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Going to Great Heights for a Taste of Alpine Wine
By ERIC PFANNER
Published: June 8, 2012

VISPERTERMINEN, SWITZERLAND — As I hiked up a narrow track through the vineyard outside this Alpine village, the altimeter strapped to my wrist ticked steadily higher. 1,100 meters. 1,110. 1,120. At about 1,150 meters I stopped and looked around.
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