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We call it New World Wine, but it really is the legacy of Colonialism and wine. Look into this turning point category to see how the Age of Exploration led to New World Wine regions with all the good, the bad, and the ugly that came with it.

The Forgotten King of Wine Exporters: The Algerian Wine Industry

The Forgotten King of Wine Exporters: The Algerian Wine Industry Algeria's wine industry only produced around 0.6 million hectoliters of wine in 2008. However, in 1962 Algeria produced 15 million hectoliters of wine. Algeria […]

Ken Wytsma2023-03-06T11:05:34+00:00Categories: Colonialism, Country Profiles, Featured, Wine History In-Depth|Tags: Africa, Algerian Wine Industry, France, Phylloxera, Win industry, Wine Exporters, wine history|

The History of Winemaking in Algeria: The Beginning (part I)

The Beginning (part I) Algeria was the largest wine producer in the middle of the previous century, and its wine export was more than the combined export of the three significant exporters, i.e., France, […]

Ken Wytsma2023-03-08T10:31:37+00:00Categories: Colonialism, Country Profiles, Phylloxera, Wine History In-Depth, Wine Regions|Tags: Algeria, Algerian Wine Industry, The Algerian Wine Industry, wine history|

The Conquistador’s Impact on Wine in South America

The Conquistador’s Impact on Wine in South America In 1554, Spanish conquistadors and missionaries transported European Viti's vinifera vines to Chile. According to mythology, the conquistador Francisco de Aguirre planted the first vines. The […]

Ken Wytsma2023-03-06T06:35:55+00:00Categories: 1501 CE to 1700 CE, Colonialism, Country Profiles, This Day in Wine History | Articles, Wine Regions|Tags: Chile, Colonialism, Jesuits, SOUTH AMERICA, Spanish invaders, THE CONQUISTADORS' IMPACT ON WINE|

Colonialism and African Wine

A History of African Wines Under British and French Colonialism When it comes to wine-producing continents, Africa is often seen at the bottom of the list, if not completely […]

Ken Wytsma2023-03-08T12:23:40+00:00Categories: Colonialism, Country Profiles, Wine History In-Depth, Wine Regions|Tags: Africa, Colonialism|

The History of Cape Wine and the Birth of the South African Nation

The History of Cape Wine and the Birth of the South African Nation South Africa is known for its struggle for independence and its colonial occupation that lasted for centuries. One part of the […]

Ken Wytsma2023-03-08T12:28:50+00:00Categories: Colonialism, Country Profiles, New World, Wine History In-Depth, Wine Regions|Tags: Africa, Cape Town, Colonialism, Dutch, South Africa|

Algeria’s Vineyards Were Converted to Other Purposes

April 18, 1951 On this day in 1951, the Treaty of Paris was signed, which brought the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), the forerunner of the European […]

Ken Wytsma2023-03-08T12:31:46+00:00Categories: Colonialism, This Day in Wine History | Articles, Wine Regions|Tags: Africa, Algeria, France|

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