Atlantic Wines

Abstract

This article deals with the wines elaborated with grapes that come from vineyards, whose growth and development has been influenced by the Atlantic Ocean. The geography of these wines includes the mouth of the Loire river, the estuary of the Garonne and Dordogne rivers in Bordeaux, the rivers Sil and Miño in Galice, Portugal, Huelva, the magic triangle of Jerez, the Canary Islands, the Azores, Madeira, Morocco, Uruguay and Brazil. The only thing that the Atlantic wines have in common is the ocean, since the climate, the soil and the grape varieties are different in each of the countries where these wines are produced. The Atlantic wines of America are called wines of the New World. One of the difference between the wines of the New World and those of the Old World is their alcohol degree and their moderate acidity.