The world of wine can be divided into two broad categories: the Old Wine World and the New Wine World. These designations refer to regions with long-established winemaking traditions and those that have emerged more recently. Each world brings its own unique characteristics, approaches, and philosophies to winemaking, resulting in diverse expressions that captivate wine enthusiasts worldwide. Join us as we delve into the differences between the Old Wine World and the New Wine World, celebrating their shared passion for wine while honouring their distinct identities.
The Old Wine World
The Old Wine World encompasses regions with a rich winemaking heritage, some dating back centuries. European countries, such as France, Italy, Spain, and Germany, are considered stalwarts of the Old World. These regions have perfected winemaking techniques over generations, and their wines are often closely tied to tradition, history, and specific geographical areas.
In Old World the emphasize is based on their vineyard – the unique combination of soil, climate, and topography that influences the growth of the character of the grape. Wines are also typically labelled by their region rather than their grape variety due various strict regulation that govern the traditional winemaking practices. Winemakers of the Old Wine World often employ traditions methods that was passed down through generations with manual labour, careful vineyard management and minimal intervention are coming. Oak aging and extended bottle ageing are common, it allows wines to develop character and complexity over time.
The New Wine World
The New Wine world comprises regions where wine making traditions have emerged in the more recent years or have been influenced by the New World winemaking allowing for greater creativity and flexibility in grape selection, blending, and labelling. Wines are often labelled by grape varieties and being emphasizing on the label.
Technology plays a large role in the New Wine World, enabling precision viticulture and winemaking techniques. Modern winemakers leverage on scientific knowledge, climate analysis, and advance equipment to enhance grape quality and controls all expect of the winemaking process.
Marketing and branding are often a crucial aspect of their winemaking. Where it is common for wineries to leverage on social media and digital marketing tools or platform to create stories or connection that engage with consumer to promote their wine.
Both the Old Wine World and New Wine World each possess their own uniqueness, offering wine enthusiasts a diverse range of flavours, traditions, and experiences. As we embrace their distinct charm of both world, Marco’s Cellar will be doing an introductory subscription crate of the new and old wines keep a look out for it!
