Lea & Sandeman's 'Brave New World'

Jean Smit - winemaker at Moya Meaker and Damascene

Wines from Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Argentina and the US in the spotlight. Pictured above is Jean Smit – winemaker at Moya Meaker and Damascene.

There have long been rumblings about the utility of the terms ‘New World’ and ‘Old World’ in wine. I certainly agree that they are not terribly useful either as descriptors or predictors of style, though, alas, no one seems to have come up with anything better and one can rapidly end up with a semantic and geographical muddle in the attempt.

Still, Lea & Sandeman have entered the fray with their inaugural tasting of non-European...