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Chaptalization of grape juice is not permitted in
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Australia
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The main reason for grafting vines is to
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make them resistant to Phylloxera
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A Champagne bottle known as a Jeroboam contains the equivalent of how many bottles
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4 bottles
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What is the grape varietal used in the production of Graves AC
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Sauvignon Blanc
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Umpqua Vally is located in what US state
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Oregon
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What does petillant mean
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slightly sparkling in French
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What does frizzante mean
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slightly sparkling in Italian
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What does spritzig mean
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slightly sparkling in German
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What is Banyulas AC know for, and where is it located
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fortified wine and in the Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France
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What type of wine is made in Chablis and what is the approved grape
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white wine made from Chardonnay
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What does the term Spatlese mean
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German for late-picking
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Which German wine producing region traditionally bottles its wines in Bocksbeutells
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Franconia (Frankin)
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Marlborough is a major wine producing region in
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New Zealand
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Coteaux-du-Layon is located in
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the Loire
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What is the only approved red grape in Alsace
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Pinot Nior
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Where is Coonawarra located
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South Australia
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Orvieto is best described as
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a dry white wine from the Umbria region in Central Italy
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Aloxe-Corton is located in what district of Burgundy
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Cotes de Beaune
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What is Amontillado
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a fino-style of Sherry
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What is liqueur de tirage
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the mixture of sugar and yeast added to Champagne to start the 2nd fermentation in the methode champenoise
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Degorgement is a French term used to denote
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the removal of sediment in the production of Champagne
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Where is the Maipo Valley wine district located
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Chile
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Where are Colares and Bairrada located
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Portugal
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Chinon is
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a red wine from the Loire
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Vallee de la Marne is a wine producing district of
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Champagne
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Armagnac is a type of
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grape brandy
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Kirsch is described as
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a spirit distilled from black cherries
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A late Bottled Vintage Port is always bottled how many years after the vintage
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4-6 years
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The grape variety of an Asti DOCG is
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Muscato (Muscat)
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Yarra Valley is a wine growing region in
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Victoria Australia
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Marsala DOC can be described as what type of wine and where is it made
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A fortified wine made in Western Sicily
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What is the most widely planted grape in Piedmont
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Barbera
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What is the premier red grape variety of Piedmont
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Nebbiolo
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What are the DOCG's of Tuscany
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Brunello di Montalcino, Carmignano, Chianti, Chianti Classico, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano and Vernaccia di San Gimignano
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What are the subregions of Chianti
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Chianti Classico, Chianti Colli Aretini, Chianti Colli Fiorentini, Chianti Colli Senesi, Chianti Colline Pisane, Chianti Montalbano, Chianti Montespertoli and Chianti Rufina
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What does Spumante mean
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Sparkling in Italian
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What are the top four regions producing quality wine (those ranked as DOC or DOCG) in Italy
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Veneto, Piedmont, Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna
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Where is Soave DOC located and what is it known for
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it is located in the western part of Italy's Veneto area and produces Italy's most popular dry white wine
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Soave wines are made from what grape and what is the minimum precent allowed
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Soave wines are made from a minimum of 70% Garganega
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Aglianico del Vulture is the only DOC for
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Basilicata
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St Joseph wines are produced in
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Northern Rhone
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10 year old Tawney Port is matured in
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wooden casks
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Where is the Rias Baixas located and what is the predominant white grape
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Spain and Albarino
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Where is Paarl located
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in South Africa
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Where is Cahors located
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southwestern France
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What does Sur Lie on a wine label indicate
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the wine has been matured on its fine lees
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Wachau is a wine growing region in
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Austria
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Alexander Valley is an AVA located in what Californian region
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Sonoma County
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Gattinara is a region from
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Northern Italy
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Pouilly Fuisse is a
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white wine from the Loire
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What is the primary grape of Carmignano
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Sangiovese
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Douro is a region in
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Portugal
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Where is Walker Bay located
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South Africa
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Cayuga Lake is an AVA of what American state
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New York
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What is Nigori
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unfiltered sake
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What is the white grape used to make Vouvray
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Chenin Blanc
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What grape is used to make Chinon and where is Chinon located
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Cabernet Franc, Touraine
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Savenierres is from what major region
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Loire
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The term 'Crianza' on a wine label refers to
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the aging a wine receives
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Which wine region of Spain is most noted for the production of Cava wines
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Penedes
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Gigondas in a AC from
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Southern Rhone
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Gigondas has a maximum of 80% of what grape
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Grenache
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Tavel is located in
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Southern Rhone
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Tavel is the only French AC that is for
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rose only
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What are the 13 grapes allowed to be blended in Chateauneuf du Pape
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Grenache, Syrah, Cinsault, Counoise, Mourvedre, Bourboulenc, Clairette, Picardan, Picpoul, Rossanne, Terret Noir, Vaccarese, Muscardine
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Where is the town of Saint Sadurni de Anoia located
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Spain
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What type of wine is Bonnezeaux and what grape is used
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in the Anjou regin of Loire. Chenin Blanc
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What grape is used to make Gattinara
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Nebbiolo
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What grapes are used to make Chateau d’ Yquem and what region is it from
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Semillon and Sauternes
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How long is Vintage Madeira aged in Wood
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at least 20 years in wood and a further 2 years in bottle
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What does the term “Sin Crianza” mean on a bottle of Spanish wine
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means no cask aging, or less than the legal minimum for Crianza wines. Has been replaced by Joven
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What white grape is used to make Vinho Verde
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Alvarinho (Albarino)
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Where is the AVA of Oakville located
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California. It is a subappellation within Napa Valley
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What is Chenin Blanc known as in South Africa
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Steen
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What are the ingredients of a Pink Lady
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dry gin, grenadine, egg white
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What are the ingredients of a Negroni
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gin, sweet vermouth, campari, soda water (optional)
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What is Calvados aged in
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wood
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what are the ingredients of a sidecar
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brandy, cointreau, lemon juice
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What is the primary grape of Montagny
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Chardonnay
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What is the primary grape of Morgon
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Gamay
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What is the primary grape of Valpolicella
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Corvina
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What is the primary grape of Barolo
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Nebbiolo
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What is the primary grape of Morey St. Denis
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Pinot Noir
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What if the primary grape of Savennieres
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Chenin Blanc
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What is the primary grape of Gigondas
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Grenache
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Chinon is located next to what river
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Loire
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Nierstein is located next to what river
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Rhein
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Wachau is located next to what river
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Danube
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Eola-Amity Hills is located next to what river
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Willamette River
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Vouvary is located next to what river
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Loire
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Gigondas is located next to what river
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Rhone
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Condrieu is is made from which grape
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Viognier
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What is the only appellation is Condrieu
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Chateau-Grillet
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In what region is Cornas located and what is the only grape grown there
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Northern Rhone, Syrah
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Where is Beaumes-de-Venise located
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Southern Rhone
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Where is Vinsobres located
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Southern Rhone
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Where is Bandol located
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Provence
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What are the white grape varities of the Loire Valley
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Chenin Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc, Muscadet
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What are some of the red grape varieties of the Loire
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Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, Gamay
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Where is Collioure located
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Languedoc-Roussillon
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Where is Banyuls AC located
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Languedoc-Roussillon
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What type of wine is Banyuls AC known for and how is it classified
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unusual fortified wines, classified as Vin doux Naturel (VdN)
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What is Vin doux Naturel French for
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naturally sweet wine. It refers to a category of sweet, fortified wines made from grapes that are high in natural sugar and whose fermentation is stopped by the addition of a neutral alcohol.
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What does Crement of a wine bottle indicate
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the wine was made by methode traditionelle
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Where is the only region you can blend white and red grapes to make a rose wine
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Champagne
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What is the main red grape of the Willamette Valley
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Pinot Noir
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Los Carneros has vineyards in what two California wine counties
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Sonoma and Napa
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What is Muscat known as in South Africa
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Hanepoot
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Boberg is a region in
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South Africa
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Boberg is a region for
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fortified wines only
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cultivar is another word for
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variety
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What is the predominant grape of New Zealand
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Sauvignon Blanc
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Where did Australia get their Shiraz vines from
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South Africa
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What are the labeling laws for Australia
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85% for vintage, variety, and origin
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Stellenbosch is a region from
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South Africa
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What are the Mt. that run through Washington and Oregon
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Cascade Mountains
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What are the Grand Crus of Chablis
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Bougros, Blanchots, Les Clos, Grenouilles, Les Preuses, Valmur, Vaudesir
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What are the 13 Anbaugebiete for Qualitatswein
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Mosel, Rheingau, Rheinhessen, Pfalz, Nahe, Mittelrhein, Franken, Hessische Bergstrasse, Ahr, Baden, Wurttemberg, Sachsen, Salle-Unstrut
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Name the Crus of Beaujolais
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Brouilly, Chenas, Chiroubles, Cote de Brouilly, Fleurie, Julienas, Morgon, Moulin-a-Vent, Regnie, St. Amour
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Name the Premier Crus of Bordeaux and where the are found
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Ch Lafite (Pauillac), Ch Latour (Pauillac), Ch Mouton-Fothschild (Pauillac), Ch Margaux (Margaux), Ch Haut-Brion (Pauillac)
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How is Pierces Disease spread and what is it
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bacteria spread by the glassy wind sharp shooter
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describe Carbonic Maceration
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the carbonic maceration process begins by dumping whole bunches of freshly picked, uncrushed grapes into large vats filled with carbon dioxide and if yeasts are undesirable, a good wine yeast. In this process, the bottom grapes are crushed by the weight of the grapes above them and fermentation begins with the exuded juice.
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descirbe malolactic fermentation
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it ia a biochemical reaction where bacteria converts malic acid into lactic acid and carbon dioxide- no alcohol is produced. Because lactic acid is milder than malic acid, wines that undergo this process become softer and smoother.
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Where is Pouilly-Fuisse located and what is it known for
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Maconnais and Chardonnay
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What is the only grape allowed in Pouilly-Fume AC and what region is it from
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Sauvignon Blanc, Loire
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What are the five village/commune appellations of Cote Chalonnais
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Rully AC, Mercurey AC, Givry AC, Montagny AC, Bouzeron AC
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