Another New World of wine

ONCE UPON a time, wines were known predominantly by their place of origin, most notably Bordeaux (claret), Bourgogne (Burgundy) Beaujolais and Chateauneuf-du-Pape – toname a few from our French neighbours – Chianti, Valpolicella, Brunello di Montalcino from Italy and Rioja from Spain.

With the advent of the emerging southern hemisphere ‘New World’ wine producing countries like Australia, New Zealand, South America, South Africa and the growing importance of Californian wines over the past 30 years or so, the identity of the grapes from which the wines have been made began to make a prominent appearance