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1
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what is the grape used to make prosecco what about if its sparkling rose?

A

glera they add pinot noir

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2
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what is the grape used to make Asti DOCG

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moscato

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3
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Adelaide Hills

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In Australia -

chardonnay - medium/high acid balanced with oak

SB - fresh & blend w semillon

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4
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Barossa Valley

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In Australia

grenache - old vines, concentrated

Shiraz - old vines, concentrated

semillon

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Clare Valley & Eden Valley

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In Australia

Riesling - dry, pronounced aromas of lime, peach, blossom and petrol

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Coonawarra

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In Australia

Cab Sauv - distinctive herbal (mint), black fruit and oak (smoke and cedar)

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7
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McLaren Vale

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In Australia

Grenache - old vines, concentrated

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8
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South Eastern Australia

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Chardonnay & Shiraz

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9
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Hunter Valley

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Southeast Australia

Shiraz - medium-bodied, medium/high tannins, fresh-black-fruit flavours

Semillon - dry, single-varietal, light body, light alcohol

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Mornington Peninsula

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In Australia

Pinot Noir - light and fragrant to riper with cooked-red-fruit flavours (red plum, strawberry) and medium tannins

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Yarra Valley

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Australia

Pinot Noir - light and fragrant to riper with cooked-red-fruit flavours (red plum, strawberry) and medium tannins

Chardonnay - medium, high acidity; carefully balanced with oak

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12
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Margaret River

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Australia

Cabernet sauvignon - ripe black-fruit aromas, subtle oak

Chardonnay - medium to full body, ripe stone fruit (peach) and tropical fruit flavours (pineapple)

Merlot

Sauvignon blanc - concentrated herbaceous aromas (grass); , sometimes blended with Semillon; some matured in oak

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13
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Casablanca Valley

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Chile

Chardonnay

Pinot Noir - flavours of cooked strawberries

Sauvignon blanc

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14
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Central Valley

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Chile

Carmenere

Chardonnay

Merlot - soft, medium-bodied

Sauvignon blanc

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15
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Colchagua Valley & Maipo Valley

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Chile

Cab Sauv - distinctive herbal (mint) and herbaceous (green ball pepper), black fruit, oak

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16
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Graves & Pessac-Léognan

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Bordeaux left bank

Cabernet sauvignon
Merlot
Sauvignon blanc - concentrated and complex; blends with Sémillon; often matured in oak

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17
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Medoc & Haut Medoc

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Bordeaux left bank

Cabernet sauvignon
Merlot

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18
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Margaux

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Bordeaux left bank

Cab sauv

merlot

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19
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Pauillac

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bordeaux left bank

cab sauv

merlot

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20
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Pomerol

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bordeaux right bank

merlot

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21
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saint emilion

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bordeaux right bank

merlot

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22
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Beaune

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Cote de Beaune

pinot noir

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23
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Meursault

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cote de beaune

chardonnay

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24
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Pommard

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cote de beaune

pinot noir

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25
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Puligny-Montrachet

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cote de beaune

chardonnay

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26
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Gevrey-Chambertin

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cote de nuits

pinot noir

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27
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Macon

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Maconnais

Chardonnay - unoaked

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28
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Pouilly-Fuissé

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Maconnais

Chardonnay

29
Q

Cote Rotie

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northern rhone

syrah sometimes blended w viognier

30
Q

Pouilly–Fumé

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Loire Valley

sauv blanc - dry, high acidity, green fruit (apple), herbaceous notes (asparagus, grass), sometimes wet stones

31
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Touraine

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Loire Valley

Sauv Blanc - inexpensive

32
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vouvray

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Loire Valley

Chenin blanc - dry: fresh apple flavours, off-dry, medium labelled Demi-Sec; sweeter made from extra-ripe or botrytis-affected grapes with stone fruit or tropical fruit aromas; unoaked

33
Q

south of france

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Cabernet sauvignon
Chardonnay
Merlot
Sauvignon blanc

34
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Mosel , pfalz, Rheingau

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mosel - lighter in body; medium sweetness to balance very high acidity

pfalz - dry, medium-bodied

rhiengau - drier and more body than Mosel

35
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campania

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italy

fiano

36
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Friuli-Venezia Giulia

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pinot grigio - more complext, fuller-body

37
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Marche

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italy, Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi

verdicchio

38
Q

Gavi

A

piemonte

Cortese

39
Q

Barbaresco

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piemonte

nebbiolo

40
Q

barolo

A

piemonte

nebbiolo

41
Q

abruzzo

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tuscany

montepulciano

42
Q

amarone

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veneto

corvina - sweet style red

43
Q

Soave

A

veneto

garganega

44
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recioto

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veneto

garganaga n corvina
sweet wine made using appassmento

45
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delle Venezie

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veneto

pinot grigio

46
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Hawke’s Bay

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north island new zealand

cab sauv

chardonnay

merlot

47
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martinborough

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north island new zealand

pinot noir

48
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Central Otago

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south island new zealand

pinot noir

49
Q

Marlborough

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south island new zealand

pinot noir

chardonnay

sauv blanc - pronounced

50
Q

Western Cape

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south africa

Chardonnay
Pinotage

51
Q

Constantia

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western cape south africa

sauv blanc

52
Q

elgin

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western cape south africa

sauv blanc

53
Q

Stellenbosch

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western cape south africa

merlot

cab sauv

54
Q

Walker Bay

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western cape south africa

Chardonnay - high acidity, ripe stone fruit, tropical fruit and oak

Chenin blanc
Pinot Noir

55
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Catalunya

A

spain

tempranillo

56
Q

Priorat

A

catalunya. spain

garnacha - old vines

57
Q

Navarra

A

spain

making garnacha based rose

58
Q

Ribera del Duero

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spain

tempranillo

59
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rioja

A

spain

tempranillo n garnacha

60
Q

Rías Baixas

A

spain

albarino

61
Q

california

A

merlot - vanilla coconut smoke

zinfandel

62
Q

Santa Barbara County

A

central coast cali

Chardonnay- tropical fruit flavours, high alcohol, flavours from new oak

Pinot Noir - vanilla

63
Q

Carneros

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north cali

pinot noir

chardonnay

64
Q

Napa Valley

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north cali

cab sauv
chardonnay
Merlot
Sauvignon blanc

65
Q

Calistoga

A

napa valley

cab sauv

66
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Oakville

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napa valley

cab sauv

67
Q

Rutherford

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napa valley

cab sauv

68
Q

Sonoma

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north cali

Cabernet sauvignon- ripest and full-bodied
Chardonnay
Merlot- oak (vanilla, coconut, smoke)
Pinot Noir

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