Familiar Grapes New Terroirs When Leaving the Comfort Zone Pays Up for Wines

Risk and Reward: Grapes out of their Comfort Zone and into New Terroirs

Wine’s mapamundi used to be simple… well, not really but at least more consistent: You’d get your Albarino from Rias Baixas, your Riesling from Germany or Alsace and your Malbec from Argentina (or Cahors, if you are an Old World purist). And while it’s comforting to think that some terroirs offer the ultimate golden spot for certain varieties, …

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