The Top 10 Tasting Spotlights Wines From Around the World

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for the Dec. 31,2005 - Jan. 15,2005 issue

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Eric Arnold
Issue: December 31, 2005

A gray, drizzly morning was transformed into a magical day when it came time for the tasting of Wine Spectator 's Top 10 wines of 2004. The wines and their producers represented the best from places both familiar and far-flung, showing that the balance between terroir and refined technique has become more common throughout the world.