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Grapes are grown in around 100 of the world's more than 200 countries. In most of them, wine is also produced from them to varying degrees. For the production of quality wine, certain conditions such as climate and soil type are required. The criteria for quality viticulture are called wine-growing suitability. The following information deals with the global area under vines and the global production of wine. The vast majority of vineyards are located in the vineyard belts from 40 to 50 degrees north and 30 to 40 degrees south:
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