I imagine that most people immediately think of the hot Mediterranean countries such as France, Spain and Italy will grow the vast majority of grapes. And we get a tiny proportion from maybe California and Australia. While that assumption is largely right plenty more countries also produce the grapes that end up in your shopping basket or go into your next bottle of wine.
From my own knowledge of years in the business as a grower and from some research here is the top ten grape producers worldwide:
Wines
1) Italy
2) France
3) USA
4) Spain
5) China
6) Turkey
7) Iran
8) Argentine
9) Chile
10) Australia
Now while this list is is only an approximation it can vary wildly according to the criteria used. For instance, a list can be based on amount of area given over to growing or the amount of produce grown each year. What I particularly wanted to illustrate is that many more countries than we take for granted have thriving vineyards. Who would have imagined places like China and Iran and not to mention Romania or Lebanon all growing vines and producing magnificent crops and wines.
My own country of England as history knows was conquered by the mighty Roman Empire and it was these same Roman's who introduced vine growing to this country. Admittedly the climate was warmer and more temperate around the first century and from the latter part of the sixteenth century temperatures began to decline.
Wine grape growing is however on the increase in England with over four hundred vineyards prospering at the present time. This news will I hope be a broad hint to you, I want you to realise that you can plant vines and grow your very own fruit right in your own garden almost anywhere. So why not give it a go? It is not only a fun and rewarding hobby but you can produce your own wine or you can sit back with a bunch of succulent grapes of your very own.
Where Do Grapes Come From?
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