7 Countries That Make the Best Wine in the World

If you are a true wine lover, you are probably reading this with a glass of wine in your hand, but does it comes from one of 7 Countries That Make The Best Wine In the World? This is a perfect opportunity for you to find out.

There are many wine varieties, but a few things are always the same. The main ingredients are grapes, wine usually contains 5-5% – 15.5% of alcohol by volume, and wine comes in three colors: red, white and rose.

The first wine can be traced TO more than 8,000 years in the past. ANCIENT wine jars were discovered in Georgia and Iran while the first incarnation of a winery was found in Armenia and it is estimated to be 6,000 years old.

The countries that produce the most wine today are France, Italy, Spain and United States. But does the quantity equals the quality when it comes to wine? You will have to stay tuned in and walk through all 7 countries that make the test wine in the world to find out. On the way, you can pick up an ice cream from one of 7 Countries That Make The Best Ice Cream in The World.

You must be wondering about how we determined who makes the best wine in the world. Since we are not sommeliers, we looked up for some professional opinion on the topic. We took Travelers Today’s 5 Best Wine Regions in the World and Business Insider’s A Complete Guide To The World’s 15 Best Wine-Producing Regions as our first two sources. Our third source was Wine Spectator, who makes the Top 10 Wines list every year, based on their reviews and professional analysis. To round it all up, we decided that the producing amount has to count for something, so we added a list of countries that produce the most wine per year. After combing our sources for data, we gave points to each country on the list. If country’s regions appeared more than once on the list, we added that as well. Every country featured on the list was given points based on their ranking. We summed up the scores and found the answer to the question that has been bugging wine lovers.

7. Spain

Overall score: 12

Although Spain is the third biggest producer of wine in the world producing 3,217,000 tonnes of wine per year, that didn’t get her too far on our list. The reason for this may be that the Spaniards ignored the developments in the wine industry, insisting on traditional production. That didn’t stop them from drinking heavily, being 9th largest consumer of wine in the world. Some of the best Spanish wines are Marques de Riscal Gran Reserva, Marqués de Murrieta Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial, and Valdemar Inspiración Valdemar Maturana Tinta.

6. Chile

Overall score: 12

For an occasional wine drinker, it must be a surprise to see Chile on this list. But Chile is a country with a long tradition of wine making, and they are currently the 5th largest producer of wine in the world, producing 1,832,000 tonnes per year. It was the conquistadors who brought the culture of wine making in the 16th century. The best wines from Chile are Concha y Toro, Kingston Family Vineyards Tobiano Pinot Noir and Viña Santa Ema Amplus One.

5. Australia

Overall score: 23

Australia produces a respectable 1,231,000 tonnes of wine per year, which is a bit surprising since the majority of the country is covered in wastelands. People of Australia aren’t that much into wine drinking, so Australia exports around 60% of the wine they produce, which makes them the fourth largest exporter in the world. The prime ones from Australia include Mollydooker and Leeuwin.

4. Portugal

Overall score: 30

With 630,800 tonnes of wine produced annually, Portugal has the smallest production among the countries that make the best wine in the world. They obviously opted for the quality instead of quantity, since their wines and wine regions are extremely appreciated in the world. Wine Spectator choose some of their wines as best ones in 2015 like Dow’s Vintage Port, Chryseia Douro and Quinta do Vale Meão.

3. United States

Overall score: 31

In 2014, more wine was purchased in the United States than in any other country in the world. Americans love to produce wine being the 4th largest producer in the world and obviously like to drink it. In every state, there is at least one winery. List of their best wines includes Brewer-Clifton, Morgan Metallico Chardonnay and Rex Hill Willamette Valley Pinot Noir.

2. Italy

Overall score: 39

The second largest producer of wine, with 4,107,370 tonnes of wine produced per year is also the second when it comes to quality. Italian wine and wine regions are not the number one by anyone’s opinion but they are always near. Some of the most appreciated Italian wines are Castello di Ama, Malvira Roero Arneis and Masi Campofiorin Rosso del Veronese. If there is any consolation for them, some of the oldest wine regions are located in Italy. Italian also like to drink wine, mostly with pasta and are ranked as 5th largest consumers of wine in the world.

1. France

Overall score: 43

This didn’t surprise you, right? France getting on top 7 countries that make the best wine in the world or anything else that has to do something with wine. France is the country that produces more wine than any other in the World. French population is also the population that consume the most wine per citizen, something they are very proud of. It seems that sometimes quantity indeed generates quality. The most quality ones are Clos des Papes, Château Léoville Las Cases and Château Simone Palette Rouge.