Brazil wine map

For sure, the country is more famous for sport, carnival and samba than for wine, but Brazil can offer a lot of surprises, and with the FIFA football World Cup this year and the Olympics in 2016, wine producers are determined to take advantages.

Highlighted the main wine regions, the main cities and the stadiums of the FIFA World Cup 2014

Since today is the opening day of the 20^th edition of the FIFA World Cup, we dedicate our last infographic to this amazing country, which is Brazil. In the map you can find the location of the main cities, the main wine regions and the 12 stadiums where this World Cup will be hosted.

In general Brazil has a relatively large number of vineyards, but a large part of them produce table grapes, and only some are used to producewine.

Since its proximity to the equator, most of the country is too hot and humid for viticulture. Most of the wine production of Brazil is located in the southern part of the country, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, close to Uruguay and Argentina.

General Info

Brazil is the fifth-largest wine producer in the southern hemisphere, after Argentina, Australia, South Africa, Chile
Brazilian wines are fresh, fruity, very pleasant, and with a moderate alcohol content
There are over 1,100 wineries around the country, mostly based on small farms (an average of 2 hectares per family)
The total vineyards area is 82,000 hectares

Wine regions

Serra Gaúcha: known as “Little Italy’ because the estates are mostly owned by Italians.

The main grapes for red wines are:

Cabernet Sauvignon
Merlot
Cabernet Franc
Tannat
Pinot Noir

The main grapes for white wines are:

Chardonnay
Viognier
Riesling
Sauvignon Blanc

Campanha is located nearby the southern border with Uruguay.

Main grapes for red wines:

Cabernet Sauvignon
Tannat
Touriga Nacional
Tempranillo

Main grapes for white wines:

Chardonnay
Sauvignon Blanc
Pinot G ris
Gewurztraminer

Serra do Sudeste is a small region north of Campanha.

Main grapes for red wine:

Ancelota
Alicante Bouschet
Barbera
Gamay
Malbec
Syrah

Main grapes for white wines:

Malvasia
Riesling

Planalto Catarinese is located north of Serra Gaucha and known as “The Highlands”. This is the newest, highest and coldest wine region in Brazil.

Main grapes for red wine:

Cabernet Sauvignon
Merlot
Pinot Noir

Main grapes for white wine:

Chardonnay
Sauvignon Blanc

Vale do São Francisco: located 3,000 miles north of Serra Gaucha, it is the only one of the five regions where irrigation is necessary.

Main grapes for red wines:

Alicante Bouschet
Syrah
Tempranillo
Touriga Nacional
Cabernet

Main grapes for white wines:

Chardonnay
Chenin Blanc
Malvasia
Moscato

And to finish, here it is a list of the main Brazilian wine producers:

Saúde!

Jira