"When The Vine Went South"
by Fred McMillin
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...Harm Jan De Bliz in Wine Regions of the Southern Hemisphere
So, we're in a transition period. The new wines all have attractive prices, but not all have attractive flavors. My tasters disliked about one third of them. However, here are 12 they felt were good values. A Delightful Dozen From South America
These imports are not likely to go away. At the sixth annual Wine Industry Symposium (FAX number is (707) 255-2044) in Napa, a speaker reported on imported wines. While France and Australia are increasing substantially the amount of wine they sell in the U.S.A., the biggest percentage increase was made by Chile!
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When European settlers reached North America over
three centuries ago, they found native grapevines
and made wine. However, in South America there
were no indigenous grapes. So, the settlers
had to introduce the grapevine into regions
where no vines had ever stood. with this burden,
viticulture remained essentially dormant for
centuries.
Led by Chile and Argentina,
the South American wine industry is far from dormant today. Low
costs and fine growing conditions have attracted
the money needed to put all those new brands on
the shelves of today's wine shops.
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