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Dão, Portugal
A granite bowl ringed by mountains gave Portugal its flagship grape, Touriga Nacional. 1. At a Glance The Dão is a high granite plateau in north-central Portugal,
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Bairrada, Portugal
One stubborn grape and most of Portugal's sparkling wine come from these clay soils. 1. At a Glance Bairrada sits on Portugal's central Atlantic
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Azores, Portugal
Vines ripen inside hand-stacked lava corrals on nine islands in the open Atlantic. 1. At a Glance Nine volcanic islands sit about 900 miles (1,450 kilometers)
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Alentejo, Portugal
Wine still ferments in clay jars here, much as the Romans left it. 1. At a Glance The Alentejo covers about a third of mainland Portugal, a rolling
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Napa Valley, USA
One small county grows 4 percent of California’s wine and collects most of the fame. 1. At a Glance Napa Valley is a 30-mile (48-kilometer)
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Canary Islands, Spain
Vines grow in black ash pits on islands the vine plague never conquered. 1. At a Glance Seven volcanic islands sit in the Atlantic, closer to Morocco than
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Stellenbosch, South Africa
Cabernet country where a university professor invented a brand-new grape in 1925. 1. At a Glance Stellenbosch is South Africa's flagship wine district, about 30
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Limarí Valley, Chile
Chardonnay from an uplifted seabed at the edge of the Atacama Desert. 1. At a Glance Limarí threads a green river valley through semi-desert, about 290 miles
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Itata Valley, Chile
Wine has been made here since the 1550s, longer than almost anywhere in the Americas. 1. At a Glance Itata lies in the Ñuble Region, about 250 miles
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