What a tantalising seed for discussion you planted in the opening paragraph.
Indeed,vineyards had been established and wines were produced in South Africa since 1659.
Furthermore, vitis vinifera was cultivated and wines were being produced in Mexico, Peru, Chile and Argentina from the mid-16th century, and production exceeded the needs of the church.
Perhaps the terms 'Old World' and 'New World' are misleading and imprecise in relation to catagorizing wines or wine styles.
I would love to read how you would approach this subject.
Thanks for the great historical snapshot of South Africa.
I’m so happy that I found you. Amazingly I JUST purchased a selection from Sadie like the Die Ouwingerdreeks Collection from 2016! I am obsessed with South African Chenin Blanc!
I absolutely agree. It’s disappointing that they don’t really allow people to visit. They don’t appear to do tastings and if you look at their website they don’t really feature all their wines.
What a tantalising seed for discussion you planted in the opening paragraph.
Indeed,vineyards had been established and wines were produced in South Africa since 1659.
Furthermore, vitis vinifera was cultivated and wines were being produced in Mexico, Peru, Chile and Argentina from the mid-16th century, and production exceeded the needs of the church.
Perhaps the terms 'Old World' and 'New World' are misleading and imprecise in relation to catagorizing wines or wine styles.
I would love to read how you would approach this subject.
Thanks for the great historical snapshot of South Africa.
Keep it coming.
I’m so happy that I found you. Amazingly I JUST purchased a selection from Sadie like the Die Ouwingerdreeks Collection from 2016! I am obsessed with South African Chenin Blanc!
Ah amazing! I have so much time for the Sadie wines, they're just exciting to drink and there's so much history behind them. Happy drinking!
I absolutely agree. It’s disappointing that they don’t really allow people to visit. They don’t appear to do tastings and if you look at their website they don’t really feature all their wines.