Old World Wine
wine from European countries, as opposed to New World Wine from countries like Australia, South Africa, and the United States. Old World winemaking and viticultural techniques are customarily based on tradition, rather than science, although the differences are rapidly disappearing. See also Old World Wine.
The New Wine Lovers Companion, 2nd Edition, by Ron Herbst and Sharon Tyler Herbst. Copyright © (1) 2003, 1995 by Ron Herbst and Sharon Tyler Herbst. Reprinted by arrangement with Barron's Educational Series, Inc.