Table wine defined by national wine laws with the EU regulations as a framework. Most EU countries have a national classification called "table wine" in the country's official language. Examples include "vin de table" in France, "vino da tavola" in Italy, "vino de mesa" in Spain, "vinho de mesa" in Portugal, "Tafelwein" in Germany, "επιτραπέζιος οίνος" ("epitrapézios oínos") in Greece. These classifications generally represent the lowest level of classification in their country. The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau and Code of Federal Regulations define table wine as grape wine having an alcoholic strength of maximum 14 percent alcohol by volume.
Argentine wine Argentine wine Argentina is the fifth largest producer of wine in the world. Argentine wine, as with some aspects of Argentine cuisine, has its roots in Spain. During the Spanish colonization of the Americas, vine cuttings were brought to Santiago del Estero in 1557, and the cultivation of the grape and wine production stretched first to neighboring regions, and then to other parts of the country. Historically, Argentine winemakers were traditionally more interested in quantity than quality with the country consuming 90% of the wine it produces ( per capita according to 2006 figures). Until the early 1990s, Argentina produced