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Wine Regions of Europe – Germany

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Germany has thirteen regions, all closely associated with rivers. Eleven are in the old West Germany, two in the old

Portugal has lost its fair shares of wars, but one war it has most definitely won: the war against the

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The Phoenicians—before the Greeks—brought winemaking to Spain by 1000 BC. Spain has extremely varied climates and terrains, from the arid

They say that Burgundy and Beaujolais lie between the mustard and the onions. What this means is that the regions

Beaujolais is administratively part of Burgundy, but its primarily red wine is made from a different type of grape: Gamay

Champagne is the northernmost wine region of France. To produce the sparkling wine called Champagne, the maker must first create

The vineyards of Alsace, are situated on a narrow strip of land between the Vosges mountains and the Rhine River

The Loire is the longest river in France. It originates in the Massif Central in the Cévennes range, flows south

The Jura region is quite small, a narrow strip of land sandwiched between Burgundy and Switzerland. Five grapes predominate. Three

Savoie is an alpine area, attracting phalanxes of tourists in both summer and winter. Most of its crisp white wine