The fruit of the vine has been a part of human history for approximately over 9000 years and is closely intertwined with the history of agriculture, cuisine, and civilization itself.  The grapes reflect the essence of the place where they were grown and the winemaker then crafts them into his expression of the vintage.   When this marriage is done well it is sublime.

The regions of good wine around the world have increased dramatically in the last 30 years as Chile, Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and more came on line producing excellent wines at excellent values.  New grapes have emerged like Malbec (actually a classic Bordeaux varietal that has re-emerged), pinotage and Corot Noir giving us even more to be thankful about.

In Nicaragua, most wine regions are represented and a wide variety of grapes also.  Chilean and Argentinian wines are the most prevalent but French, Spanish, American, Australian and Italian are readily available in stores and restaurants.  As the wine culture grows in the country so will availability of other regions and grapes.  We vow to do our part to make this happen 🙂

Nicaragua does not produce grape wine it sits on the wrong latitude (wine grapes grow between 30-50 degrees latitude) for wine grapes (vitis vinifera).  A handful of producers make fruit wines with varying degrees of success.  As their sophistication grows we hope to see some excellent examples.