10 World’s Biggest Wine Producers

10 World’s Biggest Wine Producers-According to FAO Statistical Corporate Database (FAOSTAT), there are 10 World’s Biggest Wine Producers. As commonly we has known, wine is a famous product of Grape Fermented. Some countries are favored with this beverage. Wine is an alcoholic beverage that is made from fermented grapes. Chemically, because of the natural chemical balance on the molecules of grapes, the fermentation process of grape can do nothing with the addition of sugar, acids, enzymes, water, or other nutrients.

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In the fermentation process, the yeast, commonly used Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Kloeckera (Teleomorph Hanseniaspora), Candida, Brettanomyces (Teleomorph Dekkera), will consume the sugar content of the wine and convert it into ethanol and carbon dioxide. Of course, different variations of the type of grapes and yeast will produce diverse types of wine.

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Commonly, there are several types of wine, namely, Red Wine, White Wine, Rose Wine, Sparkling Wine, Sweet Wine, and Fortified Wine. There are more of them because of technologies and new breakthroughs of the processing systems.

The World’s Production of Wine From 1970 to 2020

Years	World’s Production of Wine
	(Tonnes)
1970	30,191,265
1971	28,836,465
1972	27,263,374
1973	35,117,199
1974	33,553,015
1975	31,047,868
1976	31,851,497
1977	28,625,888
1978	29,510,179
1979	37,544,669
1980	35,232,797
1981	31,618,764
1982	37,364,552
1983	34,775,363
1984	32,056,483
1985	29,395,912
1986	32,070,037
1987	32,335,188
1988	27,385,047
1989	28,799,465
1990	28,512,650
1991	25,590,707
1992	29,064,224
1993	25,895,195
1994	25,686,196
1995	25,359,931
1996	27,263,041
1997	26,670,611
1998	26,470,134
1999	28,522,990
2000	28,314,758
2001	27,003,813
2002	26,007,491
2003	26,882,914
2004	30,759,976
2005	28,532,150
2006	28,359,521
2007	26,472,380
2008	27,212,957
2009	26,777,435
2010	27,013,882
2011	27,366,008
2012	26,112,787
2013	29,254,930
2014	27,975,594
2015	28,487,729
2016	27,428,616
2017	25,154,276
2018	29,234,524
2019	26,928,732
2020	26,675,007
Source : FAOSTAT, 2023

Based on the Worldwide database, the production of wine across the world is in declining era if it is compared from 1970 to 2020. Statistically, the world’s production of wine in 1970 reached 30 million tonnes. Furthermore, in 2020, the world’s production of wine in 2020 declined to 26.6 million tonnes. Basically, the world’s wine production has the peak production in 1979 with production achieved 37 million tonnes.

Specifically, based on continental regions, the world production of wine in 2020 still concentrated in Europe. Overall, Europe produced 17 million tonnes of wine, followed by America with the production of around 4.6 million tonnes, Asia with 2.3 million tonnes, and Oceania with 1.4 million tonnes.

Production of Wine Based on Continent in 2020

Continent	Production of Wine 2020
	(Tonnes)
Africa	1,125,271
Americas	4,608,871
Asia	2,366,285
Europe	17,138,580
Oceania	1,436,000

Based on the Country site, there are 10 world’s biggest of Wine producers in 2020. All of the data was obtained from FAO Statistical Corporate Database (FAOSTAT) in 2020. Here are the ranks of the biggest wine producers.

The Table Rank of 10 World’s Biggest Wine Producers

Ranks	Country	Production of Wine in 2020
		(Tonnes)
1	Italy	5,191,550
2	France	4,390,000
3	Spain	4,070,000
4	China, mainland	2,000,000
5	United States of America	1,886,634
6	Australia	1,107,000
7	Argentina	1,079,615
8	South Africa	1,040,000
9	Chile	1,033,723
10	Portugal	626,700
Source : FAOSTAT, 2023

Brief Description of 10 World’s Biggest Wine Producers

10 World’s Biggest Wine Producers- Brief Description

1.Italy

Italy become the biggest country of wine producers. In 2020, Based on the FAO Statistical Corporate database 2019, the production of wine reaches 5.1 million tons. Geographically there are some regions of wine production in Italy. These regions are Veneto, Tuscany, Piedmont, Emilia-Rmagna, Lombardy, Umbria, Abruzzo, Trentino, Friuli-Venezia, Marche.

2.France

France become the second biggest country of wine producers. In 2020, the production of wine from France reaches 3.9 million tons. Geographically, there are seven primary wine production regions in France: Alsace, Bordeaux, Burgundy, Loire, Provence, and the Rhone Valley comprise the dominant French wine regions

3.Spain

Spain become the third biggest in the world. In 2020, the production of Spain’s wine up to 4.0 million tons. Geographically, there are some regions in Spain that became the main area of wine. The wine region in Spin is divided into seven regions based on the climate: (1) Northwest “Green” Spain includes the region of Rías Baixas, Ribeira Sacra, Bierzo, Txakolina. (2) Ebro and Duero River Valleys (Rioja, Ribera del Duero, Toro, Rueda, Cariñena); (3) Northern Mediterranean Coast (Cava, Priorat, Montsant); (4) Southern Mediterranean (Utiel-Requena, Yecla, Jumilla, Bullas) ; (5) Central Plateau (Méntrida, Uclés, Vinos de Madrid); (6) Andalucía (Sherry, Sierras de Málaga, Montilla-Moriles Key Grapes: Palomino, Pedro Ximénez, Muscat de Alexandria); (7) The Islands (Islas Canarias, Illes Beleares Key Grapes: Palomino, Listán Negro, Callet)

4.China

China become the fourth biggest wine producer. In 2020, wine production reach 2.00 million tons. Geographically, there are some provinces in China that have the main area of wine production. these provinces are Shandong, Hebei, Beijing, Tianjin, Shaanxi, Jilin, Liaoning, Xinjiang Uyghur, Ningxia Hui, Gansu, Inner Mongolia, Yunan, Sichuan Province.

5.United States of America

The United States of America become the fifth biggest wine producer. In 2020, the wine production based on the FAO Statistical database reaches 1.88 million tons. Geographically, in this country, there are some states in the USA that have many wineries. These states are California, Washington State, Oregon, New York State, Virginia, Texas, Pennsylvania, and Ohio.

6.Australia

Australia become the sixth biggest producer of wine. Based on the FAO statistical database in 2020, the production of wine from Australia reaches 1.1 million tons. Geographically, wine regions in Australia are concentrated in the southern, cooler parts of the country, with vineyards located in South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia, Tasmania, and Queensland.

7.Argentina

Argentina is the seventh biggest wine producer in the world. According to FAO Statistical Database in 2020, the production of Argentina’s wine reach 1.07 million tons. Geographically, there are some provinces in Argentina that become the biggest area of wine. These provinces are Mendoza, San Juan, and La Rioja. Salta, Catamarca, and Río Negro.

8.South Africa

South Africa become the eighth-biggest wine producer. Statistically, the wine production from this country reaches 1.04 million tons. Geographically, in this country, wine is grown throughout the Western Cape and in parts of the Northern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, and Eastern Cape regions.

9.Chile

Chile is the ninth-biggest wine producer in 2020. Statistically, the production of Chile’s wine reaches 1.03 million tons. Geographically, there are some regions in Chile that become the main areas of wine. These regions are around Maipo, Colchagua, and Casablanca Valley.

10.Portugal

Portugal is the next 10th biggest producer of wine in 2020. Based on the FAO Statistical database 2020, the production of Portugal’s wine reaches 626 thousand tons. Geographically, there are some regions of wine area in Portugal. These are Vinho Verde, Bairrada, Lisbon, and Madeira.