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Bourgogne AOC

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Pinot Noir

Chardonnay (simple, apple, lemon, high acid)

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Gevrey-Chambertin AOC

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(Cot de Nuits in Cot d’Or)

Pinot Noir

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Nuits-Saint-Georges AOC

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(Cot de Nuits in Cot d’Or)

Pinot Noir

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Beaune AOC

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(Cot de Beaune in Cot d’Or)

Pinot Noir

Chardonnay

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Pommard AOC

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(Cot de Beaune in Cot d’Or)

Pinot Noir

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Alsace AOC

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Riesling:
- dry
- med body
- high acidity
- ripe citrus, stone fruit
- Develop - dried fruit, honey
- sweet using VT

Pinot Gris
- dry, off dry, medium
- med to full body
- med acidity
- peach, mango
- develop - honey, ginger

Gewurtztraminer
- dry to sweet
- full body
- low to med acid
- high alcohol (high sugar grape)
- floral (rose), apricot, peach, lychee
- develop: honey dried fruit

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Vouvray AOC

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in Loire Valley

Chenin Blanc (only grape)
* dry, off-dry, medium, sweet, and sparkling
*dry - apple
* sweet using Botrytis (stone fruit, tropical)
* un-oaked

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Bordeaux AOC

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Semillion (blended with Sauvignon Blanc) adding body and agieng potential

Sauvignon Blanc (grass, green apple)

Merlot
- Right bank
- Bordeaux Superior AOC are usually Merlot-dom blends

Cab Sauv
- Left Bank / gravel soil

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Sauternes AOC

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(Bordeaux / Graves)

Semillion (using Botrytis)

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Chablis AOC

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(Cote du Beaune)

Chardonnay (apple, lemon, wet stones, non-oaked)

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Meursault AOC

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(Cote du Beaune)

Chardonnay (peach, melon, oaked, tertiary hazelnut, mushroom))

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Puligny-Montrachet AOC

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(Cote du Beaune)

Chardonnay (peach, melon, oaked, tertiary hazelnut, mushroom)

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Macon AOC

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(Maconnais)

Chardonnay (lemon, peach, melon, un-oaked)

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Pouilly-Fuise AOC

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(Maconnais)

Chardonnay (stone fruit, tropical, oaked)

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South of France

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Chardonnay (peach, pineapple, banana, oak)

Sauvignon Blanc (high acid, tropical fruit, herbaceous)

Merlot - single varietals and blended with Cab Grenache, Syrah

Cab Sauv blends + Single varietals

Syrah (Pays d’Oc IGP as single varietal + used in blends)

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Graves AOC

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(Bordeaux AOC)

Sauvignon Blanc

Cab Sauv dom blends

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Pessac-Leognan AOC

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(Bordeaux AOC - Graves)

Sauvignon Blanc

Cab Sauv dom blends

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Condrieu AOC

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(Northern Rhone)

Viognier
- single varietal here
- floral notes
- stone fruit
- high alcohol
- adds body to blends
- light oak

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Saint-Emillion AOC + Pomerol AOC

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(Bordeaux AOC)

Merlot-dom blends
- full body
- black fruit
- oak
- develop - dried fruit, tabacco

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Medoc AOC

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(Bordeaux AOC)

Cab Sauv dom blend

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Haut-Medoc AOC

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(Bordeaux AOC)

cab sauv dom blends

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Margaux AOC

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(Haut-Medoc AOC )

Cab Sauv dom blends

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Pauillac AOC

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(Haut-Medoc AOC)

Cab Sauv dom blends

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Northern Rhone

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Syrah (only black grape)
moderate, reflected sunlight from river

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Cote Rotie AOC
(Northern Rhone) Syrah - steep slopes - far north - complex, peppery - blend with Viognier
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Hermitage AOC
(Northern Rhone) Syrah - hilly
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Crozes-Hermitage AOC
(Northern Rhone) Syrah - flat land - less intense, complex - higher yields
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Beaujolais AOC
Beaujolais AOC, Veaujolais Villages AOC, Beaujolais Crus moderate Gamay - banana, candy - light body - low to med tannins - red fruit - high acid Crus: - med to pronounced red fruit - med to long finish
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Fleurie AOC
(Beaujolais Cru) Gamay
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Cotes du Rhone AOC / Cotes du Rhone Villages AOC
Greneche (blended with Syrah)
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Chateauneuf-du-Pape AOC
Greneche blends - full bodied - high alcohol - stones to keep heat high - develop dried fruit, caramel
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Minervois AOC
(South of France) Grenache - red and rose
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Gavi DOCG
(Piemonte) Cortese
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Soave DOC / Soave Classico DOC
(Veneto) Gargenega
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Recioto di Soaave DOCG
(Veneto) Gargenega using appassimento
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Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi DOC
(Marche) Verdicchio
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Fiano di Avellino DOCG
(Campania) Fino
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Barolo DOCG
(Piemonte) Nebbiolo
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Barbaresco DOCG
(Piemonte) Nebbiolo
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Barbera d'Asti DOCG
(Piemonte) Barbera
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Valpolicella DOC / Valpolicella Calssico DOC
(Veneto) Corvina
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Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG
(Veneto) Corvina (bitter)
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Recioto della Valpolicella DOCG
(Veneto) Corvina (sweet)
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Chianti DOCG / Chianti Classico DOCG / Chianti Classico Riserva DOCG
(Tuscany) Sangiovese
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Brunello di Montalcino DOCG
(Tuscany) Sangiovese (warmer weather)
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Montepulciano d'Abruzzo DOC
(Abruzzo) Montepulciano
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Catalunya DO
Tempranillo (blend) - varying styles Cava
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Rioja DOCa
Tempranillo (blend) - moderate - blend - Garnacha Garnacha
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Ribera del Duero DO
Tempranillo - full body - fresh black fruit
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Navarra DO
Garnacha - red + rose
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Priorat DOCa
Garnacha - blend - very old vines - develop dried fruits and caramel
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Rias Baixas DO
Albarino
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Asti DOCG
Moscato
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Prosecco DOC
Glera
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Jerez de la Frontera
Palomino (dry) Pedro Ximinez (sweet)
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Upper Duoro
Port
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delle Venezie DOC / Veneto IGT
Pinot Grigio simple
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Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Pinot Grigio - better quality
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Touraine AOC
(Loire) Sauvignon Blanc
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Sancerre
Sauvignon Blanc (high acid, only grape allowed)
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Poully-Fume
Sauvignon Blanc (high acid, only grape allowed)

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