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Hectare to acre

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1 hectare = 2.471 acres

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Regions

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Alsace
Bordeaux
Burgundy
Champagne
Côtes du Rhône
Languedoc/Roussillon
Loire valley
Provence
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Hectoliter to gallon

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1 hectoliter = 26.42 gallons

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White grapes in Alsace

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Riesling
Pinot Blanc
Gewürztraminer
Pinot Gris

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Major grapes of Bordeaux

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Sauvignon blanc
Sémillon
Merlot
Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet franc
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Major grapes of burgundy

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Pinot noir
Gamay
Chardonnay

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Major grapes of champagne

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Pinot noir

Chardonnay

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Major grapes of côtes du Rhône

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Syrah

Grenache

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Major grapes of languedoc/rousillon

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Carignan
Grenache
Syrah
Cinsault
Mourvèdre
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Major grapes of Loire valley

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Sauvignon blanc
Chenin blanc
Cabernet franc

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Major grapes of Provence

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Grenache

Syrah

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Main styles from Loire valley

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Pouilly-fumé
Muscadet
Sancerre
Vouvray

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When is muscadet ready to drink

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1-2 yr

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When is pouilly-fumé ready to drink

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3-5 yr

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When is Sancerre ready to drink

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2-3 yr

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Pouilly-fumé

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100% Sauvignon blanc from Loire valley

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Pouilly-fuissé

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100% Chardonnay from mâconnais

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Regions of Loire valley

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Muscadet
Anjou
Vouvray
Sancerre
Pouilly-fumé
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Regions of Bordeaux

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Médoc
Pomerol
St-émilion
Entre-deux-mers
Sauternes
Graves
Pessac-léognan
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Major whites of Bordeaux

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Sauvignon blanc

Sémillon

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Levels of quality for white Bordeaux

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Graves

Pessac-léognan

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Largest producer châteaux of Bordeaux

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Château bouscaut
Château carbonnieux
Château la louvière
Château Olivier

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Quality levels if Sauternes/barsac

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Regional

Classified château

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Main grape varieties in Sauternes

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Sémillon

Sauvignon blanc

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How are Sauternes classified

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First great growth - grand premier cru
First growth - premiers
Second growth - deuxièmes crus

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Main regions of burgundy

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Chablis
Côte D'Or
 - Côte de nuits
 - Côte de beaune
Côte châlonnaise
Mâconnais
Beaujolais
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Burgundy cities that produce world famous white wine

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Mâconnais
Côte de beaune
Chablis

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All great white burgundies are made with what grape

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Chardonnay

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Classifications of burgundy wine

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Village wine
Premier cru
Grand cru

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Quality levels of Chablis

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Petit Chablis
Chablis
Chablis premier cru
Chablis grand cru

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Grand cru vineyards of Chablis

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Blanchots
Bougros
Grenouilles
Les clos
Preuses
Valmur
Vaudésir
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Some top premier cru vineyards of Chablis

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Côte de vaulorent
Fourchaume
Lechet
Montée de tonnerre
Montmains
Monts de milieu
Vaillon
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When to drink Chablis

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Within 2 yr of vintage

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When to drink Chablis premier cru

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2-4 yr of vintage

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When to drink Chablis grand cru

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3-8 yr of vintage

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Most important white wine villages of côte de beaune

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Meursault
Puligny-Montrachet
Chassagne-Montrachet

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Largest producing grand cru village

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Corton-Charlemagne

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Quality levels of mâconnais

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Mâcon Blanc
Mâcon Supérieur
Mâcon-Villages
St-Véran
Pouilly-Vinzelles
Pouilly-Fuissé
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Estate-bottled wine

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Wine is made produced and bottled by owner of vineyard

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Muscadet

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100% Melon de Bourgogne

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Sancerre

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100% Sauvignon Blanc

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Vouvray

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100% Chenin Blanc

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Sur lie

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The wine was aged on its lees

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