New World wines are those wines produced outside the traditional wine-growing areas of Europe and the Middle East, in particular from Argentina, Australia, Chile, New Zealand, South Africa and the United States. These wines are often made from different grape varieties and use different winemaking techniques than traditional Old World wines, which are primarily produced in Europe. The term “New World” is used to distinguish these wines from “Old World” wines, which have a longer history of wine production and a more established set of winemaking traditions. You can learn more about New World wines from this informative Wikipedia article..
Since New World vineyards are generally in hotter climates than those of Northern Europe, some major New World regions are irrigated desert, New World grapes tend to be more ripe, thus New World wines tend to be correspondingly more alcoholic and full-bodied.
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