Top 10 Best Wine Regions in the World

Chianti Classico, Brunello di Montalcino, and Super Tuscans emerge from rolling hills of incomparable beauty. Tuscany produces Italy's most collectible and globally sought-after wines.

California's premier wine region achieved global legitimacy at the 1976 Paris Judgment and has never looked back. Napa Cabernet Sauvignons now fetch prices rivalling Bordeaux's finest.

Burgundy's Grand Cru Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays from tiny plots like Romanee-Conti and Montrachet command the world's highest wine prices. A UNESCO World Heritage landscape.

South Australia's Barossa produces some of the world's oldest Shiraz vines — 100-year-old gnarly specimens yielding intensely concentrated wines of extraordinary character.

Spain's most famous wine region ages Tempranillo in American oak barrels to produce wines of elegance and earthy complexity. Rioja Gran Reservas rank among Europe's finest.

The world's oldest demarcated wine region, the Douro's schist terraces produce Port wine and increasingly celebrated dry reds from the oldest vineyards in Europe. A UNESCO World Heritage site.

Nestled in the Andes rain shadow at high altitude, Mendoza produces Argentina's iconic Malbecs — deep purple wines of violet aroma and velvety tannins that have conquered global wine lists.

Marlborough single-handedly put New Zealand wine on the world map with its piercing, tropical Sauvignon Blancs. This South Island region now produces over 75% of NZ's wine exports.

Champagne's chalky soils and cool climate produce the world's most celebrated sparkling wines. From grandes marques like Krug and Dom Perignon to grower Champagnes, no other wine says celebration like this.

Chianti Classico, Brunello di Montalcino, and Super Tuscans emerge from rolling hills of incomparable beauty. Tuscany produces Italy's most collectible and globally sought-after wines.

California's premier wine region achieved global legitimacy at the 1976 Paris Judgment and has never looked back. Napa Cabernet Sauvignons now fetch prices rivalling Bordeaux's finest.

Burgundy's Grand Cru Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays from tiny plots like Romanee-Conti and Montrachet command the world's highest wine prices. A UNESCO World Heritage landscape.

South Australia's Barossa produces some of the world's oldest Shiraz vines — 100-year-old gnarly specimens yielding intensely concentrated wines of extraordinary character.

Spain's most famous wine region ages Tempranillo in American oak barrels to produce wines of elegance and earthy complexity. Rioja Gran Reservas rank among Europe's finest.

The world's oldest demarcated wine region, the Douro's schist terraces produce Port wine and increasingly celebrated dry reds from the oldest vineyards in Europe. A UNESCO World Heritage site.

Nestled in the Andes rain shadow at high altitude, Mendoza produces Argentina's iconic Malbecs — deep purple wines of violet aroma and velvety tannins that have conquered global wine lists.

Marlborough single-handedly put New Zealand wine on the world map with its piercing, tropical Sauvignon Blancs. This South Island region now produces over 75% of NZ's wine exports.

Champagne's chalky soils and cool climate produce the world's most celebrated sparkling wines. From grandes marques like Krug and Dom Perignon to grower Champagnes, no other wine says celebration like this.