in your opinion, what country has the best vineyards?

Question

and produce the best wines....

Answer 1

Traditionally it is France. US (from Napa) is a very close second.

France has some of the best vineyards and produces some of the best wines in the world, hands down. Between the Bordeaux and Burgandy and Champagne, there are plenty of variety of wine of various styles. Both Bordeaux and Burgandy produce red and white wine. They are usually blends of wine and use some of the best grape in old world wine making tradition. It is reknown not just today but also years ago - both Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin owned many bottles of Bordeaux. Nowaday, Bordeaux wine commands the highest rank among world wine, regularly rated at some of the best and wide sought after by wine collectors. Bordeaux is primarily Merlot and Cabernet Suavignon based wine, while Burgundy is mostly Pinot Noir. Other areas of wine growing in France include Chateaunoff de Pape and Rhone, making Syrah based blend wine. Champagne, another high prized product of France, was invented there, and any bubbly wine with the name "Champagne" has to come from Champagne area. That's prestige.

Napa makes some of the best wine in the world. However, the tradition is shorter. Due to the Prohibition era, many of the vineyards from 1800's were destroyed, and most of the vineyard from Napa have younger wines less than 100 years of age. Napa wines too have the variety, but they have very different style from the French. Many of the Napa wines are well rated and highly sought after, but by comparison, French is probably a bit more desirable.

US and France have very different wines, which is why there is so much controversies on who has the "best" wines. While French wines are more about finesse and balance, Napa wines tend to be more in your face. In blind tasting, Napa wines had beaten French wines in two separate competitions over the past half century. However, these are blind tasting with food, and since wines are usually drank with food, a win in such tasting may be somewhat meaningless. French wines, when paired with right type of food, can be sensational. We opened a bottle of 1990 Mouton with some cheese and that was the best food-wine combo tried this year.

Other nations with good vineyard include Italy, Australia, Spain, Germany, Portugal. Upcoming are New Zealand, South Africa, Chile, Argentina. As for China and Isreal, these countries are far behind and will not make wine of highest quality for at least a few more years and maybe decades.

Answer 2

Depends on the variety. The USA has more good grapes because their vineyards were planted after the science of wine making was better understood. Because of that, varieties better match the prime growing conditions here than anywhere else.

However, Australia is rapidly catching up. Again, their vineyards match soil water and sun exactly. Because they are so new, vineyards that last 50 to 200 years will begin producing fine grapes now and more to come soon.

And finally, South American nations are also planting to match conditions to varietals. Excellent wine is starting to flow from Argentina and Brazil and Chile.

Cheers.

Answer 3

France and California are pretty even. Chile has a fairly new industry, but they are pretty competitive. That will vary quite a bit with the particular variety of grape. Germany and Italy both have varieties they are best at.

California costs a whole lot less for the same quality, so they are my pick. You have to be a little careful, because there are some crappy ones too, but once you get away from the larger wineries, they tend to be really great. French wine is VERY overpriced in my opinion.

Answer 4

My choice would be Red wines from Sonoma, Napa, or the Russian River areas... Bouquet is great, strong flavors and very good endings. We have tried wines (Reds) from other areas including other states, Australia, France, etc. and we have found that most do not have good strong finishes even though the bouquet may be very enticing- just comes out flat at the end... California wines have much better finishes which adds to the experience of drinking the wine...

Answer 5

Beyond a doubt, the best wines originate in the western cape of South Arica. I am not just saying this out of loyalty to my neighbouring country, but after having French wines, sampling Califorinian wines (generally the biggest crud I have tasted), South American and australian (which is a close second) I have concluded thus.

Answer 6

For young reds (pinotage, malbec and Merlot) you cant go wrong with Argentina or South Africa.

For All Other Reds look to France and the old growth vineyards.

For Crisp fruity young whites go for Australia

For Sharp stunning classic Chardonnay and bubbly its got to be France.

For cheep en cheerful reds look to Bulgaria
For budget whites with quality try NZ.

Hope this helps!

Ps...American wines tend to suck... A few of the smaller less commercial vineyard in Virginia have some stunning wines but you never find them on the shelves!

Answer 7

it depends on what wine you want. Italy produces the best Chianti
France produces the best Champagne from Champagne France and the
Pinot Noir Burgundy region of France.

etc.. so its hard to pinpoint which country

Most wine experts would say the best wine comes from France

My parents drink wine every day and they have tasted wine from all over the world and they say their favorite is from California.

Answer 8

France - more precisely, Burgundy. Planted by the Romans and nurtured by Charlemagne.
Steadily the best wines in the world and unchanged for centuries.

Answer 9

Many countries have good wine. I like the fruitiness of Spanish wines. So that is my choice. If I were into port, I'd say Ohio. Chablis, I'd say France. It all depends on the wine you like.

Answer 10

California USA