New World Wine Regions: South America

Once it was colonized by the Spanish, South America seemed destined to become another winemaking region of the new world. In recent times, towards the end of the 20th century, the two main wine producing countries of South America – Argentina and Chile – have gained worldwide fame in the world of wine.

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New World Wine Regions: South Africa

In the 20th century, South Africa went through tumultuous times as the world was going through major political changes and the country was boycotted because of its apartheid policies. This resulted in a near wipe-out of the wine industry. Fortunately, with the end of apartheid towards the end of the century, the interest towards wine industry was rekindled.

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New World Wine Regions: North America

The first Europeans to reach North America were the Vikings, according to history, and they named the continent Vinland. It’s clear the name came from the local viticulture that they discovered here and it follows that unlike Australia, the continent had its own grapes being grown at the time.

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New World Wine Regions: Australia

Australia is acknowledged as one of the top wine producing regions of the world today. Many wine experts have praised the high quality wines produced by its well known wine producing areas. However, this recognition was not achieved easily; Australian winemakers had to face the greatest challenges among all the New World Wine regions to get it.

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