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Short-talk of Wine History
Traditional old world and the advanced new world
Being one of the world's
most ancient alcoholic beverages, its origin has drawn much attention from
archaeologists. With much determination, the creation of the first authentic
wine was set at about 10,000 years ago. During the late 15th to the early 16th centuries,
armadas of Spain and Portugal brought grapevines upon their decks and planted
them in South America. England, France, and Spain bestoedSouth America with
wine culture. And in the 17th century, the Dutch planted the seeds in Africa.
Then at the end of the 18th century, Australia received the vines from the
English. With France being a leader along with Italy, France, Spain, Portugal,
Germany, etc., they were considered as the "old world" of wine. After
the Industrial Revolution came a rapidly rising economy along with a thirst and
a drive for people to go out to venture the lands beyond Europe. While the
world's exploration activities promote communication as well as the integration
of the world, it also opened a new realm for wine and its culture to expand
into. After Columbus, European powers expanded and colonized wantonly.
Accordingly, many European grape varieties were brought worldwide to both the
North and South Americas together with places like New Zealand. The coverage
and spread of wine culture soon covered what is considered the "new world
countries." Comprising of America, Australia, South Africa, Chile,
Argentina, New Zealand, and many other rising countries, they are all
influenced by the art of the grape. All are embodied as the "new world."
With
age comes tradition, and with a classical winemaking style, the old world is
more fixated on certain ideologies. In earlier times, the spotlight was, to a
great extent, focused on the terroir, complexity, and balance within the
bottle. On top of that, effect by the fact that most were handcrafted and have
been through time and age. The quality and overall grade of the contents could
range on a vast scale. There would be an abundance of details and documentation
on the labels in the past, thus allowing a straightforward interpretation and
evaluation of the caliber and quality of wines. On the other hand, the problems
of different wines having different backgrounds and languages, it has become
quite hard to identify. Accompanying that, the old world's labels contain
gorgeous yet weird designs, usually fitting older traditions. Due to senior
vineyards' environment, the taste is affected since most grapes are high in
acidity, low in alcohol percentage. They're restrained in style, and the taste
of minerals and mud is very much alive. On account of the previous, newcomers
to the realm of wine generally have a hard time accepting these wines; however,
with the philosophical foundation of the old world, combined with modern
constituent and modern technology and machine manufacturing, contemporary wine
is constructed. Considering that all processes are quite similar to current
production, the idiosyncrasy and the wines' nature are somewhat homogenous.
Compared to the older versions of labels, the present-time labels are much
straightforward and lucid. Besides, the art and design of both the bottle and
label nowadays are less constricted. An eleventy of configurations are utterly
superlative and generates an urge for people to collect these magnificent art
pieces. The new world's wines generally hold less acidity, higher alcohol
embodiment, and full-bodied wine with a passionate and untamed elegance and an
intense fruity aroma, which is very much approved first-timers.
In this day and age,
individuals seem to be more in love with the new world wines. Micro Wine Group
chose the most noticed after the olden iteration. The cream of the crop of growth locations "Napa Valley,
California." This will be the kingdom where we will craft the pinnacle of
wine with young blood and spirits.