Wine Geography

Question 1

Where are the two wine belts?

Answer 1

1: Parallel 50N to 28N

#2: Parallel 27S to 48S

Question 2

Top 10 wine Producing Countries

Answer 2

1: Italy
2: France
3: Spain
4: United States
5: Australia
6: Argentina
7: China
8: South Africa
9: Chile
10: Germany

Question 3

Biggest net EXPORTER of Wine

Answer 3

Italy
Spain
France
Chile
Australia

Question 4

Biggest net IMPORTER of Wine

Answer 4

United Kingdom
Germany
Russia
United States
China

Question 5

How many countries produce wine?

Answer 5

more than 70
top 3 producers = more than half of world production

Question 6

Mesoclimate

Answer 6

Mesocliamte refers to climatic differences in an encompassing region such as distance to a river or the location of a vineyard on an elevated slope. The influence of mesoclimates is partly why NAPA Valley has been divided into 16 different sub-AVAs

Question 7

Vines requires these four elements to grow

Answer 7

Water
Nutrients
Sunlight
Warmth

Question 8

The four elements to grow are influenced by

Answer 8

• Orientation (face the Equator)
• Latitude
• Slope Angle (affects sun exposure and drainage)
• Proximity to Water (Cooling the area)
• Type of soils (Dark soils store warmth) (Light colour soils reflect sunlight)

Question 9

Terroir

Answer 9

Can be defined as an ecosystem in given place, including any factors like, climatic conditions, cultivar, rootstock, geography, and topography, as well as soil characteristics like mineral nutrition and water supply
(Terroir is a special character that a vine gets from its place of production)