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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

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

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  • Central Valley
  • Casablanca Valley
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Pinot Noir Production location - South Africa

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  • Western Cape
  • Walker Bay
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Pinot Noir Production location - Australia

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  • South Eastern Australia
  • Yarra Valley
  • Adelaide hills
  • Margaret River
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Pinot Noir Production location - New Zealand

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  • Marlborough
  • Hawke’s Bay
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Riesling - PDO Production Location - France

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Riesling - PDO Production Location - Germany

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  • Mosel
  • Rheingau
  • Pfalz
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Riesling - Production Location - Australia

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  • Clare Valley
  • Eden Valley
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Sauvignon Blanc - PGI Production Location

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France: Pays d’Oc

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Sauvignon Blanc - PDO Production Location

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France
- Loire: Sancerre, Pouilly-Fume, Touraine
- Bordeaux: Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Leognan

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Sauvignon Blanc Production Location - USA

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Napa Valley

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Sauvignon Blanc Production Location - Chile

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  • Central Valley
  • Casablanca Valley
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Sauvignon Blanc Production Location - South Africa

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  • Elgin
  • Constantia
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Sauvignon Blanc Production Location - Australia

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  • Adelaide Hills
  • Margaret River
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Sauvignon Blanc Production Location - New Zealand

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Marlborough

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Pinot Gris/Pinot Grigio - PGI Production (Location)

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Italy: Veneto

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Pinot Gris/Pinot Grigio - PDO Production - France

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Pinot Gris/Pinot Grigio - PDO Production - Italy

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Delle Venezia
Frill-Venezia Giulia

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Burgundy Labelling (in hierarchical order)

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  • Premier Cru
  • Grand Cru
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Bordeaux Labelling (in hierarchical order)

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  • Bordeaux
  • Bordeaux Superieur
  • Cru Bourgeois
  • Grand Cru Classe
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Alsace Labelling (in hierarchical order)

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Pradikatswein Meaning - German Classification

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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

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Wine made from grapes picked at normal harvest time
(Dry/off-dry with low alcohol content)

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Spätlese Meaning

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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

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“Select Harvest” - Hand selected, very ripe grapes

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Beerenauslese

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“Berry select harvest” - grapes are individually selected, overripe berries usually infected by noble rot
very rare

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Trockenbeerenauslese

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“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

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“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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