World Wine Industry

Question 1

Global volume of wine produced annually - top 10 producers.

Answer 1

265 million HL or just over 3 billion cases.

France, Italy, Spain, US, China, Australia, Chile, Argentina, South Africa, Germany

Question 2

Current annual wine consumption - breakdown by continent

Answer 2

244 million HL - 2.7 billion cases

67% Europe, 13% N. America, 7% S. America, 2% in Asia and South Africa, 2.5 Oceania

Question 3

Top 10 Countries in vineyard acreage.

Answer 3

Spain, France, Italy, China, Turkey, United States, Portugal, Argentina Romania, Chile

Question 4

Top 10 countries for wine exports (by value)

Answer 4

France, Italy, Spain, Australia, Chile, United States, Germany, New Zealand, Argentina, Portugal

Question 5

Top 10 counties for wine imports (by value)

Answer 5

United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Canada, China, Japan, Switzerland, Belgium, Netherlands, Russia

Question 6

3 Global heavy weights - leaders in vineyard average, wine production, and wine exports.

Answer 6

Italy, France and Spain

Question 7

Wine regions in Australia

Answer 7

Geographic Indication

Question 8

Wine regions in Germany

Answer 8

Qualitatswein bestimmter Anbaugebiete, Pradikatswein

Question 9

Wine regions in Greece

Answer 9

Onomasia Proleléfseos Anoteras Piotitos Topikos Oinos

Question 10

Wine regions in Italy

Answer 10

Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita DOCG, DOC, Indicazione Geografica Tipica

Question 11

Wine regions in Portugal

Answer 11

Denominaçao de Origem Controlada

Question 12

Wine regions in South Africa

Answer 12

Wine of Origin

Question 13

Wine regions in Spain

Answer 13

Denominacion de Origen, Vino de Pago

Question 14

Wine regions in the United States

Answer 14

American Viticultural Area

Question 15

Wine regions of France

Answer 15

Appellation d’Origine Controlée, vin délimité de qualité supérieure

Question 16

3 levels of the EU Wine system framework highest to lowest

Answer 16

Protected designation of origin PDO -100% grown and produced in stated area
Protected geographical indication PGI -85% grown and produced in stated area. Can carry the name of a grape variety if made from min 85% of that variety. If 2 or more varieties are listed it must be 100% of those varieties listed in % order. If 100% of the grapes come from a named vineyard it can also be listed on the label.
Wine -Table wines with no geographic indication - sourced anywhere in the EU. Can list grape variety and/or vintage date if they are pro ducted from a min. of 85% of the named variety or vintage. Enables competition with New World varietally labeled wines.

Question 17

Define Quality Sparkling Wine and Aerated Sparkling Wine

Answer 17

QSW - Produced with traditional method, with a min. of 9 months of ageing on lees.
ASW - Wines pro ducted with the addition of CO2