Wines of Brazil. Does Brazil produce quality wine?

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Ageing regulations of Brzilian wine.
Did you know that in 2018 Brazil has established new ageing regulations for still and sparkling wines:
Reservado: Young wine ready for consumption / minimum ABV 10%
Reserva: minimum ABV 11% / whites and rosés: at least 6 months of aging, with optative use of appropriate wood casks / reds: at least 12 months of aging, with optative use of appropriate wood casks
Gran Reserva: minimum ABV 11% / whites and rosés: at least 12 months of aging, with mandatory use of wood casks wit maximum capacity of 600 liters for at least 3 months / reds: at least 18 months of aging, with mandatory use of wood casks wit maximum capacity of 600 liters for at least 6 months/
Sparkling wines, in general, don’t have specific ageing regulations. For those produced in a Geographical Indication and aiming to get its GI stamp, local rules apply (it may vary, but most of the GIs use at least 9 months on lees for traditional method sparkling wine, some use 12 months).

The most important Brazilan wine regions are:

In the state of Rio Grande do Sul
Serra Gaúcha
Campos de Cima da Serra
Campanha Gaúcha (PGI)
Serra do Sudeste

In the state of Santa Catarina
Vinhos de Altitude de Santa Catarina (PGI)

Between the states of Pernambuco and Bahia
Vale do São Francisco (PGI)

My favourite Brazilian wine producers are: Vinicola Dom Cândido, Vinicola Madre Terra, Casa Valduga, Pizzato, Vinhos Larentis, Cave do Sol, Manus, Cata, Cave Antiga, Vinicola Valmarino, and Casa Perrucci.

Did you know that Brazil is the biggest producer of sparkling wines in Latin America and alos have the very first appellations for sparkling wine in southern hemisphere called Altos de Pinto Bandeira