The Australian wine industry is one of the world’s largest exporters of wine, with approximately 800 million out of the 1.2 to 1.3 billion liters produced annually exported to overseas markets. Wine is produced in every state, with more than 60 designated wine regions totaling approximately 160,000 hectares; however Australia’s wine regions are mainly in the southern, cooler parts of the country, with vineyards located in South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia, Tasmania and Queensland.