2007-02-20 12:03:28 · 5 answers · asked by lee 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
Because traditionally made French wines are generally made by small scale producers who use old fashioned labour intensive methods. As a result their product is expensive and the quality variable. They justify their higher prices on the "mystique and tradition" of their product. Newer producers including Australia, South Africa, California and Chile use more science based skill to produce larger quantities making more consistent quality wine at more affordable prices.
2007-02-20 22:35:05 · answer #1 · answered by David W 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The mass introduction over the last 20 years of New World wine and with it the ever improving quality of the wines coming in can be cited as reason for this.
Other people like to point out that they are taking a stance against a certain country and their products, and also the tastebuds of those change as well.
Another reason can be the way that the "Old World" wines are marketed (or not as the case may be). But an irony is that the UK is the biggest consumer per head of Champagne outside of France, so it can't all be bad.
As a committed drinker of fermented grape juice, I think it is a crime that the "Old World" is neglected the way it is, but on the plus side it means all the more for me.
2007-02-22 10:33:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's probably due to a price/consistency issue. New world wines are generally more consistently good, whereas there can be a few more poor old world wines. OWW tend to be a little more complex, and NWW can be a bit more 'obvious', which is more appealing to an untrained palate. So, if you have a fiver to spend on a cabernet, you'd probably enjoy a beefy Oz with your steak rather than a (seemingly) insipid (yet probably more complex) Bordeaux.
The new world can have fun with grapes and blends, whereas the older world rules are very specific as to types, blends, processes etc. This means that they cannot respond to the changing needs of the consumer.
2007-02-21 06:52:26 · answer #3 · answered by peanut1973 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe because the quality of "New World" wine is improving and it is generally cheaper than French wine
2007-02-20 22:32:54 · answer #4 · answered by Mike R 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
for me its the great quality of wine from chile at the right price.
2007-02-22 11:41:20 · answer #5 · answered by briangimma 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋