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Explore the world’s key wine grapes — their flavors, structure, and where they thrive.

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Regions

Discover the global wine regions that shape each bottle through climate, culture, and tradition.

🇺🇸 United States

🇺🇸 California

  • Ben Lomond Mountain AVA

  • Central Coast AVA

    • Adelaida District AVA

    • Arroyo Grande Valley AVA

    • Arroyo Seco AVA

    • Ballard Canyon AVA

    • Carmel Valley AVA

    • Chalone AVA

    • Edna Valley AVA

    • El Pomar District AVA

    • Hames Valley AVA

    • Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara AVA

    • Lime Kiln Valley AVA

    • Livermore Valley AVA

    • Los Olivos District AVA

    • Monterey AVA

    • Mt. Harlan AVA

    • Paicines AVA

    • Paso Robles AVA

      • Adelaida District AVA

      • Creston District AVA

      • El Pomar District AVA

      • Paso Robles Estrella District AVA

      • Paso Robles Geneseo District AVA

      • Paso Robles Highlands District AVA

      • Paso Robles Willow Creek District AVA

      • San Juan Creek AVA

      • San Miguel District AVA

      • Santa Margarita Ranch AVA

      • Templeton Gap District AVA

    • San Antonio Valley AVA

    • San Benito AVA

    • San Bernabe AVA

    • San Lucas AVA

    • San Luis Obispo Coast AVA

    • Santa Clara Valley AVA

    • Santa Cruz Mountains AVA

    • Santa Lucia Highlands AVA

    • Santa Maria Valley AVA

    • Santa Ynez Valley AVA

    • Sta. Rita Hills AVA

    • York Mountain AVA

  • Clarksburg AVA

  • Cole Ranch AVA

  • Contra Costa AVA

  • Cucamonga Valley AVA

  • El Dorado AVA

  • Fiddletown AVA

  • Fort Ross-Seaview AVA

  • Gabilan Mountains AVA

  • Green Valley of Russian River Valley AVA

  • High Valley AVA

  • Howell Mountain AVA

  • Lamorinda AVA

  • Lodi AVA

    • Alta Mesa AVA

    • Borden Ranch AVA

    • Clements Hills AVA

    • Cosumnes River AVA

    • Jahant AVA

    • Mokelumne River AVA

    • Sloughhouse AVAMadera AVA

  • Mendocino AVA

    • Anderson Valley AVA

    • Cole Ranch AVA

    • Covelo AVA

    • Dos Rios AVA

    • McDowell Valley AVA

    • Mendocino Ridge AVA

    • Potter Valley AVA

    • Redwood Valley AVA

    • Yorkville Highlands AVA

  • Monterey AVA

    • Arroyo Seco AVA

    • Hames Valley AVA

    • San Bernabe AVA

    • San Lucas AVA

    • Santa Lucia Highlands AVA

  • Moon Mountain District Sonoma County AVA

  • Mt. Veeder AVA

  • Napa Valley AVA

    • Atlas Peak AVA

    • Calistoga AVA

    • Chiles Valley AVA

    • Coombsville AVA

    • Diamond Mountain District AVA

    • Howell Mountain AVA

    • Los Carneros AVA

    • Mount Veeder AVA

    • Oak Knoll District of Napa Valley AVA

    • Oakville AVA

    • Rutherford AVA

    • Spring Mountain District AVA

    • St. Helena AVA

    • Stags Leap District AVA

    • Wild Horse Valley AVA

    • Yountville AVA

  • North Coast AVA

    • Lake County AVA

    • Marin County AVA

    • Mendocino County AVA

    • Napa County AVA

    • Sonoma County AVA

  • Paso Robles AVA

    • (See nested AVAs under Central Coast AVA)

  • Red Hills Lake County AVA

  • Russian River Valley AVA

    • Green Valley of Russian River Valley AVA

  • San Francisco Bay AVA

    • Lamorinda AVA

    • Livermore Valley AVA

    • San Ysidro District AVA

    • Santa Clara Valley AVA

  • Sierra Foothills AVA

    • California Shenandoah Valley AVA

    • El Dorado AVA

    • Fair Play AVA

    • Fiddletown AVA

    • North Yuba AVA

  • Sonoma Coast AVA

  • Sonoma County AVA

    • Alexander Valley AVA

    • Bennett Valley AVA

    • Chalk Hill AVA

    • Dry Creek Valley AVA

    • Fountaingrove District AVA

    • Green Valley of Russian River Valley AVA

    • Knights Valley AVA

    • Los Carneros AVA

    • Moon Mountain District Sonoma County AVA

    • Northern Sonoma AVA

    • Rockpile AVA

    • Russian River Valley AVA

    • Sonoma Coast AVA

    • Sonoma Mountain AVA

    • Sonoma Valley AVA

  • South Coast AVA

    • Cucamonga Valley AVA

    • San Pasqual Valley AVA

    • Temecula Valley AVA

  • Temecula Valley AVA

  • Trinity Lakes AVA

  • Wild Horse Valley AVA

  • Yolo County AVA

🇺🇸 Oregon

🇺🇸 Washington

🇺🇸 New York

  • Finger Lakes AVA

    • Cayuga Lake AVA

    • Seneca Lake AVA

  • Hudson River Region AVA

  • Lake Erie AVA

  • Long Island AVA

    • North Fork of Long Island AVA

    • The Hamptons, Long Island AVA

  • Niagara Escarpment AVA

  • Champlain Valley of New York AVA

  • Upper Hudson AVA

🇺🇸 Virginia

  • Monticello AVA

  • Middleburg Virginia AVA

  • North Fork of Roanoke AVA

  • Northern Neck George Washington Birthplace AVA

  • Rocky Knob AVA

  • Shenandoah Valley AVA

  • Virginia's Eastern Shore AVA

  • Virginia Peninsula AVA

  • Appalachian High Country AVA

🇺🇸 Michigan

  • Fennville AVA

  • Lake Michigan Shore AVA

  • Leelanau Peninsula AVA

  • Old Mission Peninsula AVA

  • Tip of the Mitt AVA

🇺🇸 New Mexico

  • Middle Rio Grande Valley AVA

  • Mimbres Valley AVA

  • Mesilla Valley AVA

Terroir

Understand the natural forces — soil, climate, slope, and more — that give wine its sense of place.

Winemaking

Learn how technique, equipment, and philosophy transform grapes into wine, from vineyard to bottle.

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