Comments on The Gray Report: My ninja quest for two great wines from Brazil

I suspect you are right. In the immediate northern...

2012-01-19T19:42:38.577-08:00

I suspect you are right. In the immediate northern state of Santa Catarina, there is a region (Vale de Sao Joaquim) that is much drier; it even snows sometimes, Please note that I say this without any knowledge of the geology of the place. But I know they are making wine with some success over there.

Hi Dapz, thanks for your comment. I visited wineri...

2012-01-19T11:31:48.512-08:00

Hi Dapz, thanks for your comment. I visited wineries and vineyards in Campanha; the only tasting room I went to was attached to a winery. There seems to be a bit of a winery building boom, but everything is booming in Brazil, as you know.

Considering the wealth of the country and the low amount of wine being drunk now, the future growth of the wine industry is really potentially great.

I'm from Brazil, it's really cool to read ...

2012-01-19T01:43:47.857-08:00

I'm from Brazil, it's really cool to read your detailed column about the wine industry there.
Initially it was believed that the best land for wine in the country was in a region called Serra Gaucha where all the Italian immigrants built their wineries. It is my understanding that most of these wineries were sold to International corporations.
They recently discovered, as you