World Winery Map launches with 4.3 million vineyards mapped

WorldWineryMap.com has launched a free global database covering 4,303,693 vineyards, 104,330 wineries and 98,719 wine-region boundaries across 90 countries. The platform aims to help wine professionals, travelers and producers navigate terroir, legal appellations and winery data in one place.

Why it matters: - WorldWineryMap.com gives users a single place to search vineyards, wineries, wine-region borders and terroir data across 90 countries. - The platform could help growers, buyers and travelers compare parcels by elevation, slope, soils, climate and legal designation. - Winemakers can claim profiles for free and update public-facing details directly.

What happened: - World Winery Map officially launched as a free interactive wine database. - The map covers 4,303,693 vineyards and 104,330 wineries across 90 countries. - The platform also maps 98,719 wine-region boundaries. - The launch includes geospatial and climate layers tied to vineyards, wineries and regions.

The details: - Each vineyard entry can include elevation, solar radiation, slope, soil composition, the Huglin index and average temperatures during the vine-growing season. - The system uses the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain model to calculate elevation, slope and aspect. - For larger parcels, the platform measures up to 16 control points, so elevation is shown as a range. - The map also includes rainfall, wind, soil type and geology where data is available. - The vineyard parcels come from 38 independent sources. - Twenty-two of those sources are official government registers. - Government registers account for 3,824,217 mapped plots. - Data coverage is densest in the European Union because many registers are public domain. - In other regions, the platform uses national agricultural censuses, satellite land-cover analytics and other unofficial sources. - The map includes 2,815 official wine regions, subregions and appellations. - It also lists 95,904 named vineyard sites. - The database includes 89,634 French lieux-dits from the state cadastre, 4,513 Austrian Rieden, 1,655 German Lagen and 102 Luxembourgish sites. - The system distinguishes internal tiers, including 691 premier cru sites and 79 grand cru sites in France. - The U.S. coverage includes 192 AVAs. - The platform records wine areas using the exact boundaries and legal nomenclature set by each country. - That includes INAO delimitations in France, AVA borders in the U.S., Wine Australia’s Geographical Indications, ministerial decrees in Spain, Chile and Romania, state geoportals for Austrian Rieden and German Weinlagen, and national regulations in Croatia, Hungary and Slovenia. - Users can select a region to review borders, rainfall, elevation and viticultural data such as the Winkler index. - World Winery Map is in contact with official bodies in several countries to keep the map accurate.

Between the lines: - The launch combines public records, satellite analysis and legal boundary data, which makes the platform more than a simple winery directory. - The focus on exact borders and official nomenclature suggests the product is aimed at users who need precision, not just casual browsing. - The free profile-claiming feature signals a bid to keep producer data current through direct participation.

What's next: - Winemakers worldwide can claim winery profiles for free. - Producers can update tasting-room hours, verify visitor policies, claim vineyard parcels and add planted grape varieties. - World Winery Map aims to keep expanding accuracy by working with official bodies in multiple countries. - The company is positioning the platform as a living reference for global wine geography.