Wines from Old and New Worlds

Wine production is not confined to Spain, France and Italy as traditionally mentioned, today the wine is produced from Canada to South Africa through the United States, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, Bulgaria, Romania, Chile and Argentina among others.

Producing countries can mold himself into two major divisions, the old world with European countries and the New World with the United States, Mexico, Chile, Argentina, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa mainly.
The general characteristics that can identify these two great divisions are several including:


1 .- The Old World wines are attached to very strict rules and laws very clear on the production and cultivation of the vine established by law and winemaking, permitted and what is not allowed. These are countries with ancient traditions in the field and their laws are extremely restrictive in this regard.

The new world on the other hand is much more experimental, the rules are not as clear or as sharp and its process is more modern and experimental.

2 .- The Old World wines generally use the same grapes always the same technology and same type of wood. It is said that in the old world’s winemaker is the perfect interpreter of the earth. The wines of the world are experimenting with new strains with mixtures, times and types of cask. The winemaker is an artist, a creative.

3 .- The Old World wines generally have vines up to 100 years old, the vines in the new world are much younger (with the exception of Chile and Argentina)

4 .- The Old World wines typically occur in areas colder than the new world so they have lower levels of alcohol and acidity levels higher than in the new world whose regions tend to be hotter.

5 .- As for the wine aromas and flavors and aromas European mineral and earthy flavors are more subtle, elegant and discreet, insinuate not overflow, gradually seduce. The New World wines by contrast are much more fruit, expressive, exotic, direct and sometimes overflowing in aromas and flavors.

6 .- The influence of marketing and the marketing of New World wines is crucial, the shape of the bottle and labels and stylish are inseparable parts of his personality and the struggle for a position in the market. They are awakening to a new world and new possibilities. By contrast the marketing of wines in the old world is almost zero, are known and are sold by themselves, their position is given by its permanence in time and quality is recognized worldwide.

The new world is to win that place so recognized that the old world has been obtained, and European wines are facing a more aggressive and more competitive. You are not alone in the market and had to wake up to a world much more competitive and aggressive. Techniques are changing and start talking increasingly cutting some modern European wines for example.

We hear more and more like Americans Chilean and Argentinean wines are gaining tastings and competitions in Europe, pushing aside the large traditional European wines.

This is not to say at all that some are better than others the more I think every time we face a wider choice, more varied and more fun that is changing the way the industry saw a few years ago Today the wine is an article accessible to all socioeconomic levels and all palates.

I like to talk about wine as a people, each has a context and personality, you could then say that Old World wines are as mature people: sure of themselves, they know what they want and how. The New World wines are as young, creative, experimental and willing to take on the world and demonstrate its potential.