Can you name the countries that produce the most wine?

Rank	Country	Production (L)
1.		4,700,000
2.		4,650,000
3.		3,800,000
4.		2,770,000
5.		1,210,000
6.		1,170,000
7.		987,000
8.		928,000
9.		780,000
10.		600,000
11.		600,000
12.		560,000
13.		460,000
14.		340,000
15.		350,000

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Wine Producing Countries Quiz

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Published: January 2nd, 2009
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	autigers:	Jan 2nd, 2009 at 17:07 GMT	7 points
	good quiz, 13/15. 4 minutes might be a little long though.

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	MissInformed:	Jan 2nd, 2009 at 17:23 GMT	13 points
	No, I think 4 minutes is about right.

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	lyttmabatr:	Jan 2nd, 2009 at 17:56 GMT	6 points
	Got 14/15 and onlt a few were a surprise but since i pick my wine based on it having an interesting animal on the label i have covered most of these countries, except no 14, off to search out an animal label....

	[Deleted]:	Jan 2nd, 2009 at 18:18 GMT	2 points
	Sweet, I got them all. Pretty good for someone who doesn't drink.

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	ChanandlerBong:	Jan 2nd, 2009 at 18:20 GMT	1 point
	Got them all except #14, which surprised me. Had no idea they produced that much wine.

	whitfdb:	Jan 2nd, 2009 at 18:22 GMT	4 points
	I missed #14 as well. I drink and occassionally enjoy a glass of wine and don't know if I've ever seen a bottle from there.

	GeordieGuitarist:	Jan 2nd, 2009 at 18:28 GMT	0 points
	Never drunk Hungarian wine, so forgot it. Surprised Britain is not on there, i thought we produce more than Hungary or Brazil.

	bsd987:	Jan 2nd, 2009 at 18:30 GMT	1 point
	14/15, missed #13, somehow got #14 just my random guessing.

	ckbryant:	Jan 2nd, 2009 at 18:43 GMT	3 points
	A guessing game, but even a guessing game can be fun and informative. There are a couple of "name a big country" kind of answers, but that's life for you. (My International Relations prof liked to point out that--at least at that time--there were more Muslims in China than in Saudi Arabia.) Was awfully surprised to see Hungary; by that point I was just banging out European countries.

	Fro:	Jan 2nd, 2009 at 18:50 GMT	2 points
	Got all but Hungary...had no idea they made wine. Good quiz.

	cmkeller:	Jan 2nd, 2009 at 19:13 GMT	-1 points
	Got all 15 - was surprised to find that Israel wasn't up there.

	davidr:	Jan 2nd, 2009 at 19:33 GMT	21 points
	Hungary is quite well-known for producing Tokaj dessert wines, some of which are among the most expensive wines in the world. Britain produces very little wine, tohugh the amount and quality is increasing all the time. Many champagne producers are buying up land in Kent because global warming is expected to make the Champagne region too hot but nudge south-eastern England in the right direction for those grapes. I'm surprised that people haven't been surprised that New Zealand isn't on the list. According to 2004 figures I have, UK production is about 1.7Ml per year, New Zealand about 64.2Ml/year and Israel about 6Ml/year.

	davidr:	Jan 2nd, 2009 at 19:34 GMT	9 points
	@JSChen: Good on you! I'd much rather see a 14yo who knows about wine than one who just thinks it's the cheapest way to get drunk in the park on a Saturday night.

	PresidentJSC:	Jan 2nd, 2009 at 20:04 GMT	1 point
	ha...Well i'm from Essex in England... not Birmingham or Manchester so i don't drink ... (although when i go to visit relatives in china i do have a bit)

	davidr:	Jan 2nd, 2009 at 20:43 GMT	5 points
	@JSChen: So, is Chinese wine any good, then? It's one of the three on the list that I've not tried (the others being numbers 12 and 15).

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	Liberal:	Jan 2nd, 2009 at 21:12 GMT	4 points
	My two strategies were guess big countries and guess romantic countries.

	davidr:	Jan 2nd, 2009 at 21:15 GMT	5 points
	@WestWingerjd: So you didn't get Hungary, either, then? ;-)

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	ElDavo:	Jan 3rd, 2009 at 01:39 GMT	2 points
	14/15. Missed Hungary, where half of my family is from, but still glad to see a quiz I can do well on in the first try.

	Matt8204:	Jan 3rd, 2009 at 01:42 GMT	2 points
	14/15...never would have guessed Hungary.

	midwesterncurls:	Jan 3rd, 2009 at 01:59 GMT	-4 points
	Got 14...missed Chile. I was surprised by all the South American countries.

	magister:	Jan 3rd, 2009 at 02:10 GMT	6 points
	@Rachel: Some people go crazy for the South American wines. I personally watched several people flip out when my local wine shop got a hold of some Argentinian Malbecs. I think I have a Colombian wine on my rack right now.

	tony:	Jan 3rd, 2009 at 02:16 GMT	1 point
	I thought Canada produced a lot of ice wines. Maybe not so much in 2005. A more recent source would be nice.

	DynamiteDG:	Jan 3rd, 2009 at 04:41 GMT	5 points
	Chaim, I don't think Israel is even in the top 25, let alone the top 15...although they do make some great wines. I got all 15 in 45 seconds. I guess that beverage management class paid off!

	nhrafan:	Jan 3rd, 2009 at 05:36 GMT	3 points
	i got all 15, although i only got hungary after a minute-and-a-half of typing any country i could think of, and i still had 38 seconds left. i agree with the earlier comments that maybe there is a little too much time.

	Bethannie:	Jan 3rd, 2009 at 08:33 GMT	1 point
	Missed 2...numbers 7 and 12, never knew they made wine! Then again, I'm more of a beer gal myself!

	PresidentJSC:	Jan 3rd, 2009 at 09:12 GMT	3 points
	davidr, yeah chinese wine isn't too bad... though i'm not a wine connoisseur myself.

	Lilybert:	Jan 3rd, 2009 at 09:26 GMT	3 points
	I hate wine, but I'm glad my country still is n.1 on something good. ;-)

	davidr:	Jan 3rd, 2009 at 09:56 GMT	3 points
	@Tony: The OIV's table (linked as the source) doesn't have Canada in the top 22 in 2005. I have a table for 2004 in a book and it gives Canada's production as 52.2Ml/year and they're not going to have increased that six-fold in four years. Also, literal ice wine (i.e., wine made from grapes that have been left on the vine so long that they've frozen, rather than just any sweet dessert wine) is unlikely to contribute a significant proportion of any country's output because it's very much an all-or-nothing affair: there's a good chance that the grapes will rot on the vines before the first freeze. Producing an ice wine is a big risk for a vineyard.

	midwesterncurls:	Jan 3rd, 2009 at 16:19 GMT	1 point
	@magister: That's interesting because I'm not sure I've ever associated South America with wine, at least not the way I would with European countries. Although, I'm not a wine drinker either.

	davidr:	Jan 3rd, 2009 at 17:00 GMT	5 points
	@Rachel: Chilean wine's fairly popular in the UK, FWIW. I've not seen much Argentine and what I have seen has been away from the cheaper end of the price spectrum. Not knowingly seen any Brazilian.

	JulieD:	Jan 3rd, 2009 at 19:34 GMT	4 points
	I missed #6 and spent the rest of the day hitting my head against the wall in shame. Chilean and Argentinan (sp?) wine is common here in Canada (well, in Quebec at least).

	komischeskind:	Jan 3rd, 2009 at 20:33 GMT	1 point
	Mostly guesswork but still 14/15. Only Hungary missing... not bad for a beer drinker ;)

	Krazy Moody:	Jan 3rd, 2009 at 23:42 GMT	4 points
	I'm surprised Canada wasn't on the list. Maybe you should include Ireland... my da' makes wine in his spare bedroom!

	jereboam:	Jan 4th, 2009 at 00:25 GMT	3 points
	Got the lot in under 3 minutes - China and Russia were guesses - very surprised. Presumably they don't export a lot.

	davidr:	Jan 4th, 2009 at 01:40 GMT	3 points
	@JulieD: `Argentinian' or `Argentine'.