Merlot Wine Region Guide

Here are the best wine regions producing Merlot wine throughout the world.

France

• Bordeaux (Pomerol, Lalande de Pomerol, Fronsac,
  Canon-Fronsac, St. Emilion, Cotes de Bourg, Bordeaux)

United States

• California (Napa Valley, Sonoma County, Santa Cruz
  Mountains, Mendocino County, Monterey, San Luis Obispo
  County, Santa Barbara County, Sierra Foothills, Livermore
  Valley, Lake County);
• Washington (Columbia Valley);
• Oregon (Rogue Valley);
• New York (Long Island);
• Virginia; Idaho; Texas

Italy

• Tuscany;
• Lombardy (Franciacorta);
• Friuli-Venezia Giulia (Collio, Colli Orientali del Friuli, Grave del Friuli);
• Trentino-Alto Adige;
• Veneto (Colli Berici);
• Emilia-Romagna (Colli Bolognesi);
• Lazio;
• Umbria

South Africa

• Stellenbosch, Paarl, Constantia

Chile

• Aconcagua;
• Maipo Valley;
• Rapel Valley (Colchagua Valley);
• Curico Valley;
• Maule Valley

Australia

• South Australia (Coonawarra, Southern Vales, Adelaide Hills, Barossa Valley);
• Western Australia (Margaret River, Lower Great Southern);
• Victoria (Yarra Valley, Great Western)

New Zealand

• North Island (Auckland)

Spain

• Penedes, Navarra, Somontano

Elsewhere

Switzerland (Ticino); France (Languedoc-Roussillon, Bergerac); Portugal; Moldova; Ukraine (Crimea); Georgia; Russia; Slovenia (Primorksi); Romania; Bulgaria; Hungary; Isreal; Mexico; Argentina (Mendoza).