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Where in Burgundy is Pinot Noir grown?

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Côte d’Or

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What are the two halves of Côte d’Or

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North - cote de nuit

South - cote de beaune

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Name the 2 most famous Pinot noir villages in cote de Nuit and the 2 most famous in cote de beaune

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Nuit:
Gevrey-chambertin AOC
Nuits-Saint-georges AOC

BEAUNE:
beaune AOC
Pomard AOC

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What are point noir tertiary flavors?

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Earth mushroom

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Where is Pinot grown in Chile? Characteristics?

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Casablanca valley (coast); very fruity ( cooked strawberries)

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In burgundy is primer cru or village a higher distinction?

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Primer cru, highest is grand cru.

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Pinot Noir region in South Africa

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Walker bay (costal)

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Pinot noir regions in Australia?

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Yarra Valley, mornington peninsula

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Pinot noir regions in New Zealand

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Marlborough, central otago, martinborough

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What climate is Zinfandel/primitivo grown in?

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Warm

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What is white zinfandel?

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Medium sweet rose

Low alcohol

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What are typical aromas of red Zinfandel?

And characteristics?

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Black fruit (blackberry, plum), Dried fruit ( raisin, prune)and oak ( vanilla, coffee)

Dry, medium to high acidity and tannin, high alcohol and a full body.

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What are Zinfandel tertiary flavors?

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Earth and meat

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Where is Zinfandel grown in Italy?

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Puglia, Where it is known as Primitivo

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What is Veraison?

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When the grapes go from green to gold or purple.

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What is the climate for Riesling?

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Cool, moderate

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What is süssreserve?

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Sterile grape juice — Added to stop riesling fermentation

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Is riesling typically fermented in stainless steel tanks or oak? Why?

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Stainless steel tanks to preserve floral aromas

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What are the important regions in Germany for Riesling?

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Mosel

Rheingau

Pfalz

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What is an important region in France for Riesling?

Why is this region good for growing?

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Alsace AOC

It lies to the east of the Vosges mountains which protects the vineyards from Rain bearing westerly winds. it is one of the dryers and Sunny is fine producing regions in all of France.

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Describe a typical alsace Riesling

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Dry with pronounced aroma and flavor intensities.

Ripe citrus and stone fruit flavors and vibrant blossom aromas.

Medium bodied it with high acidity

Tertiary flavors of honey and dried fruit

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What does vendanges tardives mean?

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Late harvest

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Define Landwein

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PGI wine in Germany. Typically light bodied and dry to off dry in style

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Define Qualitätswein

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Must come from one of 13 wine regions in Germany.

Must achieve higher level of grape ripeness than is required for landwein

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Define Pradikatswein
Grapes must come from a
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Name important region in Australia for Reisling
Eden Valley and Clare Valley
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Climate for Syrah/Shiraz?
Moderate to warm
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Describe a moderate climate Syrah Where is this a signature style?
Medium body, fresh black fruit (black cherry, blackberry), herbal notes and black pepper This is signature style of northern Rhône
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Describe a warm climate Syrah Where is this style common?
Full bodied, high alcohol, ripe flavors of cooked black fruit and licorice Australia (Shiraz)
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What is Syrah most commonly blended with?
Southern Rhône grapes such as Grenache. These are called Rhône blends
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Is oak maturation common in the production of Syrah?
Yes, it’s used to soften tannins and add flavors of smoke and spice
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Name tertiary characteristics of Syrah
Dried fruit, leather, meat, earth
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Name important regions in France for Syrah
Northern Rhône - planted on steep slopes Côte Rôtie AOC (in far north of northern Rhône) Hermitage AOC Crozes-Hermitage AOC
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What is pays d’Oc IGP?
Single varietal Syrah from south of France
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What are inexpensive high volume Australian Shiraz labeled?
South Eastern Australia
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Name important regions for Shiraz in Australia
Barrosa Valley | Hunter valley
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Describe Gamay
Black grapes variety that produce is Wines with high acidity low to medium tannins and red fruit flavors like raspberry red cherry red plum
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Are gamma usually produce an inert vessels or Oak?
Innert vessels
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What is the most important region for Gamay?
Beaujolais AOC - moderate climate directly south of Burgundy
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Describe a typical beaujolais
Lightbody low to medium tannins in red fruit flavors
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What is one of the best known Beaujolais Crus?
Flurries AOC
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Describe Grenache
Black grape needs warm climate. High levels of sugar and low acid Thin skin, low/med tannins Red fruit flavors - Strawberry plum cherry and sometimes space pepper licorice
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Grenache is commonly used to make what type of wine?
Rose
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What varieties is Grenache often blended with?
Syrah in France and Tempranillo in Spain
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What are important regions for Grenache in France?
Southern Rhône
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What are chateauneuf-du-pop wines known for?
Full-bodied Wines with high alcohol
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Name important regions for grenache/Garnaca In France
Southern Rhone: Côtes du Rhône AOC Côtes du Rhône Villages AOC Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC South of France: Minervois AOC
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Name important regions for Granaca in Spain
Rioja DOCa Navarra DO -also known for making dry rosés here Priorat DOCa - most full bodied
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Name a Southern Rhône cru
Châteauneuf du pape AOC
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Name regions in Australia known for Grenache
Barossa Valley McLaren Vale *similar in style to Châteauneuf-du-Pape
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Describe a typical Tempranillo
Medium acidity medium tannins red fruit flavors of strawberry and red cherry black fruit flavors of blackberry and black plum
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Is Tempranillo typically aged in Steele or Oak?
Traditionally small new oak barrels that impart complex secondary flavors vanilla smoke and Cedar
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Describe Tempranillo’s tertiary flavors
Mushroom leather and dried fruit
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Regions in Spain known for Tempranillo
Catalunya DO Rioja DOCA Ribiera Del Duero DO
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Where do the most famous Tempranillo-based wines in Spain come from?
Rioja DOCa
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What are the labeling terms in Spain?
Joven, Crianza, Reserva, Gran Reserva
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Where is Carmenére widely grown? Main region?
Chile — needs long sunny growing season Central Valley
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Where is Malbec widely grown? Main region?
Argentina Mendoza
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Describe a typical Malbec
Deeply colored full bodied with high tannins flavors of black fruits (BlackBerry black plum) new oak (clove vanilla)
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What are tertiary characteristics of Malbec
Dried fruit and meat
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Where is Pinotage widely grown? Main region?
South Africa Western Cape
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Describe Pinotage
Similar to Pinot Noir red fruits strawberry raspberry red cherry Medium tenants high acidity
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What are cape blends?
Pinotage blended with others grape varieties such as Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot
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Describe Cortese
Light bodied white wines with high acid Light floral aromas (blossom) and flavors of green fruit (apple pear) and citrus (lemon)
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Cortese is best known as the variety used in what wines?
Gavi DOCG
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Describe Garganega
Dry medium bodied white wines with high acid Flavors of green fruit (apple pear) citrus fruit (lemon) and stone fruit (peach)
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Garganega is best known as the variety used in the wines of?
Soave DOC Soave Classico DOC Recioto di Soave DOCG *Veneto region
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Describe Recioto di Soave DOCG
Sweet white wine made from grapes that have been dried and harvested using appassimento method
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Describe Verdicchio
Dre white wines with high acid medium body Flavors of green fruit (apple pear), Citrus fruit (lemon)and herbal notes (fennel)
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What are tertiary characters of a Soave Classico DOC?
Honey and almonds
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What is the most famous wine from the Verdicchio grape?
Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi DOC
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Describe Fiano
Medium acid medium to full body Stone fruit (peach) and tropical fruit (melon mango) Some have lees contact (bread, biscuit) or oak (smoke)
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Final is best known as the variety used in what wine?
Finao di Avellino DOCG *southern Italy, Campania
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Describe Nebbiolo
High acid high tannins Red fruit (red cherry red plum) dried herbs sometimes floral (Rose Violet) Often matured in Oak for a long time to soften tannin
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What are the tertiary characteristics of Nebbiolo
Mushroom tobacco and leather
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Nebbiolo is the only variety permitted in the wines of what region?
Barolo DOCG *Perhaps the most famous wine of the Piemont region in Northwest Italy Smaller region Barbaresco DOCG
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Describe Barbera
High acid, low to medium tannins Red fruit red cherries red plums sometimes black pepper
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Where is Barbera widely grown and what is considered to be its highest quality wine
Piemonte, Barbera di’ Asti *Due to its lower tannin levels Barbera is generally enjoyable to drink at a younger Stage the Nebbiolo
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Describe Corvina
Low to medium tannins and high in acid Red fruit flavors red cherry red plum
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Corvina is the most important great variety of where?
Valpolicella in Veneto region
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What is appassimento
Picking grapes and drying them indoors to concentrate there sugars acid and tannins and flavors
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What are the four types of Valpolicella?
Valpolicella DOC Valpolicella Classico DOC Amarone Della Valpolicella DOCG Recioto Della Valpolicella DOCG (sweet wine)
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What are tertiary characteristics of Chianti Classico DOCG?
Cloves cedar
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What does the Classico label in Italy indicate?
Wine has been made from grapes grown in the historic center of a region Often located in the hilliest part of the region
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What does the Riserva label in Italy indicate?
DOC or DOCG Wine that has been aged for at least a certain number of months
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What is liquor d’expédition?
Mixture of wine and sugar that is added to champagne before bottling Adding it is called dosage
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What is Dosage?
Adding final mixture to Champagne Also means the amount of sugar that is added
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Champagne is typically a blend of what three varieties?
Chardonnay Pinot noir and Meunier
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In South Africa what is the labeling term that is used to signify a traditional method of sparkling wine?
Méthode Cap Classique
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What type of wines are made using the a Asti method
Sweet Lo alcohol sparkling wines of Asti DOCG
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What great variety is used to make Prosecco
Glera- tank method Light to medium bodied wine flavors of light apple and melon
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What great variety is used to make Asti DOCG
Moscato Pronounced floral aromas blossom flavors of grapes peaches and pears
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Where does Sherry come from and what grape ?
Southern Spain (Jerez de la Frontera) Palomino (Local white great variety)
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What are the three main styles of Sherry
Fino Oloroso amontillado
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Describe Fino sherry production
Ages under flor Fortified to 15% before entering solera
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Describe Fino Sherry characteristics
Pale lemon color with aromas of apple almonds and flor biscuit bread dough *Served chilled
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Describe oloroso sherry production
No flor Fortified to 17% (flor can’t survive) so wine ages oxidatively
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Describe the characteristics of Oloroso Sherry
Brown, flavors of dried fruits raisins prunes delivered oxidation walnuts Carmel
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Describe Amontillado Sherry production
Ages under flor for a period of time before being refortified to 17% allowing it to age oxidatively
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Describe Amontillado Sherry characteristics?
Deep color Flavors from flor (Biscuit bread dough) and from oxidative aging (walnuts, Carmel)
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What does the term pale cream signify
A sweetened Fino *The terms medium and cream are often used for sweetened Amontillado or Oloroso Sherries
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What is a PX sherry production?
Sweet Sherry made it from white Pedro Ximenez grapes that have been concentrated by sun drying Wine is forties and aged oxidatively in solera
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Describe PX sherry characteristics
Almost black in color sweet dried fruits fig prune raisin
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What is often used at the sweetening component in Cream Sherries?
PX (Pedro ximenez)
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Describe characteristics of Sangiovese
High tannins high Acid Red fruits red cherries red plums and dried herbs
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Sangiovese he is best known for producing which wines?
Chianti DOCG Chianti Classico DOCG Chianti Classico riserva DOCG Brunello di Montalcino
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Describe Chenin Blanc characteristics
Green fruit apple and citrus lemon through to stone fruit peach and tropical fruit pineapple mango Naturally high acid Susceptible to botrytis
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What is a classic region for Chenin Blanc in France?
Vouvray AOC in Loire Valley
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The most important region in France for semillion is:
Bordeaux
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Australian regions for semillion
Hunter Valley Barossa Valley
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Fermint is known in what region?
Tokaj
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What is the typical region in Australia for Semillon?
Barossa valley Hunter Valley
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What is the typical region in France for Semillon?
Sauternes
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Important regions in Burgundy, France for a Chardonnay
Bourgogne AOC Chablis AOC Mersault AOC Puligny-Montrachet AOC Macon AOC Pouilly-Fuissé AOC
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Important regions in Côte d’Or, France for a Chardonnay
Mersault AOC Puligny-Montrachet AOC
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Important regions in Australia for Chardonnay
Adelaide Hills Yarra Valley Margaret River
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Important regions in New Zealand for Chardonnay
Marlborough Hawke’s Bay
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Important regions in Chile for Chardonnay
Casablanca Valley Central Valley
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Important regions in South Africa for Chardonnay
Western Cape Walker Bay
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Important regions for Sav Blanc in Bordeaux
Bordeaux AOC Graves AOC Pessac-Léognan AOC
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Important region in New Zealand for Sauvignon Blanc
Marlborough
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Important regions in Australia for Sauvignon Blanc
Margaret river Adelaide hills Yarra valley
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Important regions in Chile for Sauvignon Blanc
Casablanca Valley Central Valley
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Important regions in South Africa for Sauvignon Blanc
Constantia Elgin Walker Bay

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