Nieuwe Wereld

Old World Wines are wines produced in regions from which the grapevine believes to have originated such as France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Portugal, Israel, Georgia, Hungary among others. During the age of exploration Europeans traveled around the world looking for new trading routes. On their travels they often took with them different plant species including the grapevine. This is how wine-making found its way to New World countries such as Australia, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay and South-Africa.

Where Old World wines focus more on the terroir, New World wines tend to be more focussed on the grape variety. Old World wine style is generally described as lighter, higher acidity, less alcohol and subtle fruitiness. On the other hand, the New World wines are often described as more ripe, less acidic with more prominent fruity notes. Due to the relatively short history of winemaking in the New World, experimental winemaking is much less limited by rules and regulations which leads to some extraordinary wines being produced.