Wine Regions Around the World

Frequently Asked Questions

What wine regions does Spill cover?

Spill covers 579 wine regions across 22 countries on six continents, spanning the Old World — France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Austria, Greece — and the New World, including the United States, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay. Flagship regions include Napa Valley, Sonoma Valley, Willamette Valley. Each region has its own page with every winery inside it, sorted so you can find tasting rooms, plan a route, and save the places you want to visit. Region data is sourced from official appellation registries and updated as new wineries are added.

How are wine regions defined?

A wine region is a geographic area defined by climate, soil, and a shared tradition of growing specific grape varieties. In the United States the federal Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau designates American Viticultural Areas (AVAs) like Napa Valley, Russian River Valley, and Willamette Valley. In France and most of the European Union, wine regions are organized through the appellation system — appellation d’origine contrôlée (AOC) in France, denominazione di origine controllata (DOC) and denominazione di origine controllata e garantita (DOCG) in Italy, denominación de origen (DO) in Spain — which regulate not just the boundary but also the grape varieties allowed, yields per hectare, and aging requirements. Newer wine countries like Australia, South Africa, and the United Kingdom use the World Trade Organization’s Geographical Indication (GI) framework, which marks the boundary without inheriting the European rules around varieties.

Which regions have the most wineries on Spill?

The regions with the most wineries on Spill right now are United States of America (3,561 wineries), California (2,045 wineries), Weinviertel (1,491 wineries). Victoria is Australia’s second-largest wine state, anchored by the Yarra Valley and the Mornington Peninsula. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté is the French administrative region that contains Burgundy, the home of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. New South Wales centers on the Hunter Valley, Australia’s oldest wine region, known especially for Semillon. Counts update as new wineries are added; the cards above show the live count for every region.

Can I plan a trip across multiple regions?

Yes. Save wineries from any region to a list, then build a trip across them. The workflow is: open any region, tap a winery to view its tasting fees and reservation details, save it to a personal list, then assemble a trip from the list with a route and dates. Lists and trips work across regions and countries, so a Napa weekend and a Burgundy week can live next to each other in your journal. Trips are shareable with a public link, so anyone in your group can view the itinerary without downloading the app.