They are all major wine producers: Bulgaria, Italy, Portugal, Spain and France.

BBC: Scotland

Last summer Barbara Speck took a literary tour to Galicia, Spain, where she stayed out until 3 a.m. drinking wine and dancing to rock music with her fellow readers at an outdoor festival.

FORBES: Scriveners' Holiday

First the policy has been challenged by wine-producing European Union nations such as France, Italy and Spain amid claims that it breaches EU law on free trade.

BBC: Minimum pricing having a difficult birth in Scotland

Although the act in Scotland received Royal Assent in June it is not yet in force due to the EC's concerns and a legal challenge by the Scotch Whisky Association and wine-producing European Union nations such as France, Italy and Spain.

BBC: EC voice opposition to Scotland's alcohol price plan

That's fine, because on the opposite side of the shop, there is a wall of Australia's most famous wine, Penfolds, which is flanked by a wall of one of Spain's most expensive wines, Pingus.

WSJ: Will Lyons on Wine: London's New Temple to Fine Wine

Although born on the Virginia frontier, Thomas Jefferson became the most knowledgeable wine connoisseur of his age, and his tastes in wine covered the world: France, Italy, Germany, Madeira, Spain, Portugal, Cyprus, Hungary and, of course, America.

FORBES: Thomas Jefferson's Love Affair With Wine

He sleeps at a GRAND Hotel in Paris on Monday, drives through French wine country Tuesday, polishes off an 11-course dinner outside Vienna Wednesday and flies to Spain on Thursday.

FORBES: Magazine Article

Four minutes later, Spain became the FIFA World Cup Champion for the first time, unifying the country in a celebration of Rioja wine, cava, chorizo, and tapas.

FORBES: 2018 And 2022 FIFA World Cups To Russia And Qatar: U.S. Loses Another Bid

To my taste, Europe--notably Spain, Italy and southern France--is still the best bet for head-swiveling-double-take wine deals, but lots of other places are bottling them, too.

FORBES: Forget the price tag-- you'll love what's in the bottle.