BRAZIL

Brazil is the largest country in South America and the fifth-largest in the world. With continental dimensions, Brazil is equally diverse when it comes to climate conditions and agricultural specialties. From endless coasts of all-year-around sunny beaches of warm waters to high-altitude mountains and hills with vineyards that produce some of the best sparkling wines in the world.

This is Brazil: the land from where we bring their best wines, sparkling wines, beers…and cachaças (that’s their national distilled spirits made from sugar cane and the main ingredient of one of the most easily recognized Brazilian drinks: the caipirinha).

HISTORY OF WINES IN BRAZIL

Brazil has been making wine since the beginning of its colonization in the early 1500, but it was the arrival of Italian immigrants, starting in 1875, that brought importance to the activity. Over the past fifteen years, the Brazilian wine industry has made a tremendous investment in technological innovation and vineyard management. Today there are over 1,100 wineries around the country, mostly based on small farms (an average of 2 hectares per family). The grape and wine productive chain combines techniques that ensure the quality of their labels, such as manual harvesting and cutting-edge technology in viticulture and winemaking processes. Consequently, Brazil is capable of producing fresh, fruity and balanced wines that are very pleasant with moderate alcohol content.

Definition of Cachaça

[According to the dictionary] ca·cha·ça noun kə-ˈshä-sə:  a Brazilian liquor distilled from sugarcane [http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cachaca]

[According to the brazilian people] CACHAÇA is more than just a drink. It best stands for a state-of-mind, a reason for celebration –  whatever there is to celebrate – among family, dearest friends or someone you have just met. Cachaça brings to the mind images of a warm and involving atmosphere, a tropical sun, an inviting beach and a welcoming smile.