The Field Guide

Maps to the underdog regions

The lesser-known corners of the wine world, drawn plainly — the appellations, the grapes that make them worth knowing, and where to start.

One community · twelve appellations

Castilla y León

12 appellations →

Green Spain · six Atlantic appellations

Northwest Spain

6 appellations →

One island · six appellations

Sicily

6 appellations →

The mainland south · eight appellations

Southern Italy

7 appellations →

Macedonia & Thessaly · five appellations

Northern Greece

5 appellations →

Atlantic to Alentejo · seven regions

Portugal

7 appellations →

Native ground · America's underdog regions

The United States

7 appellations →

Two countries · six regions

The Caucasus

6 appellations →

Five regions · eleven appellations

Northern Italy

11 appellations →

Four regions · five appellations

Central Italy

5 appellations →

One country · nine overlooked appellations

France

9 appellations →

The mainland south · the islands · seven appellations

Southern Greece & the Islands

7 appellations →

The Mediterranean side · four appellations

Eastern Spain

4 appellations →

Three countries · four appellations

The Western Balkans

4 appellations →

Two countries · six appellations

Central Europe

6 appellations →

Three countries · five appellations

South America

5 appellations →