Wine Arcana

Wine geography

Browse existing articles by country and broader region. This is a reading hierarchy, not a legal classification. Areas crossing boundaries stay at country level.

Orientation maps (10)

Bordeaux: rivers and banks · Burgundy: north to south · Loire: coast to upper valley · Rhône: northern slopes and southern vineyards · France: selected wine regions · Italy: selected wine regions · Germany: selected wine regions · Portugal: mainland regions and the Azores · California: selected coastal wine areas · South Africa: selected Cape wine areas

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New Zealand

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Uruguay

Bordeaux: rivers and banks

Bordeaux: rivers and banksSimplified orientation diagram. Relative positions are schematic, with no scale or appellation boundaries. Follow the named places to read their articles.Bordeaux: rivers and banksOrientation diagram · positions simplified · no legal boundariesNLeft bankRight bankGirondeGaronneDordogneMédocBordeaux / GravesSaint-Émilion / PomerolEntre-deux-MersWine Arcana · Original schematic · CC0 1.0

Original orientation schematic. Spacing is simplified; dots locate named areas, not vineyard extents or legal boundaries. Read the linked articles and their sources for geographical detail. Open map at full size.

Bordeaux

Burgundy: north to south

Burgundy: north to southSimplified orientation diagram. Relative positions are schematic, with no scale or appellation boundaries. Follow the named places to read their articles.Burgundy: north to southOrientation diagram · positions simplified · no legal boundariesNChablisCôte de NuitsCôte de BeauneCôte ChalonnaiseMâconnaisWine Arcana · Original schematic · CC0 1.0

Original orientation schematic. Spacing is simplified; dots locate named areas, not vineyard extents or legal boundaries. Read the linked articles and their sources for geographical detail. Open map at full size.

Chablis · Burgundy

Loire: coast to upper valley

Loire: coast to upper valleySimplified orientation diagram. Relative positions are schematic, with no scale or appellation boundaries. Follow the named places to read their articles.Loire: coast to upper valleyOrientation diagram · positions simplified · no legal boundariesNMuscadet / NantesAnjou / SaumurTouraineSancerre / Centre-LoireWine Arcana · Original schematic · CC0 1.0

Original orientation schematic. Spacing is simplified; dots locate named areas, not vineyard extents or legal boundaries. Read the linked articles and their sources for geographical detail. Open map at full size.

Muscadet · Loire Valley · Sancerre

Rhône: northern slopes and southern vineyards

Rhône: northern slopes and southern vineyardsSimplified orientation diagram. Relative positions are schematic, with no scale or appellation boundaries. Follow the named places to read their articles.Rhône: northern slopes and southern vineyardsOrientation diagram · positions simplified · no legal boundariesNCôte-RôtieCondrieuHermitageChâteauneuf-du-PapeWine Arcana · Original schematic · CC0 1.0

Original orientation schematic. Spacing is simplified; dots locate named areas, not vineyard extents or legal boundaries. Read the linked articles and their sources for geographical detail. Open map at full size.

Côte-Rôtie · Condrieu · Hermitage · Châteauneuf-du-Pape

France: selected wine regions

France: selected wine regionsSimplified orientation diagram. Relative positions are schematic, with no scale or appellation boundaries. Follow the named places to read their articles.France: selected wine regionsOrientation diagram · positions simplified · no legal boundariesNLoireChampagneAlsaceBurgundyJuraBordeauxRhôneLanguedocProvenceWine Arcana · Original schematic · CC0 1.0

Original orientation schematic. Spacing is simplified; dots locate named areas, not vineyard extents or legal boundaries. Read the linked articles and their sources for geographical detail. Open map at full size.

Loire Valley · Champagne · Alsace · Burgundy · Jura · Bordeaux · Rhône Valley · Languedoc · Provence

Italy: selected wine regions

Italy: selected wine regionsSimplified orientation diagram. Relative positions are schematic, with no scale or appellation boundaries. Follow the named places to read their articles.Italy: selected wine regionsOrientation diagram · positions simplified · no legal boundariesNPiedmontAlto AdigeFriuliVenetoTuscanyUmbriaAbruzzoCampaniaSicily / EtnaWine Arcana · Original schematic · CC0 1.0

Original orientation schematic. Spacing is simplified; dots locate named areas, not vineyard extents or legal boundaries. Read the linked articles and their sources for geographical detail. Open map at full size.

Piedmont · Alto Adige · Friuli-Venezia Giulia · Valpolicella · Tuscany · Umbria · Abruzzo · Taurasi · Etna

Germany: selected wine regions

Germany: selected wine regionsSimplified orientation diagram. Relative positions are schematic, with no scale or appellation boundaries. Follow the named places to read their articles.Germany: selected wine regionsOrientation diagram · positions simplified · no legal boundariesNMoselRheingauFrankenWine Arcana · Original schematic · CC0 1.0

Original orientation schematic. Spacing is simplified; dots locate named areas, not vineyard extents or legal boundaries. Read the linked articles and their sources for geographical detail. Open map at full size.

Mosel · Rheingau · Franken

Portugal: mainland regions and the Azores

Portugal: mainland regions and the AzoresSimplified orientation diagram. Relative positions are schematic, with no scale or appellation boundaries. Follow the named places to read their articles.Portugal: mainland regions and the AzoresOrientation diagram · positions simplified · no legal boundariesNVinho VerdeDouroBairradaDãoColaresPico (Azores inset)Wine Arcana · Original schematic · CC0 1.0

Original orientation schematic. Spacing is simplified; dots locate named areas, not vineyard extents or legal boundaries. Read the linked articles and their sources for geographical detail. Open map at full size.

Vinho Verde · Douro · Bairrada · Dão · Colares · Pico

California: selected coastal wine areas

California: selected coastal wine areasSimplified orientation diagram. Relative positions are schematic, with no scale or appellation boundaries. Follow the named places to read their articles.California: selected coastal wine areasOrientation diagram · positions simplified · no legal boundariesNAnderson ValleySonomaNapaSanta Cruz MountainsPaso RoblesSanta BarbaraWine Arcana · Original schematic · CC0 1.0

Original orientation schematic. Spacing is simplified; dots locate named areas, not vineyard extents or legal boundaries. Read the linked articles and their sources for geographical detail. Open map at full size.

Anderson Valley · Sonoma County · Napa Valley · Santa Cruz Mountains · Paso Robles · Santa Barbara County

South Africa: selected Cape wine areas

South Africa: selected Cape wine areasSimplified orientation diagram. Relative positions are schematic, with no scale or appellation boundaries. Follow the named places to read their articles.South Africa: selected Cape wine areasOrientation diagram · positions simplified · no legal boundariesNSwartlandPaarlFranschhoekStellenboschConstantiaElginWalker BayWine Arcana · Original schematic · CC0 1.0

Original orientation schematic. Spacing is simplified; dots locate named areas, not vineyard extents or legal boundaries. Read the linked articles and their sources for geographical detail. Open map at full size.

Swartland · Paarl · Franschhoek · Stellenbosch · Constantia · Elgin · Walker Bay