tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post3642354971550797683..comments2024-03-18T04:47:16.199-07:00Comments on The Gray Report: My ninja quest for two great wines from BrazilW. Blake Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-71568608701727183692012-07-23T18:30:18.137-07:002012-07-23T18:30:18.137-07:00Travelling all the way to Brazil to search for the...Travelling all the way to Brazil to search for their finest wine is definitely an adventure. I enjoyed reading this post and I am hoping to read more of your wine escapades!<br /><a href="http://www.trelawneywines.com.au/" rel="nofollow">Trelawney Wines</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17255315329684415981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-40783488657509001082012-01-19T19:42:38.577-08:002012-01-19T19:42:38.577-08:00I suspect you are right. In the immediate northern...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.Dapznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-80941279361585707992012-01-19T11:31:48.512-08:002012-01-19T11:31:48.512-08:00Hi Dapz, thanks for your comment. I visited wineri...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.<br /><br />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.W. Blake Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-20504275850967333922012-01-19T01:43:47.857-08:002012-01-19T01:43:47.857-08:00I'm from Brazil, it's really cool to read ...I'm from Brazil, it's really cool to read your detailed column about the wine industry there.<br />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.<br />They recently discovered, as you Dapznoreply@blogger.com