Fun facts on the world of wine

My daily wine calendar from Kevin Zraly "Windows on the World" had such great facts that I thought I would share with everyone to give you a great overview of the world of wine and to understand the key players in production throughout the world.  If you want daily suggestions and fun facts this is a great calendar that I enjoy.

Over $100 billion of wine is sold worldwide according to "Wines & Vines".

There are over 800 regions and 60 countries producing wine.

6 major importers of wine into the USA that make up over 87% of the total wine that is imported into the US:

• Italy (30.5%)
• France (22%)
• Australia (15.6%)
• Argentina (6.6%)
• Chile (6.3%)
• Spain (6.2%)

Top 10 producers of wine in the world with the top 4 making up over 50% of the wine in the world:

1. France
2. Italy
3. Spain
4. USA
5. Argentina
6. Australia
7. China
8. Chile
9. South Africa
10. Germany