History of the (exotic) wines of Brazil – part 1

Intro

During the last edition of ProWein a month ago, you could try out wines from all around the world.

The famous producer countries were there of course. The most interesting however was to try wines out of the famous circuit.

I had the opportunity to try wines from where I’d call the ‘Very Old World‘ – i.e. Georgia, Moldova, Romania, Bulgaria – along with some from the ‘New New World’ – China, Czech Republic, Kosovo.

Some days ago a video below, entitled Exotic Wines at ProWein 2012, which was posted on the official website of the fair. Basically, it is a ‘discover’ of the wines from Brazil, China and Kosovo. Check it out.

I’m not going to lie: hearing that my country’s wines are exotic sounds awkward to me and, mostly, disappointing.

This made me wonder what people know about the wines that are made in Brazil? Also, do people know we have a certain tradition on winemaking, even though for centuries wine remained made by families only for self-consumption?

So, I’ve decided to make a series of posts to explain the actual situation and the history of wine in Brazil, which is under the world’s spotlights today.