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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
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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&
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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
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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
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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
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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,
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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
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