Building on a reputation for consistent quality whites, so the reds sparkle. Is this a true home of the fickle pinot noir? | Our big area for top-quality reds. Good mature selection, and the prices compared to say, Bordeaux, are affordable. |
| | Here I've lumped California and Washington State. |
Fourth largest world producer, and trying hard in the UK (see the whites too). Always worth trying. Malbec is the top grape. | Mature wine country now. The cheaper stuff is pleasant enough, but move up a notch, and it's very interesting. |
Massive. Ignored the ordinary wines, and gone for the innovative growers. Listed North through to the South. | Still THE MOST INTERESTING wine country. Listed, Rioja, then Ribero del Duero, then the other areas. |
Perversely it's the expensive ones that really sell well. | |
On the back foot these days, and they are going varietal, like the Aussies. Still home to the greatest of all wines. And the Rhône still shines for me. | |
