    is located in    Mexico American hybrids Black Spanish and Lenoir

Santo Tomas    is located in    Mexico Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot

Santa Rita    is located in    Brazil Semillon, Gewurtraminer

Sao Roque    is located in    Brazil Welschriesling, Gewurtraminer, Cabernet Franc

Saurez    is located in    Uruguay

Schaffhausen    is located in    Switzerland Mariafeld and clones of Blauburgunder

Serra Gaucha    is located in    Brazil Can produce good wines in years when the fungus is under control

Setubal Peninsula    is located in    Portugal Fortified wines of Setubal and Terras do Sado

San Jose    is located in    Uruguay

San Juan    is located in    Argentina

Somlo    is located in    Hungary Rizling and Tramini acidic wines

Sonora    is located in    Mexico Grapes are mainly used for brandy and raisins

Sopron    is located in    Hungary Merlot, Pinot Noir

Stauceni    is located in    Moldava Rkatsiteli, Pinot Noir

Steiermark    is located in    Austria Sauvignon Blanc

Stredoslovnska    is located in    Slovakia

Struma Valley    is located in    Bulgaria Merlot, No Man's Land Damianitza

San Vincente    is located in    Mexico Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot

Szekszard    is located in    Hungary Nemes Kadar (botrytized sweet wine)

Tarija    is located in    Bolivia Singani - an aromatic brandy

Thessaly (Thessalia)    is located in    Greece Muscat brandy

Thraki (Thrace)    is located in    Greece Zoumiatiko, Pamidi

Thurgau    is located in    Switzerland Sparkling vintage cuvee rose' and blancs

Ticino (Tessin)    is located in    Switzerland Merlot (almost as good as a Bordeaux)

Tokaj-Hegyalia    is located in    Hungary Tokaji (Eszencia)

Tokajska    is located in    Slovakia

Transylvania    is located in    Romania

Tras-os-Montes    is located in    Portugal Port and Vinhos do Douro

Tucaman    is located in    Argentina

Urassanga    is located in    Brazil Welschriesling, Gewurtraminer, Cabernet Franc

Valais (Vallese)    is located in    Switzerland Produces creamy Fendant

Valle Central    is located in    Chile Diablo Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon

Valle Sur    is located in    Chile Pinot Noir and Gewurtzraminer

Vaud    is located in    Switzerland Specializes in Gamay

Veranopolis    is located in    Brazil Welschriesling, Gewurtraminer, Cabernet Franc

Vienna    is located in    Austria Nussberg Alte Reben

Villany-Siklos    is located in    Hungary Kekfrankos, Zqeigelt

Vinho Verde    is located in    Portugal Vino Verde (young wine)

Vychodoslovenska    is located in    Slovakia

Waikato    is located in    New Zealand Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc

Wairarapa    is located in    New Zealand Mostly small scale producers

Waitaki Valley    is located in    New Zealand An up and coming wine region

Walker Bay    is located in    South Africa Burgundy style Chardonnay and Pinot Noir

West Thracian Valley    is located in    Bulgaria

Zacatecas (Zocateca)    is located in    Mexico American hybrids Black Spanish and Lenoir

Zurich (Zurigo)    is located in    Switzerland Blauburgunder, Riesling-Sylvaner

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