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In the extreme: This wine’s from where?

Three adventurous winemakers are braving unlikely regions – from French Polynesia and Patagonia to Sweden and Iran – to prove that some grapes can thrive against the odds.

Three adventurous winemakers are braving unlikely regions – from French Polynesia and Patagonia to Sweden and Iran – to prove that some grapes can thrive against the odds. Welcome to extreme winemaking.

Winemakers have long been known and admired for their intrepid spirit; the willingness to push both boundaries and envelopes, creating wines in ways and locations that defy logic. Here is a trio of the very finest at work today…


Scroll down to see tasting notes and scores of two fabulous, extreme wines



See notes and scores for two wines which are setting new rules


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