TheThai wine industry began development in the late twentieth century. As a tropical country,Thailand lies well outside the latitudes traditionally regarded as suitable for cultivating grapes for winemaking, though the development of adaptiveviticulture techniques have allowed for some success, and Thai wines have become recognized among a growing range of new-latitude wines.
Grapes had been introduced to Thailand when the French embassy sent byLouis XIV presented specimens of White Malaga (Beba) to KingNarai.[1]
The grapes were used solely for fruit until well into the twentieth century, when a wine industry started to develop.[2] The majority comes from two regions:Hua Hin on the northwestgulf of Thailand coast and theKhao Yai area in the foothills of thenational park of the same name.[3]
The grapes are forced by pruning into bearing two crops a year; the fine wines are those that ripen during the (relatively) dry season, while avin de table is made from the wet season crop. Othervinifera grapes such asChenin blanc and Shiraz are becoming popular.
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