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High-Altitude Wines Offer Romance, Incredible Terroir All in One

New vintages to try from Tibet to Argentina. Plus: vineyard side hustles in beer and coffee
Vineyards cling to the steep slopes of the Mekong River valley, in northern Yunnan.

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Hi, Top Shelf wine lovers. It’s Elin McCoy again, with a look at why more wineries around the globe — and an airline — are bragging about vintages from remote high-altitude vineyards.

But first, here’s what I’ve been reading in wine news this month: