Cork Tales - Cork Tales (Page 5)

Roots• Jul 29, 2026

Chile's biggest wine valley owes its prized old Carignan to a 1939 earthquake. 1. At a Glance Maule stretches across the Central

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Roots• Jul 29, 2026

Nobody planted wine grapes here until 1982. Now it defines Chilean white wine. 1. At a Glance Casablanca sits about 60 miles (100 kilometers)

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Roots• Jul 29, 2026

The vineyard where Chile's “Merlot” turned out to be a lost Bordeaux grape. 1. At a Glance Maipo wraps around the southern

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Roots• Jul 29, 2026

A horseshoe of hills called Apalta shelters some of South America's most expensive reds. 1. At a Glance Colchagua spreads across the

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This island makes under one percent of Australia's wine but four percent of its value. 1. At a Glance Tasmania, the island

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No vine grows more than four miles from the sea on this Melbourne peninsula. 1. At a Glance The Mornington Peninsula hooks south of

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Roots• Jul 29, 2026

Twenty minutes from Adelaide, vineyards climb into air too cool for Shiraz country. 1. At a Glance The Adelaide Hills rise directly east of

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The valley that killed the cork and perfected bone-dry Riesling. 1. At a Glance The Clare Valley is a string of high, rolling

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Roots• Jul 29, 2026

A strip of red dirt nine miles long produces Australia's benchmark Cabernet. 1. At a Glance Coonawarra lies on South Australia'

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