South America
Brazil
Despite equatorial temperatures, Brazil manages to produce a competitive amount of wine. Most production takes place in the slightly cooler climate of the Rio Grande do Sul. Despite the original grapes being planted by the Portuguese in São Paulo in 1532, Brazilian wines have come to resemble Italian wines more so than Portuguese or neighbouring New World wines. There’s an interesting wine trail to be followed in this southern region, where you can enjoy traditional Brazilian food (a mix of indigenous, European, African and Asian cuisine), music, and of course, spectacular landscapes of forests, canyons and rolling hills.