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Learning Outcome 4 Flashcards

Know the style and quality of wine from important regions

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Acidity - Pinot Noir

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High

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Grape skin - Pinot Noir

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Thin

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Tannin - Pinot Noir

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Low to Medium

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Flavour - Pinot Noir

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Red Fruit: Strawberry. Raspberry, Red Cherry

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Ageing - Pinot Noir

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Very good and outstanding examples can age very well;
tertiary flavour come out –> mushroom & forest floor

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climate needed - Pinot Noir

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cool & moderate

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Cote de Nuit vs Cote de Beaune - Pinot Noir

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  • Cote de Nuit is a lot more steep, produces higher quality with more complexity (age better)
  • Cote de Beaune is a lot flatter and at a lower altitude - higher yield with less flavour and medium body
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Bourgogne Labelling hierarchy

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  • Regional appellation (AOC)
  • Village appellation (PDO)
  • Premier Cru
  • Grand Cru
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Pinot Noir - Global locations

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California: Sonoma, Los Carneros, Santa Barbara
Oregon
Chile: Casablanca Valley
South Africa: Walker Bay
Australia: Yarra Valley, Mornington Peninsula
NZ: Martinborough, Marlborough, Central Otago

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Zinfandel - Tannin

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medium to high tannin

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Zinfandel - Sugar

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High

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Zinfandel - Acidity

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Medium to high

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Zinfandel - Weather required

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Warm

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Zinfandel - Type of wines coming from the grape

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Red (oaky) and Rose (lower ABV)

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Zinfandel - Global Locations

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California
Italy - Puglia

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Riesling - Acidity

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High

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Riesling - where does the sweetness come from?

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Noble Rot

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Riesling - Sweetness

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Dry to Sweet

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Riesling - weather

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Cool and Moderate

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Riesling - Characteristics - Nose

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aromatic with fruity and floral aromas

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Riesling - How are off-dry to medium styles made?

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interrupting the fermentation process by removing the yeast which leaves the wine with a lower ABV and some residual sugar

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Riesling - Important regions

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France: Alsace
Germany: Mosel, Rheingau, Pfalz

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Riesling - Global Locations and characteristics

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Australia: Clare Valley, Eden Valley (Dry)

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Chenin Blanc - Acidity

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High

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Chenin Blanc - where does the sweetness come from?

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Noble Rot

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Chenin Blanc - climate

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Cool, Moderate & Warm

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Chenin Blanc - Locations

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France; Loire Valley (vouvray)
SA: Western Cape

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Semillon - Acidity

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Medium to high

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Chenin Blanc - where does the sweetness come from

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Noble Rot

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Chenin Blanc - Sweetness levels

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Dry to Sweet (mostly sweet)

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Chenin Blanc - Climate

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Moderate & Warm

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Chenin Blanc - Locations

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France: Sauternes
AUS: Hunter Valley
SA: Barossa Valley

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Furmint - Acidity

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High

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Furmint - Sweetness

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Dry to Sweet

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Furmint - Location

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Hungary (Tokaj)

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Furmint - where does the sweetness come from?

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Noble rot

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Furmint - Climate

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Moderate

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Chardonnay - Climate

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Cool & Moderate & Warm

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Chardonnay - Sweetness

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Dry

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Chardonnay - climate and the effect on dryness

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Cold Climate - Acidic & Dryer
Warm Climate - Sweet

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Chardonnay - Locations

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France: Chablis, Burgundy (cote de brune & cote de nuit ), Maconnais

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Sauvignon Blanc - Acidity

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High

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Sauvignon Blanc - Sweetness

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Dry

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Sauvignon Blanc - Body

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Light & Medium

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Sauvignon Blanc - Climate

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Cool & Moderate

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Sauvignon Blanc - France Locations and classification

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France:
- Bordeaux (PDO) (Pessac-Leognan & Graves)
- Loire Valley (Touraine &Saucerre & Pouilly-Fume)

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Sauvignon Blanc - Global Locations

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USA: Oregon, California (Sonoma, Los Carneros, Napa Valley, Santa Barbara)
Chile: Casablanca, Central Valley
South Africa: Constantia, Elgin, Walker Bay
AUS: South Eastern Australia, Margaret River, Adelaide Hills, Yarra Valley
NZ: Hawke’s Bay, Marlborough

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Pinot Grigio / Pinot Gris - Acidity

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Medium & High

48
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Pinot Grigio / Pinot Gris - Climate

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Cool & Moderate

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difference between Pinot Grigio & Pinot Gris with grape characteristics

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Pinot Grigio - Early Harvest - Dry with medium to high acidiity
Pinot Gris - Late Harvest -Dry, off-dry, medium with medium acidity and full boded

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Gewurztraminer - Acidity

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Low to medium

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Gewurztraminer - Notes

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Floral, Stone fruits and tropical fruit

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Gewurztraminer - Sweetness

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Dry to sweet

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Gewurztraminer - Climate

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Cool & Moderate

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Gewurztraminer - Labelling in Alsace

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  • AOC
  • Grand Cru
  • Vendanges Tardives
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Gewurztraminer - Locations

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France: Alsace AOC

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Viognier - Acidity

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Low to Medium

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Viognier - ABV

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Viognier - Climate

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Viognier - Sweetness

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Viognier - Locations

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France: Northern Rhone (Condrieu)

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Albarino - Acidity

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Albarino - Sweetness

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Albarino - Climate

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Albarino - Locations

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Spain & Portugal: Rais Baixas

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Merlot - Acidity

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Merlot - Tannin

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Merlot - Climate

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Moderate & Warm

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Cabernet Sauvignon - Grape Skin

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Cabernet Sauvignon - Acidity

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Cabernet Sauvignon - Tannin

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Cabernet Sauvignon - Climate

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Moderate & Warm

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Merlot & Sauvignon Blanc Blend - Why for Sauvignon Blanc

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  • to lower the tannin and acidity
  • make wines ready to drink at an earlier age
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Merlot & Sauvignon Blanc Blend - Why for Merlot

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  • To balance a wine’s acidity if its too low
  • to add tannin
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Merlot & Sauvignon Blanc Blend - Locations

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France: Bordeaux - Pessac-Leognan, Graves, Margaux, Haut-Médoc, Pauillac, Pomerol, Saint Emilio

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Merlot & Sauvignon Blanc - Locations

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  • USA: Sonoma, Napa Valley
  • Chile: Maipo Valley, Colchagua Valley, Central Valley
  • SA: Stellenbosch
  • AUS: Margaret River, Coonawarra
  • NZ: Hawke’s Bay
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Syrah/Shiraz - Skin

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Syrah/Shiraz - Tannin

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Medium & High

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Syrah/Shiraz - Acidity

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Medium & High

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Syrah/Shiraz - Locations

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France: Minervois & Nothern Rhone - hermitage (highest quality), Cross-Hermitage,
AUS: South Eastern Region, Barossa Valley, Hunter Valley

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Gamay - Acidity

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Gamay - Tannin

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Low & Medium

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Gamay - Climate

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Gamay - Locations

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France: Beaujolais

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Gamay - Labbeling Classification

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  • AOC
  • Village AOC
  • Crus
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Grenache / Garnacha - Skin

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Grenache / Garnacha - Tannin

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Low & Medium

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Grenache / Garnacha - Acidity

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Grenache / Garnacha - Sweetness

A

High sugar levels (allows for ABV)

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Grenache / Garnacha - Climate

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Grenache / Garnacha - Locations

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France: Southern Rhone
Spain: Rioja, Navarra, Priorat
AUS: McLaren Vale, Barossa Valley

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Grenache / Garnacha - Labelling

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  • AOC
  • Villages AOC
  • Rhone Crus
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Tempranillo - Acidity

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Tempranillo - Tannin

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Tempranillo - Climate

A

Moderate & Warm

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Tempranillo - Blended & Single varietal and their climates

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Blended for cooler climates & Single varietal in warmer climates

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Tempranillo - Locations

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Spain & Portugal
- Catalunya
- Rioja
- Ribera del Duero

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Tempranillo -Labelling and classification

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  • Vino de la Tierra (PGI)
  • Crianza (PDO)
  • Reserva (PGI)
  • Gran Reserve (PGI)
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Carmenere - Acidity

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Medium & High

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Carmenere - Tannin

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Carmenere - climate

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Malbec - Tannin

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Carmenere - Climate

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Pinotage - Acidity

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Malbec - Chile & Argentina - Location

A

Mendoza & Central Valley

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Pinotage - Tannin

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Pinotage - Climate

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Pinotage - Locations and Labelling

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SA - Western Cape

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