With the worldwide consumption of wine increasing and the production decreasing, Old World and New World producers alike are trying to keep up with demand. In South Africa, Chris Alheit tests one of his wines in Hemelrand in Western Cape. He is determined to create not only world-beating wine, but one which is distinctly South African.
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With the worldwide consumption of wine increasing and the production decreasing, Old World and New World producers alike are trying to keep up with demand. In South Africa, Chris Alheit tests one of his wines in Hemelrand in Western Cape. He is determined to create not only world-beating wine, but one which is distinctly South African.
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Cape Wine route, shows lush vineyards in Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa.
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Cape Wine route, shows lush vineyards in Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa.
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California's New World style leads with its fruit-forward wines. Pictured, a farm worker loads freshly picked Pinot Noir wine grapes onto a tractor in Santa Maria.
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California's New World style leads with its fruit-forward wines. Pictured, a farm worker loads freshly picked Pinot Noir wine grapes onto a tractor in Santa Maria.
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Pinot Noir is filtered into a fermenting tank at Artesa Winery in Napa, California.
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Pinot Noir is filtered into a fermenting tank at Artesa Winery in Napa, California.
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The soil in Argentina is considered ideal for growing Malbec, a grape variety used for the red wine characteristic of this region. The Luminis winery project invites investors to take on a small yet long-term holding in the winery, and thus stimulate its financial growth.
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The soil in Argentina is considered ideal for growing Malbec, a grape variety used for the red wine characteristic of this region. The Luminis winery project invites investors to take on a small yet long-term holding in the winery, and thus stimulate its financial growth.
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A man takes care of the vineyard at Joaquin Villanueva farm, part of the Luminis winery project in the district of Perdriel in Argentina.
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A man takes care of the vineyard at Joaquin Villanueva farm, part of the Luminis winery project in the district of Perdriel in Argentina.
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France is a classic Old World producer. Pictured, a man walks at the Faiveley wine cellar in Nuits-Saint-Georges during the harvest period.
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France is a classic Old World producer. Pictured, a man walks at the Faiveley wine cellar in Nuits-Saint-Georges during the harvest period.
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A worker empties a crate of grapes at a winery in the Meo-Camuzet domain in Vosne-Romanée during the harvest period in France.
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A worker empties a crate of grapes at a winery in the Meo-Camuzet domain in Vosne-Romanée during the harvest period in France.
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Other Old World producers are experimenting with their bottling techniques. A bottle of sparkling wine that was stored underwater -- and has a dead eel attached -- sits on a table in Chiavari, Italy.
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Other Old World producers are experimenting with their bottling techniques. A bottle of sparkling wine that was stored underwater -- and has a dead eel attached -- sits on a table in Chiavari, Italy.
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Pierluigi Lugano, an Abissi winemaker, poses in the sea with two bottles of wine which he brought to the surface in Chiavari. Lugano is experimenting by storing his wine three to four years in the sea at a depth of about 197 feet and some two miles offshore, where the water temperature remains constant.
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Pierluigi Lugano, an Abissi winemaker, poses in the sea with two bottles of wine which he brought to the surface in Chiavari. Lugano is experimenting by storing his wine three to four years in the sea at a depth of about 197 feet and some two miles offshore, where the water temperature remains constant.
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The grape harvest in Ribeira Sacra takes place along the slopes of the Sil and Miño rivers in Galicia, Spain, where the vines are planted on step terraces, often with limited access by vehicle. Red wines are the most popular in the area and the Mencia grape is the most cultivated.
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The grape harvest in Ribeira Sacra takes place along the slopes of the Sil and Miño rivers in Galicia, Spain, where the vines are planted on step terraces, often with limited access by vehicle. Red wines are the most popular in the area and the Mencia grape is the most cultivated.
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Antonio Perez pours a glass of wine during lunch at a Cruceiro Reixo's plot in the region of Ribeira Sacra, Spain.
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Antonio Perez pours a glass of wine during lunch at a Cruceiro Reixo's plot in the region of Ribeira Sacra, Spain.
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