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Auckland, New Zealand
Croatian gum-diggers planted a wine region inside what became New Zealand's largest city. At a Glance Auckland's vineyards hide
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North Canterbury, New Zealand
A hot alpine wind and buried limestone built the South Island's stealth fine-wine region. At a Glance North Canterbury begins an
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Wairarapa, New Zealand
A prohibition vote killed this region's vines in 1905; today it sets Pinot Noir standards. At a Glance Wairarapa occupies the southeastern
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Central Otago, New Zealand
Pinot Noir from the bottom of the world, grown on ground gold miners abandoned. At a Glance Central Otago sits deep in the South
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Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
New Zealand's oldest wine region built its best reds on a riverbed exposed in 1867 At a Glance Hawke's Bay
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Marlborough, New Zealand
From sheep paddocks to seventy-five thousand acres of vines in barely fifty years. At a Glance Marlborough fills the dry, sunny northeastern corner
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Rhône, France
Two wine valleys in one, split by thirty miles with no vines. 1. At a Glance The Rhône Valley runs about 150 miles (240
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Provence, France
France's oldest vineyards, and the world's only research center devoted to rosé. 1. At a Glance Provence stretches from the
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Loire, France
Six hundred miles of Chenin, Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, and cellar-riddled limestone. 1. At a Glance The Loire is France's longest river,
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