The terms “Old World” and “New World,” as applied to wine regions, are meant to describe the political region, the wine-making styles, and the climate effects on the wine products. These, as we will see, are generalizations based on historical precedent, and not absolutes. The classifications became universal when such publications as “The World Atlas of Wine” claimed that the wine producing countries could be divided, putting those regions with long histories of wine production in the “Old World” category were mainly countries in Western Europe.
Hosting a dinner party or social gathering with food and wine can be daunting if you have not done it before. Depending on what is being paired, it is important to consider the components of both—what foods are being served, and what beverages you wish to pair or highlight. The other part to consider is which do you want to showcase, the beverage (in this case, wine) or the food(s). To add more to your decision making, you could also opt to do both, along the course of your agenda, with some pairings to highlight the wine, some showcasing the food and others highlighting the way each compliments each other.
In the most broad sense, a winery’s location determines the wine laws it may choose to follow. The question basically comes down to how a winery label their wines. Or how do they choose to label their wines? Why is this so important? A label can express a level of quality or the basic amount of production element done to that wine to achieve that level of quality. If done well, the customer can have a legitimate amount of confidence in what is purchased, be it a high-end bottle or an every day table wine. The level of quality expressed, like many other parts of economics, will translate to the amount of money a customer would be willing to pay.
It’s officially Summer, so you’re going to need some wines for all those summer activities, like boating, picnics, pool parties, camping, and tailgating! For all those warm-weather, outdoor activities, the refreshment needs to be easy to chill, easy to transport and preferably in an unbreakable container. Consider trying some of the new canned or boxed wines out there!
City Vino opened on May 5th, 2017, which was a First Friday. The 810 Caroline building was one of the stops for the trolley shuttle, bringing people into the building. What better fun than to have a sip of wine and be able to look through the City Vino glass hall windows at the art in the hallway? We sampled Celler de Capçanes Mas Donis Rosat from Montsant, Spain, that night. The beautiful label and the beautiful art in the hallway seemed to us a perfect pairing.
