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Saumur AOP (Where and Wine?)

A

Loire Valley
Anjou Saumur Sub Region
Known for sparkling wines made from Chenic Blanc

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Vacqueyras

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Southern Rhone
White: Blends
Red: Grenache based blends

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Saint Emilion Classifications

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Premiers Grands Crus Classe A, Premier Grands Crus Classe B, Grands Crus Classe

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Bonnezeaux AOP (Where and Wine?)

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Loire Valley
Anjou Saumur sub region
Sweet Botrytis affected
Chenin Blancs

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Pays Nantais (where and grapes)
AOPs?
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Loire Valley next to Atlantic
Gapes: Melon de Bourgogne
Pays Nantais Appelations
Muscadet AOP
Muscadet Sevre-et-Maine AOP
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Pessac-Leognan AOP

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Bordeux
Left Bank
Graves
Dry White and Reds

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Sauternes AOP

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Bordeux
Left Bank
Graves
Botrytis Sweet Wines

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Name 3 famous Rain Shadows

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Alsace
Rioja
Columbia Valley

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Central Vineyards (where and grapes)

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Loire Valley

Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir

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Southern Rhone Vinification

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Blends Dominate

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Right Bank Regions

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Pomerol and Saint Emilion

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French Sparkling Wines (Not Champagne)

Where?

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Cremant

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Chinon AOP (Where and Wine?)

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Loire Valley
Touraine Sub Region
Dry Red Wines, Cab Franc

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Anjou Village AOP (Where and wine?)

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Loire Valley
Anjou Saumur Sub Reion
Red Cab Francs

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Champagne Sub Regions

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Montagne de Reims
Vallee de la Marne
Cote des Blancs

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Burgundy AOP

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Grands Crus
Premier Crus
Village Wines
Regional Appellations

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Saint-Joseph

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Northern Rhone
Red wines: Syrah
White wines: Roussanne and Marsanne

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Cremant d’Alsace AOP

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Methode Traditionnelle Sparkling Wines made from blend

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Regions of France

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Bordeaux (Cab, Merlot, Pedit, Malbec)
Loire Valley (Cab Franc, Chenin Blanc, Savy B)
Champagne (Chard & Pinot)
Alsace (Reisling, Gewurztraminer, Muscat, Pinots)
Burgundy (Pinot & Chard)
Rhone Valley (Syrah, Viognier)

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Bouzeron AOP (where and grape)

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Burgundy
Cote Chalonnaise
100% Aligote

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Touraine (where and Grapes?)

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Loire Valley

Chenin Blanc and Cab Franc

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Champagne Grapes

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Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Meunier

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Rhone Valley (where and Grapes)

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South East France
Viognier, Marsanne, Roussanne
Syrah

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Tavel (Where and Style and Grape?

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Southern Rhone

Rose only, Grenache based

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Vouvray AOP (where and grapes/style?)
Loire Valley Touraine Sub Region 100% Chenin Blanc Sparkling, Dry, sweet wines
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Alsace Climet
Rain Shadow
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Cote de Nuits | Where, Grapes/Style, Oak?, Famous Houses, Good Years
``` Part of Burgundy, Cote d'Or 24/33 Grands Crus are here Oak Chambertin, Bonnes-Mares, Musigny, La Tache, La Romanee Good Years: 15, 14, 10, 09, 05 ```
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Alsace (where and grapes)
Along the Rhine River on German boarder Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Muscat, Pinot Gris, Pinot BLanc, Sylvaner Pinot Noir
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Gigondas
Southern Rhone | Grenache based blend
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Cote d'Or Sub Regions
Cote de Nuits | Cote de Beaune
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Bordeaux Grapes
``` Savy B Semillon Merlot (most grown) Cab Sauv Cab Franc ```
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Crozes-Hermitage
Northern Rhone Red wines: Syrah White wines: Roussanne and Marsanne
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Hermitage
Northern Rhone Red wines: Syrah White wines: Roussanne and Marsanne
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Southern Rhone Valley
Chateauneuf du Pape Gigondas Vacqueyras Tavel
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Bordeaux Regions
``` Left Bank (Medoc, Graves,) Right Bank (Saint Emilion, Pomerol) Entre-Deux-Mers ```
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Entre-Deux-Mers (Where and Wine type?)
Bordeaux | Dry white wines from Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon
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Graves AOP
Bordeux Left Bank Graves Red Blends and Dry Whites Only
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Medoc (where, Style)
``` Bordeaux Red Wines Only Sub Regions (Medoc and Haut Medoc) Pauillac AOP Saint Julien AOP Margaux AOP Saint Estephe AOP ```
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Margaux AOP (where and wine)
Bordeaux Left Bank Medoc Red Wine only
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Graves AOPs
Graves AOP Pessac-Leognan AOP (Dry White and Reds) Sauternes AOP (Botrytis Sweet Wines)
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Burgundy Regions
``` Chablis Cote d'Or Cote Chalonnaise Maconnais Beaujolais ```
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Cote de Beaune | Where, Grapes/Style, Oak?, Famous Houses, Good Years
``` Part of Burgundy, Cote d'Or Chardonnay, Pinot Noir Oak 8/33 Grand Crus Corton, Corton-Charlemagne, Montrachet, Batard-Montrachet Good Years: 15, 14, 10, 09, 05 ```
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Northern Rhone Vinification
Single Variety wines dominate Reds and whites fermented in Oak Co fermentation
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Alsace AOP (How many and what Bottle type?)
One AOP for entire region | Bottled in Reisling bottles
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Saint Julien AOP (where and wine)
Bordeaux Left Bank Medoc Red Wine only
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Beaujolais
``` Gamay & small Chard No new Oak Carbonic Maceration 10 names Beaujolais Crus Morgon AOP ```
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Savennieres AOP (where and Wine?)
Loire Valley Anjou Saumur sub region Dry chenin blanc
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Saint Estephe AOP (where and wine)
Bordeaux Left Bank Medoc Red Wine only
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Chateauneuf du Pape
Southern Rhone White: Blends Red: Grenache based blends
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Champagne Sweetness Levels
``` Brut Nature Extra Brut Brut Extra Dry SEC Demi-SEC Doux ```
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Vendange Tardive (VT)
Alsace Single Variety Wiine Late Harvest Richg, full bodied wines Not always sweet
52
Saint Emilion Grapes
Merlot and Cabernet Franc
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Pauillac AOP (where and wine)
Bordeaux Left Bank Medoc Red Wine only
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Sparkling Wines Itally
Prosecco (Veneto) Lambrusco Franciacorta DOCG (Lombardy) Italian "Champagne"
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Loire Valley Regions
Pays Nantais Anjou-Saumur Touraine Central Vineyards
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Co Fermentation
Used in Rhone Valley Red wines are made by blending small amounts of white grapes to increase aromatic complexity lessens Tannis
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Chablis (Where and Grape)
Burgundy | 100% Chardonnay
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Selection de Grains Nobles (SGN)
Alsace Single Variety Wine | Sweet wines effected by botrytis
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Sancerre AOP (Where and Wine?)
Loire Valley Central Vineyards Dry Red and White Wines Sauignon Blanc and Pinot Noir
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Pomerol Grapes
Merlot and Cap Franc blends
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Alsace Grand Cru AOP Grapes | How many and what grapes are allowed
51 Grand Crus only 4 grapes allowed Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Muscat, Pinot Gris
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Cornas
Northern Rhone Valley | Red wines only, 100% Syrah
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Bordeaux First Growths
``` Chateau Lafite Rothschild Chateau Latour Chateau Mouton Rothschild Chateau Margaux Chateau Haut-Brion (Graves) ```
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Condrieu
Northern Rhone White wines only 100% Viognier
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Anjou-Saumur (where and Grapes)
Loire Valley | Chenin Blanc and Cab Franc
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Pouilly-Fume AOP (where and grapes/style)
Loire Valley Central Vineyards Dry Sauignon Blanc
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Northern Rhone AOPs
``` Cote-Rotie Condrieu Saint-Joseph Crozes-Hermitage Hermitage Cornas ```
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Bourgueil AOP (Where and Wine?)
Loire Valley Touraine Sub Region Dry Red WInes, Cab Franc
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Cote Chalonnaise | Where, Grape, Oak?, 5 Villages
``` Burgundy Chardonnay and Pinot No New Oak 5 Villages (Montagny, Bouzeron, Rully, Givry, Mercurey) Bouzeron AOP-100% Aligote ```
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Quarts-de-Chaume AOP (Where and Wine?)
Loire Valley Anjou Saumur sub region Sweet Botrytis affected Chenin Blancs
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Left Bank Regions
Medoc and Graves
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Beaujolais Vinication Style
Carbonic Maceration
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Maconnais
White Wines mostly (some Pinot and Gamay) | AOPs: Macon, Saint-Veran, Pouilly-Fuisse (most expensive and some oak)
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Cote Rotie
Northern Rhone Red wines only Syrah with max 20% Viognier

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