European Wines
If you're looking for some of the best wine in the world, then Europe is where you will find it. Much of the European landscape is just perfect for growing all kinds of wine grapes, and since viticulture in Europe goes back thousands of years, they have definitely perfected the art of winewines'>European wines are Germany, Greece, France, Italy, Portugal, and Spain.
France
France has numerous regions which produce some of the best wines in the world. French vineyards produce all types of wines: white, red rosé, and sparkling.
French wine has developed a reputation for being made to compliment food, since it is customary to have French wine with a meal.
* '''Type'''
** Red: Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Caragnan, Gamay, Grenache, Merlot, Mourverde, Pinot Noir, Syrah, Rosé
** White: Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, Clairette, Muscadelle, Pinot gris, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon
* '''Wine Regions'''
** Alsace
** Avignon
** Bordeaux (South West, France)
** Burgundy
** Champagne (Reims)
** Corsica
** Languedoc-Roussillon
** Loire Valley
** Rhone Valley
** Savoy
* '''Popular choices'''
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Côtes de Provence Rouge
Germany
Germany produces some of the best white wine in the world which are made from the Riesling grape. Most
German wine is fruity, sweet, fresh. The regions in Germany which produce the best wine are usually near major rivers.
* '''Types'''
** Red: Blauer Portugieser, Dornfelder, Regent, Schwarzriesling, Trolinger, Spätburgunder
** White: Grauburgunder, Müller-Thurgau, Riesling, Silvaner, Weißburgunder (pinot blanc)
* '''Wine Regions'''
** Ahr
** Baden
** Franconia
** Mosel
** Nahe
** Palatinate
** Rheingau
** Rheinhessen
** Württemberg
* '''Popular Choices'''
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Clemens Busch Riesling Vom Roten Tiefer
Greece
Wine making is an ancient tradition in Greece, and they are the primary reason wine was introduced to Italy under the Roman Empire. One of their most famous wines,
Retsina (white, rosé), is dated back to around 2,000 years ago.
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* '''Types: (grape)'''
** Red: Agiorghitiko, Mandilaria, Mavrodaphne, Xinomavro
** White: Aidani, Assyrtiko, Athiri, Lagorthi, Malagousia, Moschofilero, Robola, Roditis, Savatiano, Tsaoussi, White Muscat
* '''Wine Regions'''
** Creete
** Epirus
** Ionian Islands
** Macedonia
** Peloponnesus
** Thessalia
** Thraki
* '''Popular choices'''
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2004 Katogi & Strofilia Agiorgitiko
Italy
Italian wines are so extensive in volume, and have such an old history, that it's no surprise so many have become world favorites. Italian wine has its history in in the Greek introduction of wine to southern Italy thousands of years ago. The Romans continued with the passion of viticulture and improved the wine and, from then on, wine vineyards across northern, central, and southern Italy got their reputations for being some of the best wines in the world.
* '''Type'''
** Red: Barbena, Corvina, Montepulciano, Nebbiolo, Primitivo, Sangiovese
** White: Moscato Bianco, Pinot Griggio, Trebbiano, Verdicchio, Vernaccia
* '''Wine Regions'''
** Lombardy
** Piedmont
** Sardinia
** Sicily
** Tuscany
** Umbria
** Veneto
* '''Popular choices'''
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Righetti Amarone 2005
Portugal
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* '''Types: (grape) '''
** Red: Baga, Castelão Frances, Tinta Roriz, Touriga Nacional
** White: Albariño, Arinto, Bical, Louriero
* '''Wine Regions '''
** Alentejo
** Bairrada
** Dão
** Estremadura
** Ribatejo
** Minho
** The Douro
* '''Popular choices '''
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Cortes de Cima 2001
Spain
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Castillo Perelada Cabernet Sauvignon
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