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Environmental influence, grape growing options, winemaking and bottle ageing influencing style and quality

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Merlot - PGI Production (location)

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France - Pays d’Oc

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Merlot - PDOs Production (location)

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France: Bordeaux, Saint-Emilion, Pomerol

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Merlot production location - USA

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  • California
  • Napa Valley
  • Sonoma
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Merlot production location - Chile

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Central Valley

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Merlot production location - South Africa

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Stellenbosch

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Merlot production location - Australia

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Margaret River

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Cabernet Sauvignon - PGI Production (location)

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France: Pays d’Oc

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Cabernet Sauvignon - PDOs Production (location)

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France: Bordeaux & Loire

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Cabernet Sauvignon production location - USA

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  • California
  • Napa Valley (Oakville, Rutherford, Calistoga)
  • Sonoma
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Cabernet Sauvignon production location - Chile

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  • Central Valley
  • Maipo Valley
  • Colchagua Valley
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Cabernet Sauvignon production location - South Africa

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Stellenbosch

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Cabernet Sauvignon production location - Australia

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  • Coonawarra
  • Margaret River
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Cabernet Sauvignon production location - New Zealand

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Hawke’s Bay

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Syrah/Shiraz - PGI Production (location)

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France: Pays d’Oc

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Syrah/Shiraz - PDO Production (location)

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France:
- Northern Rhone: Cross-Hermitage & Hermitage, Cote Rotie
Languedoc-Roussillon: Minervois

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Syrah/Shiraz production location - Australia

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South Eastern Australia, Barossa Valley, Hunter Valley

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Pinot Noir - PDO Production (location)

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France:
- Burgundy
- Gerry-Chambertin
- Nuit-Saint-Georges
- Beaune
- Pommard

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Pinot Noir Production location - USA

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  • Sonoma
  • Los Carneros
  • Santa Barbara County
  • Oregon
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Pinot Noir Production location - Chile

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  • Casablanca Valley
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Pinot Noir Production location - South Africa

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Walker Bay

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Pinot Noir Production location - Australia

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  • Yarra Valley
  • Mornington Peninsula
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Pinot Noir Production location - New Zealand

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  • Martinborough
  • Marlborough
  • Central Otago
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Chardonnay - PGI Production (location)

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France: Pays d’Oc

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Chardonnay - PDO Production (location)

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France:
- Burgundy
- Chablis
- Puligny-Montrachet
- Meursault
- Macon
- Pouilly-Fuisse

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Chardonnay Production location - USA
- California - Sonoma - Los Carneros - Napa Valley - Santa Barbara County - Oregon
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Pinot Noir Production location - Chile
- Central Valley - Casablanca Valley
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Pinot Noir Production location - South Africa
- Western Cape - Walker Bay
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Pinot Noir Production location - Australia
- South Eastern Australia - Yarra Valley - Adelaide hills - Margaret River
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Pinot Noir Production location - New Zealand
- Marlborough - Hawke's Bay
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Riesling - PDO Production Location - France
Alsace
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Riesling - PDO Production Location - Germany
- Mosel - Rheingau - Pfalz
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Riesling - Production Location - Australia
- Clare Valley - Eden Valley
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Sauvignon Blanc - PGI Production Location
France: Pays d'Oc
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Sauvignon Blanc - PDO Production Location
France - Loire: Sancerre, Pouilly-Fume, Touraine - Bordeaux: Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Leognan
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Sauvignon Blanc Production Location - USA
Napa Valley
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Sauvignon Blanc Production Location - Chile
- Central Valley - Casablanca Valley
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Sauvignon Blanc Production Location - South Africa
- Elgin - Constantia
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Sauvignon Blanc Production Location - Australia
- Adelaide Hills - Margaret River
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Sauvignon Blanc Production Location - New Zealand
Marlborough
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Pinot Gris/Pinot Grigio - PGI Production (Location)
Italy: Veneto
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Pinot Gris/Pinot Grigio - PDO Production - France
Alsace
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Pinot Gris/Pinot Grigio - PDO Production - Italy
Delle Venezia Frill-Venezia Giulia
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Burgundy Labelling (in hierarchical order)
- Premier Cru - Grand Cru
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Bordeaux Labelling (in hierarchical order)
- Bordeaux - Bordeaux Superieur - Cru Bourgeois - Grand Cru Classe
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Alsace Labelling (in hierarchical order)
Grand Cru
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Pradikatswein Meaning - German Classification
Superior quality wine with specific attributes: - 100% of it needs to originate from one district in one of 13 German wine growing regions - Need to reach a certain alcohol content (determined in every region) - Ripeness level - Grape Variety
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Kabinett Meaning
Wine made from grapes picked at normal harvest time (Dry/off-dry with low alcohol content)
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Spätlese Meaning
Meaning "late harvest" - riper grapes at a latter stage (high sugar content but winemaker may decide to fully ferment to create a dry wine (Trocken))
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Auslese Meaning
"Select Harvest" - Hand selected, very ripe grapes
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Beerenauslese
"Berry select harvest" - grapes are individually selected, overripe berries usually infected by noble rot very rare
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Trockenbeerenauslese
"dry berry select harvest" - extreme longevity - very rare and treasured wines. Individually picked grapes that are overripe and dried (raisin like) and infected by noble rot
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Eiswein
"ice wine" - grapes usually as ripe as Beerenauslese that have frozen on the vine - pressed whilst frozen. Making a very sirupy wine

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