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Its vine stock and productionmethods have created a
school that is renowned throughout the world. Each
region of France has its typical wines which are
closely related to the local cuisine, especially
Bordeaux, Burgundy and Alsace.
Italy
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Second place worldwide in production (volume):
53,289 hectoliters (1,407,746 gallons).*
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Annual per capita consumption: 54.25 liters (14.33
gallons).
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A traditional wine producing country, in the 20th cen-
tury its wine manufacturers registered great growth in
its industrial cellars, varietals, wines destined for the
general worldmarket, sparklingwines, aperitifs, etc.
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Some of the regions that produce the country’s most
outstanding wines are Piamonte (where the famous
Barolos and Barberescos are produced from Nebbiola
grapes), Toscana (which produces brunellos, made from
San Giovese and, of course, the marvelous Super
Toscanos, made basically fromblends of Bordelaise).
Spain
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The country with the largest amount of land dedicat-
ed to the cultivation of vines: 1.2 million hectares
(2,965,264 acres).
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Produces 34,952 hectoliters (923,334 gallons). *
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Annual per capita consumption: 36.05 liters (9.52
gallons).*
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Produces over 5,000 brands of wine.
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Wine is produced throughout the country but those
fromRioja, Ribera del Duero, Penedés and Priorato are
outstanding.
*Average of statistical data from 1997 to 2000: Wine Institute and
Ricardo Martínez, Sommelier, Vinoteca Los Cabos.
To Wine
In Homer’s bronze
your name shines,
Black wine that gladdens
the heart of man.
For centuries of centuries you have
gone from hand to hand,
From the Greek’s rithon
to the German’s horn (…)
The open sesame with which
I open old nights
And in the thick mist, gift
and candelabrum.
Wine of mutual love or
the red fight,
Sometime I will call you. So be it.
(Fragments)
(Jorge Luis Borges)
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Sus cepas y métodos de vinificación crearon
escuela en el mundo entero. Cada región fran-
cesa tiene sus vinos típicos y están en estre-
cha relación con la gastronomía local, destacan
Burdeos, Borgoña, Champagne y Alsacia.
Italia
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Segundo lugar mundial como productor en volu-
men: 53,289 hectolitros.*
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Consumo anual per capita: 54.25 litros.
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País tradicionalmente vitícola, en el siglo XX expe-
rimentó gran desarrollo en sus bodegas industria-
les, varietales, vinos destinados al gran mercado
de consumo, espumosos, aperitivos, etc.
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Algunas de las regiones productoras de sus vi-
nos más destacados son: Piamonte (de donde
vienen los famosos Barolos y Barberescos, ela-
borados con la uva Nebbiolo, principalmente),
Toscana (que da lugar a los brunillos, elabora-
dos con San Giovese y desde luego los maravi-
llosos Súper Toscanos elaborados con mezclas
bordelesas, básicamente).
España
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País con la mayor extensión de terrenos para el
cultivo de la vid: 1.2 millones de hectáreas.
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Produce 34,952 hectolitros *.
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Consumo anual per capita: 36.05 litros.*
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Actualmente elabora más de 5,000 marcas
de vinos.
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La viticultura se practica en todo el territorio,
destacan los vinos de la Rioja, Ribera del Duero,
Penedés y Priorato.
* Fuente estadísticas promedio de 1997 a 2000: Wine Institute
y sommelier Ricardo Martínez Vinoteca Los Cabos.
