
Although wine inevitably comes down to particulars of place ( terroir ) and maker, there's also a bigger picture, a panorama that stretches across regions and even nations. Wine today has a uniquely modern feature, namely, that wine-producing areas are more interactive than at any time in history.
For the full article, check out the new issue of Wine Spectator, on newsstands April 30, 2006.
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