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Pinot Noir: important French regions

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“Burgundy:

  • Gevrey-Chambertin AOC
  • Nuits-Saint-Georges AOC
  • Beaune AOC
  • Pommard AOC”
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Zinfandel/Primitivo: important regions

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California and Puglia

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Riesling: important regions

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France: Alsace
Germany: Mosel, Rheingau, Pfalz
Australia: Eden Valley, Clare Valley

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Chenin Blanc: important regions

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France: Vouvray

South Africa generally

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Sémillon/Semillion: important regions

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France: Bordeaux, Sauternes
Australia: Hunter Valley, Barossa Valley

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Furmint: important regions

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Tokaj in Hungary

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Chardonnay: important French regions

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“Burgundy, south of France:

  • Bourgogne AOC
  • Chablis AOC
  • Côte d’Or (Mersault AOC and Puligny-Montrachet AOC)
  • Mâcon AOC (Pouilly-Fuissé AOC)”
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Sauvignon Blanc: important French regions

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Loire:
-Sancerre AOC
-Pouilly-Fumé AOC
-Touraine AOC
Bordeaux:
-Bordeaux AOC
-Graves AOC
-Pessac-Léognan AOC
South of France
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Pinot Grigio/Pinot Gris: important regions

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France: Alsace AOC (best wines from the grand cru vineyards)
Italy: “Veneto: ““delle Venezie DOC”” or ““Veneto IGT””
Fruili-Venezia Giulia”

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Gewurztraminer: important regions

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Alsace AOC (best wines from the grand cru vineyards)

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Viognier: important region

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France: Condrieu AOC

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Albariño: important region

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Spain: Rías Baixas DO

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Merlot: important French regions

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"Bordeaux:
- Bordeaux AOC
- Bordeaux Supérieur AOC
- Saint-émillion AOC
-Pomerol AOC
South of France"
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Cabernet Sauvignon: important French regions

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"Bordeaux:
-Médoc AOC
-Haut-Médoc AOC
-Margaux AOC
-Pauillac AOC
-Graves AOC
Pessac-Léognan AOC"
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Syrah/Shiraz: important French regions

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"Northern Rhône, south of France:
-Côte Rôtie AOC
-Hermitage AOC
-Crozes-Hermitage AOC
South of France"
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Gamay: important region

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“Beaujolais (to the south of Burgunday):

  • Beaujolais AOC
  • Beaujolais Villages AOC
  • Beaujolais Crus eg Fleurie AOC”
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Grenache: important French regions

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“Southern Rhône:
-Côtes du Rhone AOC
Côtes du Rhone Villages AOC
-Rhône Crus, e.g. Northern Rhone: Crozes-Hermitage AOC, Hermitage AOC, Côte Rôtie AOC, Condrieu AOC; and Southern Rhone: Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC.”

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Tempranillo: important regions

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“Catalunya DO
Rioja DOCa
Ribera de Duero DO”

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Carmenère: important region

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Chile: Central Valley

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Malbec: important region

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Argentina: Mendoza

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Pinotage: important region

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South Africa geberakky

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Cortese: important region

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Gavi DOCG in Piemonte

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Gargenega: important region

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Italy: “Soave DOC
Soave Classico DOC
Recioto di Soave DOCG (a sweet white wine)”

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Verdicchio: important region

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Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi DOC

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Fiano: important region

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Fiano di Avellino DOCG

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Nebbiolo: important region

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“Piemonte:

  • Barolo DOCG
  • Barbaresca DOCG”
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Barbera: important region

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“Piemonte:

-Barbera d’Asti DOCG”

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Corvina: important regions

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“Veneto:

  • Valpolicella DOC
  • Valpolicella Classico DOC
  • Amarone della Valpolicalla DOCG
  • Recioto della Valpolicella DOCG”
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Sangiovese: important region

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Chianti (central Tuscany)

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Montepulciano: important region

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Abruzzo (Italy)

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Pinot Noir: general characteristics

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Colour: Black
Climate: Cool and moderate
Flavours: Red fruit (fresh or cooked)
Sweetness: Dry
Acidity: High acidity
Body: Light or medium
Tannins:Low or medium
Maturation and blending: Oak (sometimes old-oak). Often blended to make sparkling wines.
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Zinfandel/Primitivo: general characteristics

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Colour: White
Climate: Warm
Flavours: Red fruits
Sweetness: Dry or medium sweet
Acidity: Low acidity
Body: Full bodied (if red rather than rosé)
Maturation and blending: Typically not blended.

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Riesling: general characteristics

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Colour: White
Climate: Cool to moderate
Flavours: Green fruit, citrus
Sweetness: Dry to sweet
Acidity: High acidity
Body: Light to full
Maturation and blending: Inert maturation. Rarely blended
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Chenin Blanc: general characteristics

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Colour: White
Climate: Cool, moderate, warm
Flavours: Green fruit, citrus, stone fruit, tropical fruit
Sweetness: Different styles, from dry to sweet
Acidity: …
Body: …
Maturation and blending: Oaked and unoaked styles. Sometimes blended.

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Sémillon/Semillion: general characteristics

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Colour: White
Climate: Moderate and warm
Flavours: Apple, lemon, grass
Sweetness: Dry (blended with Sauvignon Blanc) or sweet (eg Sauternes)
Acidity: Medium or high acidity
Body: Light to full
Maturation and blending: Sometimes bottle aged

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Furmint: general characteristics

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White. Grown in Hungary (Tokaj), most famously produces Tokaji Aszú - a sweet wine from grapes affected by botrytis. The sweetness of the wine is indicated by the number of “Puttonyos” on the bottle, eg 5 Puttonyos is less sweet than 6 Puttonyos. The wine is amber in colour as they age in oak for a significant time.

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Chardonnay: general characteristics

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Colour: White
Climate: Cool, moderate, warm
Flavours: Green fruits, citrus fruits, stone fruits, tropical fruits (variously, from cool to warm climates)
Sweetness: Dry
Acidity: Light to medium, depending on climate (the warmer it is the higher the acidity)
Body: Light to full depending on climate (the warmer it is, the fuller the body)
Maturation and blending: Both oaked and unoaked wines produced.

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Sauvignon Blanc: general characteristics

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Colour: White
Climate: Cool and moderate
Flavours: Herbaceous, floral, tropical
Sweetness: Dry
Acidity: High acidity
Body: Light or medium
Maturation and blending: Inert. Sometimes blended with Semillon, in which case it tends to be oaked.
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Pinot Grigio/Pinot Gris: general characteristics

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Colour: White
Climate: Cool, moderate, warm
Flavours: Either simple flavours of apple and lemon (if high yield and harvested early - Italy)) or lemon, stone fruit and tropical fruit (controlled yields + late harvest - France)
Sweetness: Dry or medium sweet (depending on yield and harvest time)
Acidity: High or medium depending on yield and harvest time
Body: Light or full depending on yield and harvest time
Maturation and blending: Inert. Typically not blended.

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Gewurztraminer: general characteristics

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Colour: White
Climate: Cool to moderate
Flavours: Floral
Sweetness: Dry
Acidity: Low to medium
Body: Full
Maturation and blending: Typically unoaked.
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Viognier: general characteristics

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Colour: White
Climate: Moderate
Flavours: Complex
Sweetness: Dry
Acidity: Low to medium
Body:  Medium to full
Maturation and blending: Mostly inert, but some oaked Viogniers are made.
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Albariño: general characteristics

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Colour: White
Climate: Cool
Flavours:
Sweetness: Dry
Acidity: High acidity
Body: Medium
Maturation and blending: Unoaked
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Merlot: general characteristics

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Colour: Black
Climate: Moderate and warm
Flavours: Red fruit and herbaceous
Sweetness: Dry
Acidity: Medium acidity
Body:  Light, medium or full
Tannins: Medium
Maturation and blending: Oak maturation. Sometimes blended with Cab Sauv
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Cabernet Sauvignon: general characteristics

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Colour: Black
Climate: Moderate and warm
Flavours: Black fruit and herbal/herbaceous notes
Sweetness: Dry
Acidity: High acidity
Body:  Medium or full 
Tannins: High
Maturation and blending: Oak maturation. Sometimes blended with merlot.
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Syrah/Shiraz: general characteristics

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Colour: Black
Climate: Moderate and warm
Flavours: Fresh and cooked black fruit, herbal, black pepper.
Sweetness: Dry
Acidity: Medium or high acidity
Body: Medium or full 
Tannins: Medium or high
Maturation and blending: Oak maturation. Blended with Cab Sauv in Australia.
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Gamay: general characteristics

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Colour: Black
Climate: Moderate
Flavours: Red fruit.
Sweetness: Dry
Acidity: High acidity
Body: Light or medium
Tannins: Low or medium
Maturation and blending: Inert (rarely oak matured).
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Grenache: general characteristics

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Colour: Black
Climate: Warm
Flavours: Red fruit and spice
Sweetness: Dry
Acidity: Medium acidity
Body: Medium or full 
Tannins: Low or medium
Maturation and blending: Unoaked or oaked. Often blended with Syrah, Tempranillo
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Tempranillo: general characteristics

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Colour: Black
Climate: Moderate
Flavours: Red fruit and black fruit
Sweetness: Dry
Acidity: Medium acidity
Body: Medium or full 
Tannins: Medium
Maturation and blending: "Extended in-bottle. Sometimes in small new oak barrels"
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Carmenère: general characteristics

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Colour: Black
Climate: Warm
Flavours: Black fruit and herbal
Sweetness: Dry
Acidity:Medium or high acidity
Body: Full
Tannins: High
Maturation and blending: Oak maturation. Sometimes blended with Cab Sauv and Merlot
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Malbec: general characteristics

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Colour: Black
Climate: Warm
Flavours:
Sweetness: Dry
Acidity: Medium acidity
Body: Full
Tannins: High
Maturation and blending: New oak, or unoaked and aged in bottle. Sometimes blended with Cab Sauv and/or Merlot
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Pinotage: general characteristics

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Colour: Black
Climate: Warm
Flavours: Red fruit and black fruit
Sweetness: Dry
Acidity: High acidity
Body: Medium or full 
Tannins: Medium or high
Maturation and blending: New oak, or unoaked and aged in bottle. Sometimes blended with Cab Sauv and/or Merlot, often referred to as "Cape Blends".
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Cortese: general characteristics

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Colour: White
Flavours: Floral and green fruit
Sweetness: Dry
Acidity: High acidity
Body: Light
Maturation and blending: Inert.
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Gargenega: general characteristics

A 
Colour: White
Flavours: Green fruit, citrus, stone fruit
Sweetness: Dry
Acidity: High
Body: Medium
Maturation and blending: Inert
54
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Verdicchio: general characteristics

A 
Colour: White
Flavours: Green fruit, citrus, herbal
Sweetness: Dry
Acidity: High
Body: Medium
Maturation and blending:
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Fiano: general characteristics

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Colour: White
Climate: Stone fruit and tropical fruit
Flavours:
Sweetness:
Acidity: Medium acidity
Body: Medium to full
Maturation and blending: Mostly inert, sometimes contact with lees or oak.
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Nebbiolo: general characteristics

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Colour: Black
Climate: Moderate
Flavours: Red fruit, dried herbs
Sweetness: Dry
Acidity: High acidity
Body: Medium or full
Tannins: High
Maturation and blending: Oak matured for extended periods (new oak or old oak). Typically not blended
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Barbera: general characteristics

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Colour: Black
Climate: Moderate
Flavours: Red fruit and black pepper
Sweetness: Dry
Acidity: High acidity
Body: Medium
Tannins: Low or medium
Maturation and blending: Can be oaked or unoaked. Typically not blended
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Corvina: general characteristics

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Colour: Black
Climate: Moderate
Flavours: Red fruit and black pepper
Sweetness: Dry
Acidity: High acidity
Body: Light, medium or full
Tannins: Low or medium
Maturation and blending: Can be oaked or unoaked. Appassimento method widely used in Veneto region. Sometimes blended.
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Sangiovese: general characteristics

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Colour: Black
Climate: Warm
Flavours: Red fruits and dried herbs
Sweetness: Dry
Acidity: High acidity
Body: Medium or full
Tannins: High
Maturation and blending: Often oak matured.
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Montepulciano: general characteristics

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Colour: Black
Climate: Warm
Flavours: Black fruit
Sweetness: Dry
Acidity: Medium acidity
Body: Light or medium
Tannins: High
Maturation and blending: "Unoaked or matured in oak for a short time.
Typically not blended."
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Important regions outside France: Chardonnay

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USA: "California (Carneros, Sonoma, Napa Valley, Santa Barbara County) 
Oregon"
Chile: Casablanca, Central Valley
South Africa: "Western Cape, 
Walker Bay"
Australia: Adelaide Hills, Yarra Valley, Margaret River
New Zealand: "Marlborough
Hawke's Bay"
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Important regions outside France: Sauvignon Blanc

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USA: Napa Valley
Chile: Casablanca, Central Valley
South Africa: Constantia, Elgin
Australia: Margaret River, Adelaide Hills
New Zealand: Marlborough
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Important regions outside France: Merlot

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USA: California: Napa Valley, Sonoma
Chile: Central Valley
South Africa: Stellenbosch
Australia: Margaret River
New Zealand: Hawke's Bay
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Important regions outside France: Cab Sauv

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USA: California: Napa Valley (Oakville, Rutherford, Calistoga), Sonoma
Chile: Central Valley, Maipo Valley, Colchagua Valley
South Africa: Stellenbosch
Australia: Coonawarra, Margaret River
New Zealand: Hawke’s Bay

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Important regions outside France: Syrah/Shiraz

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“South-eastern Australia:

Barossa Valley, Hunter Valley”

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Important regions outside France: Grenache

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Spain: Navarra, 
Catalunya
South-eastern Australia:
Barossa Valley
McLaren Vale

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