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ADVERTISING: Advertorial — The Great Wine Debate: New World vs. Old World

by LAURA OLSON/The Dinner Party
| November 15, 2023 1:00 AM

The wine world is broadly divided into two camps: New World and Old World. As a long-time wine enthusiast, I'm often asked about the differences between these two categories. Here's my take on the great wine debate.

New World wines hail from younger wine regions like the United States, Australia, Chile, Argentina, and South Africa. These areas started producing wine relatively recently, within the past 400 years. Unbound by centuries of tradition, New World winemakers are free to innovate. They often eagerly adopt modern winemaking technologies like stainless steel tanks, commercial yeasts, temperature-controlled fermentation, and gravity-flow production to craft vibrant, approachable wines with consistent flavors year after year.

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