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>>9162433
>everywhere
No. If it's not from one of these regions you can throw it down the drain.

Effective top quality wine-growing requires a certain set of specific characteristics that not every country has.

1. Climate. The climate needs to be on the borderline range that the grape can grow. Certain grape vines need a specific latitude and soil type as well.

2. Terroir. The soil the vines grow in give specific characteristics to the wine that make it unique, even if you replicated the growing and maturing techniques in another country it wouldn't be the same.

3. "Wine Culture". The best wines come from cultures that are used to consuming wine regularly. Seems a no-brainer right.
Demanding markets and clienteles push the boundaries of quality higher, whereas non-discerning shoppers in countries that make shitty wine (like China) settle for the cheapest bottles.

4. Specific techniques that are passed from generation to generation. Some of these are trade secrets, and tie to point #3.