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(Newswire.net—May 15, 2013) Tampa, FL—Migratory patterns of wine are at the heart of much of the developed world that can trace patterns of civilization from Europe to the Americas and South America in particular. The grape disease “phylloxera” mothered the need for cuttings to be made and transplanted to other areas in the world that somewhat mirrored the soil, climate, and sun of France. Argentina seems to have provided that large land mass with fertile soil and climate to allow the evolution of the varietal called “malbec”, which Argentina has made popular. This has become quite the rage of wines that have taken the world by storm.
In addition to a “perfect storm” of Argentinian soil, sun, and temperature, there is the added benefit of Mendoza being a cattle region known for its meat and culinary dedication to beef. This is almost tantamount to Texas cattle farms being next to Napa Valley, California.
This migration of a grape cutting has developed varietals that have taken on their own persona. France, which has always prided itself on “thoroughbred” grapes like Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Cabernet Franc, has now seen new mutations that are popularized in their own right in foreign countries. So what was a disease, and a cutting to save this grape, which was never a great varietal in its home land, became a “superstar” grape across the pond of Latin America.
This land mass is about what Napa Valley has provided for American wines in size and over all climate. It has also been the vision of the French growers and vineyards that has enabled this global expansion of wine and their respective grapes. After all, with only Bordeaux and Burgundy to lead the charge it became quite obvious that not only was capacity an issue, but also the depletion of minerals of the soil that would change the way grapes would propagate forever.
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