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Red Burgundy

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Pinot Noir

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Alsace AOC

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Riesling
Pinot Gris
Gewurztraminer

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Vouvray

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Chenin Blanc

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White Bordeaux

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Sémillon - commonly blended with Sauvignon Blanc

Outstanding versions often matured in oak

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Sauternes AOC

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Sémillon

Sub-Region of Bordeaux

Sweet wine

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White - Chablis AOC

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Chardonnay

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Côte d’Or

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Chardonnay
Moderate climate with more body and riper fruit

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Meursault AOC

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Chardonnay
Very good–Outstanding versions
Oak maturation and lees contact that can age for decades

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Puligny-Montrachet

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Chardonnay
Very good–Outstanding versions
Oak maturation and lees contact that can age for decades

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10
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Mâconnais
Mâcon AOC

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Chardonnay
Sub-region in south of Burgundy
Mostly unoaked and simple

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Pouilly-Fuissé

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Chardonnay
The east and south-facing slopes offer higher quality, often matured in oak

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12
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White Pays d’Oc IGP

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Chardonnay
High volume, some high quality
In Languedoc-Roussillon

Higher altitudes can produce Sauvignon Blanc

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13
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Sancerre AOC

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Sauvignon Blanc

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Pouilly-Fumé AOC

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Sauvignon Blanc

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15
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White Graves AOC

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Sémillon and Sauvignon Blanc

Very good versions are often matured in Oak

District-Level wine appellation in Bordeaux

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16
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White Pessac-Leognan AOC

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Sémillon and Sauvignon Blanc

Very good versions often matured in oak

Northern part of Graves region in Bordeaux

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White Condrieu AOC

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Viognier

Northern Rhône

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Red Bordeaux

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Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon

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Regions in Left Bank

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Médoc, Graves, Sauternes

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Regions in Right Bank

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Saint-Emilion and Pomerol

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Saint-Émilion

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Merlot dominated and Cabernet Sauvignon
Right bank of Bordeaux

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Pomerol AOC

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Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon
Right bank Bordeaux

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Red Languedoc-Roussillon

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Merlot - single Varietal
Or
Merlot, Cab, Grenache, Syrah

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Red Pays d’Oc IGP

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Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Grenache, Syrah

Inside the Languedoc-Roussillon

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Haut-Medoc AOC

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Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot, Malbec, Cabernet Franc, Carménère

Left Bank Bordeaux

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Margaux AOC

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Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon

Left Bank Bordeaux inside Haut-Medoc AOC

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Pauillac AOC

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Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon

Left Bank Bordeaux inside Haut-Medoc

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Red Graves AOC

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Cabernet Sauvignon Dominated, and Merlot

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Northern Rhône

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Syrah

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Côte Rôtie AOC

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Syrah

Far north of Northern Rhône

Traditional to co-ferment a small amount of Viognier

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Hermitage AOC

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Syrah

In Northern Rhône

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Crozes-Hermitage AOC

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Syrah

Less intense and complex wines

Flat area surrounding Hermitage AOC

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Minervous AOC

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Syrah - single varietal under Pays d’Oc IGP
Grenache blends including Syrah

34
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Beaujolais

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Gamay

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Red Southern Rhône

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Grenache - blended with local grapes, including Syrah

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Côtes du Rhône AOC

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Grenache

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Châteauneuf-du-Pape

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Grenache
Southern Rhône Valley

38
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Languedoc-Roussillon and Provence

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Grenache red and rose

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Côtes de Provence

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Rose with Grenache blends

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