Amazingly , Europe ’ s top trio of producers ( Italy , France and Spain ) make almost half of this global total between them and over 75 % of the continent ’ s wine .
Global wine production fell by 7 % in 2016 due to climatic events . The most precipitous declines were seen in South America . Here , the El Nino phenomenon ( which occurs every four to five years affecting rainfall patterns and causing both drought and flooding ) saw the wineries of Argentina and Chile hit the hardest .
Meanwhile , in Europe - Italy , Spain and Greece were three of the few countries to experience a growth in production .
Here is a rundown of the top 10 from Europe based on the latest complete figures for 2016 .