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on what bank of the Loire River is Sancerre AOP? And Pouilly-Fumé AOP?

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Sancerre is on the west bank

Pouilly-Fumé is on the east bank

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where is st. Croix du mont and where exactly is it located?

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in entre-deux-mers directly across the Garonne River from the Preignac commune of Sauternes

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What river do the following villages sit on:

Eitelsbach

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Ruwer

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What river do the following villages sit on:

Wehlen

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Mosel

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What river do the following villages sit on:

Bad Kreuznach

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nahe

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on what river is the village of Eltville located?

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Rhein River

Located East of Erbach in the Eastern Rheingau

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what is the river that runs through Chablis?

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Sereine

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The DOCs of Collio and Collio Orientali can credit their soils to which 4 rivers?

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Isonzo
Judrio
Tagliamento
Natisone

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What are 3 bodies of water that influence the Veneto region?

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Lake Garda
Adige River
Adriatic Sea

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What river lends a moderating influence to the vines of Barbaresco?

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Tanaro

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what are the 9 subzones of Vinho Verde?
Which one is located along the Minho River?
Which 4 are located along the Douro River?

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Monção e Melgaço (Minho) 
Lima
Cávado
Basto
Sousa (Douro)
Ave
Amarante (Douro)
Baião (Douro)
Paiva (Douro)
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What is the northern most subregion of Vinho Verde and the river that borders it to the North?
Southernmost and river?

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Monção e Melgaço (Minho) in the North

Paiva (Douro) in the South

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What are the first two AOP west of the town of Touraine, north of the Loire River?

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Bourgueil then St Nicolas de Bourgueil heading west

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where is chino in relation to Bourgueil?

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South of Bourgueil across the Loire River

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Chinon is located on what river?

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Vienne River

This is south of the Loire

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what is the name of the main river in Sachsen?

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Elbe river

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what are the rivers on Fronsac’s borders

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Dordogne and the Isle

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what are the two rivers that converge in sauternes making the climate suitable for Botrytis?

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Garonne and the Ciron

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what are the three major rivers of Bordeaux

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Gironde Estuary
Dordogne (right bank)
Garonne (left bank)

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the convergence of what two rivers create the ideal mists for Botrytis in /sauternes and Barsac?
What must follow these early morning mists?

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Ciron River
Garonne River

Warm afternoons otherwise the Noble rot becomes rot

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What river valley’s western edge is home to the Cote Chalonnaise?

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Saone river valley

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What river flows through Chablis

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sereine

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the Côte d’Or lies on the western edge of what river plain?

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Saone River plain

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what river flows parallel with the cote chalonnaise on its easter edge?

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saone river?

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what are the 7 grand crus of chablis moving along the Sereine river from west to east, north to south? What two vineyards contain portions of the unofficial 8th grand cru la mouton?
``` Bougros les preuses vaudésir grenouilles valmur les clos blanchot ``` les presses and vaudésir share La moutonne
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what is the southernmost chablis premier cru on the eastern side (right bank) of the sereine river?
Vaucoupin
27
what river in champagne joins the Seine giving the region access to Paris for trading purposes?
Marne
28
the rhone river stretches from what country to what sea?
from Switzerland to the mediterranean sea
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the original vineyard area of st-joseph before expansion is closes to which commune? What appellation is it located directly across the rhone river from?
tournon-sur-rhone across from hermitage
30
what are the four minor appellations in the northern rhone located in the southeast of the region along the drome river?
coteaux de die AOP Crémant de die AOP clairette de die AOP chatillon-en-dois AOP
31
what river is the southern boundary of crozes hermitage?
Isère river
32
what river forms gigonda's western boundary?
Ouvèze
33
what is Frances longest river?>
loire river
34
on what bank of the Loire Valley is savennieres and thus what is its exposure?
north bank of the river with full south exposure
35
in relation to Angers and the Loire River, where are the best sweet wines made? What are the four appellations for this style there?
south of Angers and the Loire Valley Coteaux du Layon AOP Coteaux de l'Aubance AOP Bonnezeaux AOP Quarts de Chaume AOP
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what are the three main soil types of chinon? Which is found more on the slopes? Which is found more on the river bank?
tuffeau, clay and varennes Tuffeau is found on the slopes Varennes is found on the river banks
37
where does the Varennes soil type gets its name? Describe it?
The Varennes River, a tributary of the Loire Sandy, alluvial soil
38
south of the Loire river, what two rivers are known for creating ideal conditions for botrytized wines?
Layon (Coteaux du Layon) | Aubance (Coteaux de l'Aubance)
39
what is the name of the river that separates Lalande de Pomerol from Fronsac?
Isle
40
what are the two rivers that border Sauternes?
Garonne | Ciron
41
what is the name of the river that passes through Rivesaltes AOP?
Tête
42
what is the main river that runs through Limoux AOP
Aude
43
the geographic designations of the Muscadet-Sevre-et-Maine lie along which river?
sèvre
44
in which direction does Touraine noble joué lie from the loire river? what are the grapes?
south of the loire river min 40% pinot meunier min 20% pinot gris min 10% pinot noir
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what river does the clairette de Die AOP contain?
Drôme
46
what appellation surrounds the town of Nice? What river runs through here?
Bellet AOP | Var River
47
what is the name of the main river that runs through Côtes de Provence?
Argens
48
what is the name of the river that flows through Pierrevert aOP?
Durance
49
what is the name of the main river that 4runs through Tuscany near Carmignano DOCG and Florence?
Arno
50
the Pesa, Elsa, and Greve rivers form the valleys of which of the following regions?
Chianti Classico DOCG
51
What are 3 rivers that form valleys in Chianti Classico DOCG? Name them north to sound and the sub zone they border or flow through
Greve (Greve in Chianti Classico) Pesa and Arno (Colli Fioretini) Elsa (Colli Senesi)
52
What river forms Montalcino's southern boundary? What's the valley here?
Orria Val d'Orcia
53
in which region of italy does the Neto River run
Calabria
54
barolo and Barbaresco are located along what river?
Tanaro
55
what is the major river that flows through the center of Piemonte? What direction does it flow and where are its headwaters?
Po river Flows eastward from headwaters in the Western Alps
56
what river are the DOCGs of Barolo and Barbaresco located along? What province are they within?
Tanaro River Within the Cuneo Province
57
What are the two Nebbiolo DOCGs located north of the Po River along the Sesia River?
Gattinara DOCG | Gemme DOCG
58
What river are the DOCGs Gattinara and Ghemme located along?
Sesia
59
what is the main river of Valle d'Aosta
Dora Baltea River
60
what is the rhone river called in germany
rhein
61
what are the two main tributaries of the mosel river?
saar and ruwer
62
What is the name for the hills and mountains respectively that the Mosel River crosses between in the Mosel Region?
Hunsrück and the Eifel Mountains
63
what is the longest tributary of the Rhine river? Where do its headwaters come from?
Mosel River Headwaters come from the vosges mountains
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at what village does the mosel river converge with eh rhein
koblenz
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Which 3 Bereiche of the Mosel are located on the river?
Bernkastel Burg Cochem Obermosel

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