Editing Petit Verdot (section)

==Distribution and wines==
[[File:Petit Verdot leaf.JPG|left|thumb|Petit Verdot leaf]]

===Argentina===
There are some blocks of Petit Verdot in [[Argentina]], although for many years it was labelled as [[Fer]].

===Australia===
Verdot was included in James Busby's collection of 1832, and it was trialled by Sir William Macarthur in the 1840s.<ref name="SLSA" /> In 2000 there were 1600 hectares in Australia with [[Kingston Estate]] in South Australia having the largest planting, four times more than in [[France]].{{Sfn|Robinson|2006|p=515}} It is increasingly being used to make massive, brooding, single varietal wines that will age for several years – Pirramimma has championed this approach and Warrumbungle Wines releases only aged / cellar vintages to highlight the aging potential.

===Chile===
[[Chile]] had 137 ha in 2003.{{Sfn|Robinson|2006|p=515}}

===France===
Almost all the Petit Verdot in France is planted in Bordeaux, mostly in the [[Médoc]] where it is used in small amounts to give structure to the classic Bordeaux blend. However the late ripening means that in some years the entire crop is lost and it only properly ripens once every four years, so it has fallen out of favour, particularly with the trend towards earlier-maturing wine.

===Italy===
In [[Italy]], it is sometimes cultivated in [[Maremma]] ([[Tuscany]]) and [[Lazio]]. Some Marche IGP is also made 100% with Petit Verdot.

===Lebanon===
In [[Lebanon]], it is sometime found in Bekaa Valley, and be added to cabernet sauvignon and merlot.

===Peru===
[[File:Don Manuel Tacama Petit Verdot.jpg|right|thumb|Don Manuel by Tacama 100% Petit Verdot]]

In [[Peru]], Petit Verdot vines are grown in the southern [[Ica Region]]. The desert weather from Ica allows producers to make 100% varietal Petit Verdot wines. Tacama winery produces one of its high end wines, "Don Manuel", with 100% Petit Verdot grapes.<ref name="Don Manuel Petit Verdot">{{cite web|title=Don Manuel Petit Verdot|url=http://www.tacama.com/productos-vinos-linea-alta-gama.php?id=2|website=Tacama|access-date=February 21, 2017|archive-date=May 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160511231803/http://www.tacama.com/productos-vinos-linea-alta-gama.php?id=2|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Portugal===
In [[Portugal]] it is sometime cultivated in [[Alentejo]] with great results due to this region's specific climatic conditions.

===United States===
The profusion of [[Meritage]] Bordeaux blends has seen considerable interest in the variety in California, where there was 360 ha in 2003.{{Sfn|Robinson|2006|p=515}} The more consistent, warmer climate is a big help in reliably ripening the grape, and producers are starting to experiment with single varietals. It is also planted in [[Arizona]], [[Colorado]], [[Oregon]], [[Texas]], [[Michigan]], [[Virginia wine|Virginia]], [[Ohio]], [[Maryland]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Old Westminster Winery - 2016 Petit Verdot|url=http://oldwestminster.orderport.net/product-details/0420/2016-Petit-Verdot|access-date=2020-07-26|website=oldwestminster.orderport.net}}</ref> [[Missouri]], [[North Carolina]], New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York,<ref name="2012 Petit Verdot">{{cite web|last1=Shinn|first1=Barbara|title=2012 Petit Verdot|url=http://shinnestatevineyards.com/our-wines|website=Shinn Estate Vineyards|url-status=live|access-date=February 3, 2017|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170203200237/http://shinnestatevineyards.com/our-wines|archive-date=February 3, 2017}}</ref> New Mexico, and [[Washington (state)|Washington]].{{Sfn|Robinson|2006|p=515}}

In addition to the countries above, Petit Verdot is used as 'seasoning' in Bordeaux-style blends in [[British Columbia]], [[New Zealand]], [[South Africa]]{{Sfn|Robinson|2006|p=515}} and [[Spain]].