Definition: Wine yesterday and today (le)

Wines have changed with advances in viticulture and oenology, but also in line with consumer tastes. Travel and tourism, along with the range of restaurants offering a wide variety of culinary traditions, have increased our gastronomic knowledge. Our culinary horizons have broadened considerably, sparking the curiosity of consumers who have become more inquisitive and knowledgeable, able to compare, judge with their senses, and seek out purity and authenticity, two essential virtues of wine.

In the past, one had to choose between the red wine of the common people and the fine, aged wines enjoyed by the notables. Modern oenology has truly democratised good wine and banished coarse wine. Ultimately, we owe not only quality but also variety to the progress of oenology. Never before have there been so many wines for so many tastes and so many special occasions.