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Salta, Argentina
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Salta, Argentina

Vines climb past 10,000 feet, and one vineyard has been producing since 1862. 1. At a Glance Salta sits in Argentina's far northwest, near the

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Mendoza, Argentina
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Mendoza, Argentina

This high desert pours roughly seven of every ten bottles of Argentine wine. 1. At a Glance Mendoza runs along the eastern wall of the Andes in western

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Franken, Germany
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Franken, Germany

Dry Silvaner in a squat round bottle you can spot across the room. At a Glance Franken follows the zigzags of the Main River through northern Bavaria, with

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Baden, Germany
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Baden, Germany

Germany's warmest vineyards answer to Pinot in three colors. At a Glance Baden is less one region than a chain of them, stretching roughly 250 miles

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Pfalz, Germany
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Pfalz, Germany

No wine region on earth grows more Riesling than this warm corridor. At a Glance The Pfalz runs about 50 miles (80 kilometers) along the eastern flank of

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Rheinhessen, Germany
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Rheinhessen, Germany

Germany's largest wine region swapped a cheap reputation for its boldest young winemakers. At a Glance Rheinhessen fills the broad elbow of land inside the Rhine&

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Rheingau, Germany
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Rheingau, Germany

The Rhine turns west for twenty miles, and Riesling takes the sunny bank. At a Glance For most of its course the Rhine flows north. Between Wiesbaden and

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Mosel, Germany
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Mosel, Germany

Harvest crews wear climbing harnesses here, and the Riesling repays the risk. At a Glance The Mosel is Germany's oldest wine region and its most dramatic.

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Auckland, New Zealand
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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 in plain sight around

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