If you’ve ever sipped a glass of wine and felt transported to its place of origin, congratulations, you tasted terroir. From breezy coastal vineyards to grapes grown in parched deserts, climate, soils, and topography often imprint wines with an intriguing sense of place. And wines made from grapes from high-elevation vineyards possess distinctive characteristics: Their closer proximity to the sun and cool nights imbue them with richness, freshness, and complexity.
Perhaps the only thing that rivals the experience of drinking mountain wines is visiting the wineries that produce elegant sips at breathtaking heights. For a truly elevated wine adventure,