Definition: Brazil

60,000 hectares produce 2.5 million hectolitres. Only 30% of the vines are of the vitis vinifera variety. This is because the subtropical climate, which is very humid and prone to rot, requires resistant grape varieties. Immediately north of Buenos Aires, the state of Rio Grande do Sul, with 39,000 hectares, is the main wine-growing region and the one that enjoys the humid and cold climate most favourable to vines. There are few interesting wines: reds from Barbera, Bonarda, Cabernet and Merlot; whites from Trebbiano Poverella, Malvasia, Riesling and Sémillon.