Understand the grape producing areas in one second, what is the new world and what is the old world?

One second to understand the grape producing areas, what is the new world and what is the old world.

In the field of wine, the world's major wine-producing countries are divided into "new world" and "old world". The old world refers to countries with a long history of brewing. These countries pay attention to traditional brewing technology, generally choose grape varieties handed down from generation to generation, which are not easy to change, and usually use a variety of grapes to balance wine. The new world refers to the relatively short time of grape planting and brewing, more emphasis on technology and management in wine production technology, and wide application of mechanization. In the choice of grape varieties, the fruit flavor is relatively free, highlighting the flavor of a single grape variety, and the style is more unrestrained.

New world versus old world.

Origin: the origin of old world wines is mainly the traditional European wine producing countries; The origin of New World wine is basically a new wine producing country or region outside Europe.

History: Old world wines have a long history, and some wineries have a history of several hundred thousand years. The history of New World wine is very short, with a history of two or three hundred years.

Brewing: In the old world, wine followed the family tradition from generation to generation, and paid attention to the traditional manual brewing technology; The new world is good at reform and innovation, improving in experiments, and attaching importance to technology and management in inheriting traditions.

Market: Old world wines focus on high-end brands and guide high-end consumers; The new world keeps up with the trend of the times, grasps new trends and new ideas, and brews wines that cater to the tastes of the public.

Variety: in the old world, the choice of grape varieties was more traditional, and often a wine was made up of multiple grape varieties; The new world is more open, dare to cultivate new grape varieties to make wine, and use a single variety to make wine.

Wine label: Old world wines are generally named after the place of origin; The new world is generally named after grape varieties.

Division of production areas.

Old world: France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Hungary, Greece, Austria, Romania. New World: America, Chile, Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, China and other countries.