20 biggest wine-producing places in the world
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Wine is an alcoholic beverage made from fermented grapes or other fruits. The natural chemical balance of grapes lets them ferment without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes, water, or other nutrients. Yeast consumes the sugars in the grapes and converts them into alcohol.
Let's take a look at some of the biggest wine-producing countries.
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Image: Traditional fiascos (bottles) of chianti wine are seen at the L'e'Maiala restaurant in Florence, Italy.
Photographs: Alessandro Bianchi/Reuters
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Italy
Annual production: 4,580,000 metric tonnes
Global rank: 1
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Image: An aerial view of St Peter's Square in Rome, Italy.
Photographs: Alessandro Bianchi/Reuters
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France
Annual production: 4,541,820 metric tonnes
Global rank: 2
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Image: Cars make their way on the Champs Elysees avenue, past the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France.
Photographs: Christian Hartmann/Reuters
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Spain
Annual production: 3,610,000 metric tonnes
Global rank: 3
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Image: A view of Agbar Tower in Barcelona, Spain.
Photographs: Albert Gea/Reuters
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The United States
Annual production: 2,211,300 metric tonnes
Global rank: 4
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Image: Tourits gather in Times Square in New York, United States.
Photographs: Charles Platiau/Reuters
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China
Annual production: 1,657,500 metric tonnes
Global rank: 5
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Image: An aerial view shows vehicles travelling on intersections at night in downtown Shanghai, China.
Photographs: Aly Song/Reuters
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Argentina
Annual production: 1,625,080 metric tonnes
Global rank: 6
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Image: Overview of Buenos Aires' 9 de Julio Avenue with the Obelisk in the background in Argentina.
Photographs: Enrique Marcarian/Reuters
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Australia
Annual production: 1,133,860 metric tonnes
Global rank: 7
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Image: A catamaran leaves the central business district, with the Sydney Opera House in the background, in Australia.
Photographs: Daniel Munoz/Reuters
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South Africa
Annual production: 921,700 metric tonnes
Global rank: 8
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Image: Cityscape of Johannesburg in South Africa.
Photographs: Euroluftbild.de/Reuters
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Chile
Annual production: 915,238 metric tonnes
Global rank: 9
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Image: A view of Santiago City in Chile.
Photographs: Victor Ruiz Caballero/Reuters
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Germany
Annual production: 720,000 metric tonnes
Global rank: 10
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Image: An aerial view of the Sony Center and the Potsdamer Platz in Berlin, Germany.
Photographs: Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters
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Romania
Annual production: 610,000 metric tonnes
Global rank: 11
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Image: View of the Casa Poporului or House of the People, now the Parliament Palace, in downtown Bucharest, Romania.
Photographs: Bogdan Cristel/Reuters
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Portugal
Annual production: 587,200 metric tonnes
Global rank: 12
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Image: A view of the Lisbon's subway station in Portugal.
Photographs: Jose Manuel Ribeiro/Reuters
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Russia
Annual production: 500,000 metric tonnes
Global rank: 13
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Image: A view of Moscow's Kremlin, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Moscow City business district in Russia.
Photographs: Anton Golubev/Reuters
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Brazil
Annual production: 362,200 metric tonnes
Global rank: 14
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Image: A view of Refice in northeast Brazil.
Photographs: Bruno Domingos/Reuters
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Greece
Annual production: 303,000 metric tonnes
Global rank: 15
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Image: Tourists sit on a hill overlooking Athens outside the archaeological site of the Acropolis in Greece.
Photographs: Yannis Behrakis/Reuters
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Ukraine
Annual production: 238,500 metric tonnes
Global rank: 16
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Image: A view of the Independence Square in central Kiev, Ukraine.
Photographs: Gleb Garanich/Reuters
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Serbia
Annual production: 238,233 metric tonnes
Global rank: 17
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Image: A view of the Parliament building in Belgrade, Serbia.
Photographs: Marko Djurica/Reuters
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New Zealand
Annual production: 189,800 metric tonnes
Global rank: 18
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Image: A view of Auckland City from atop the Sky Tower in New Zealand.
Photographs: Stefan Wermuth/Reuters
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Austria
Annual production: 176,745 metric tonnes
Global rank: 19
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Image: Ducks swim in a pond in front of the Upper Belvedere, a palace, in Vienna, Austria.
Photographs: Leonhard Foeger/Reuters
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