Wine is an alcoholic beverage that has survived and thrived through centuries of war, urbanization, revolution, prohibition, and disease, yet remains just as popular and even more widely enjoyed by the public as it was when it was first spread across Europe by Catholic Monks thousands of years ago (via Second Bottle).

There are many of different wine varieties to choose from, and it seems like no matter how prickly your taste buds are, there is a wine out there for you. The trouble is finding it. Today, Wine Folly lists that France, Spain, Italy, and the United States grow most of the world's wine, but countries all over the globe are now able to produce their own alcohol thanks to changes in climate and advancements in agricultural technology.