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Bordeaux - Left Bank

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Single commune appellations - v high quality Cab dominant Bordeaux Blends

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Bordeaux - Right Bank

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  • Merlot dominant blends
  • High Quality in Saint Emilion GC, Pomerol
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Bordeaux - Entre-deux-mers

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  • Whites only in AOC, but reds under regional AOC
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Bordeaux - Graves

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  • High quality (one 1st growth) in Pessac Leognan
  • Sweet wines in Sauternes/Barsac and others
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Burgundy - Cote de Nuits

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Pinot Noir

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Burgundy - Cote de Beaune

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Chardonnay

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Burgundy - Cote Chalonaise

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More Red than White

Pinot Noir

Chardonnay

Aligote in Bouzeron AOC.

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Burgundy - Maconnais

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Chardonnay

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Burgundy - Chablis

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Chardonnay

Dry, medium body, medium alchohol, high acid

No/minimal oak, but some on 1er/GC

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Beaujolais - Regional

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Gamay ([semi]carbonic)

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Beaujolais - Villages

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Gamay ([semi]carbonic)

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Beaujolais - Cru

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Gamay (some more Burgundian style)

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Alsace -

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  • Single varietal noble (Reisling, Pinot Gris, Gweurztraminer, Muscat)
  • Best quality on foothills of Vosges vs flat plains
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Loire - Pays Nantais

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Muscadet

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Loire - Anjou-Saumur

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  • Chenin (dry, off dry, sweet)
  • Cabernet Franc (red, rose)
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Loire - Tourraine

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  • Chenin (dry, off dry, sweet)
  • Cabernet Franc (red, rose)
  • Sauvignon Blanc
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Loire - Central Vineyards

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  • Sauvignon Blanc (Sancerre/Pouilly Fume)
  • Pinot Noir
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Rhone - North

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  • Syrah, Viognier, Marsanne/Rousanne
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Rhone - South

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  • Red - GSM/Cinsault blends
  • White - Grenache Blanc blends
  • Rose - Short maceration
  • Large volumes of basic AOC/IGP
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South France - Languedoc

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  • Large volumes of IGP wines (sv Merlot, CS, Syrah, Chardonnay)
  • All AOCs require min 2 varieties
  • Local + Rhone varieties (ie GSM)
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South France - Rousillon

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  • Majority red, then rose, small white
  • Roughly equal AOC/PGI
  • GSM + Carignan
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South France - Provence

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  • 90% Rose (Grenache/Cinsault/Tibouren)
  • Red wines of Bandol (Mourvedre)
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South West France - Monbazillac

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Sweet White Wines

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South West France - Bergerac

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  • Bordeaux varieties (red, dry/sweet white, rose)
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South West France - Cahors
Malbec (Cot)
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South West France - Madiran
High tannin reds from tannat
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South West France - Jurançon
Dry to sweet Petit/Gros Manseng
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Jura -
* Chardonnay * Pinot Noir * Savignin * Plousard * Trousseau * Vin de Paille (sweet, dried off vine) * Vin Jaune (oxidative)
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Germany - Reinhessen
* Riesling, Muller Thurgau * Dornfelder, Spatburgunder * Majority high volume
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Germany - Phalz
* Riesling, Muller Thurgau * Dornfelder, Spatburgunder * High volume and high quality produced
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Germany - Baden
* Known for Spatburgunder * 59% white, inexpensive Muller Thurgau blends
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Germany - Württembert
* Light, fruity red wines for domestic market
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Germany - Mosel
* Great Riesling, including sweet + Eiswein
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Germany - Franken
* Dry white, mostly Muller Thurgau
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Germany - Nahe
* Whites, 30% Riesling, riper/more body than Mosel
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Germany - Rheingau
* Prestigious, high quality Rieslings
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Germany - Ahr
* Black dominates, VG quality Spatburgunder
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Austria - Niederösterreich
* Riesling/Gruner * Weinverteil (DAC is GV only) - peppery * Wachau - premium * Kremstal - Zweigelt * Kamptal - Gruner
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Austria - Bergenland
* Blaufrankisch * Zweigelt (esp Mittleburgenland) * Gruner Veltliner * Welschriesling (sweet in Neusiedlersee)
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Austria - Steiermark
* Crisp dry whites (Welschriesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Weissburgunder)
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Austria - Wien
* Blended, dry, unoaked white
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Tokaj -
* Furmint, Harslevelu, Sarga Muskotaly (Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains) * Sweet - Aszu (botrytis), Eszencia (free run Aszu), Late Harvest, Szamododni (as it comes/mixed) * Dry
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Greece - Macedonia
* PDO Naoussa/PDO Amynteo * Red wines from 100% Xinomavro - can be blended but not labelled PDO * Amynteo - rose is permitted and wines are lighter body/lower tannin
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Greece - Peloponnese
* Dominated by white grapes * PDO Nemea - Red wines from 100% Agiorgitiko * PDO Mantinia - White wines, Moschofilero, Roditis. * Outside PDOs - high volume wines - Agorigitiko/Roditis
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Greece - Santorini
Dry and sweet Assyrtiko
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NE Italy - Trentino
* Mainly unoaked, fresh Pinot Grigio, Chardonnay, Muller Thurgau * Teroldego, Merlot, Marzemino * 80% Co-op
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NE Italy - Alto-Adige
* Schiavia (pale red) * Pinot Grigio + other internat (Gewurz, Chard, PB, PN, SB) * Lagrein
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NE Italy - Friuli
* Quality, white, single varietal * 25% Pinot Grigio, wide range of local varieties * Orange wines * Speciality grapes - Friuliano / Ribolla Gialla / Refosco
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NE Italy - Veneto
* Soave (Garganega) - typically no oak (some highend are oaked) * Valpolicella (Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella)
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NW Italy - Barolo
Nebbiolo
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NW Italy - Barbaresco
Nebbiolo
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NW Italy - Roero
* Nebbiolo * Arneis
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NW Italy - Gavi
Cortese
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NW Italy - Alba
* Dolchetto * Nebiollo
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Central Italy - Tuscany
* Sangiovese * Super Tuscan (Bordeaux blends)
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Central Italy - Umbria
* Sangiovese blends * Grechetto di Orvieto, Trebiano Toscano - Orvieto DOC (white) * Sagrantino (red)
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Central Italy - Marche
* Montepulciano/Sangiovese blends * Verdicchio
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Central Italy - Abruzzo
* Montepulciano d'Abruzzo * Trebbiano d'Abruzzo * Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo (Montepulciano rose)
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Central Italy - Lazio
Malvasia/Trebbiano Toscano blends
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Southern Italy - Campania
* Notable for varietal or 85% + auth blending * Local whites (Falangina, Greco, Fiano) * Aglianico (in Taurasi)
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Southern Italy - Puglia
* Large volume, mainly black bulk wines (Sangiovese, Primitivo, Negroamaro, Montepulciano)
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Southern Italy - Basilicata
* Simple IGT wines * High quality Aglianico
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Southern Italy - Sicily
* Catarato (W) * Nero d'Avola (R )
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Southern Italy - Sardinia
* Cannonau (Grenache) (R) * Vermentino (W) * Carignano (Carignan) (R)
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Spain - Galacia
* Albarino - usually single varietal, some blends (95%) * Further inland - Mencia (R), Godello (W) * Treixadura (W)- Riberio DO
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Spain - Castilla y León
* Bierzo - Mencía * Toro - Tinta de Toro (Tempranillo, thicker skins) * Ribera del Duero - Tempranillo (Tinto Foro) 75% min * Rueda - Almost entirely white, Verdejo, Sauvignon Blanc
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Spain - Rioja
* Tempranillo reds. * Garnacha (8% plantings) but suited to Rioja Oriental * Viura (Macabeo) whites
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Spain - Navarra
* Wide range, Tempanillo, Cab, Merlot, Grenache
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Spain - Aragon
* Carinena, Campo de Borja, Calatayud - Red wine - old vine Garnacha * Somontano - Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Gwertztraminer
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Spain - Catalunya
* Catalunya - Inexpensive/mid priced, range of varieties * Penedes - 80% white, large range * Priorat - Garnacha, Carinena * Montsant - Garnacha, Carinena
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Spain - Valencia + Murcia - Valencia DO
* Diverse (Alicante Bouschet, Tempranillo, Cab, Monastrell, Merseguera, Macabao)
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Spain - Castilla-La Mancha
* La Mancha DO - Low intensity Airen, Fruity Cencibel (Tempranillo) * Valdepenas DO - Good quality - Cencibel (Tempranillo)
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Spain - Basque Country
Hondarrabi Zuri - white
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Spain - Sierra de Gredos
* Old vine Garnacha * Albillo Real
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Spain - The Islands
* Baleric Manto Negro, Callet * Canaries - Local grapes
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Portugal - Vinho Verde
* Over 80% white - * Alvarinho (W) * Vinhao (R)
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Portugal - Duoro
* 70% Red - Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz * Viosinho, Rabigato
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Portugal - Dao
* 80% Red - Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz, Jaen, Alfrocheiro
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Portugal - Bairrada
* Baga (R) * Maria Gomes (W)
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Portugal - Alentejo
Wide range. Aragonez (Tempranillo) (R ) Roupeiro (W)
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Portugal - Lisboa
* Full bodies reds inland (other side of mountains) - Touriga Nacional, Aragonez, High acid W - Arinto
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Portugal - Peninsula de Setubal
Castelão (in Palmela DOC)
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Portugal - Tejo
* Wide range, fruity, early drinking
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California -
* Chadonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, Zinfandel, Merlot * Coastal AVAs- Chard, Pinot, aromatic whites * Inland AVAs - big reds. SB and Riesling possible at altitude
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Oregon - Willamette Valley AVA
* Pinot Noir * Pinot Gris
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Oregon - Southern Oregon AVA
* Rhone Varietals * Rogue Valley (south) - Merlot, Cab, Syrah, Tempranillo
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Oregon - Walla Walla Valley AVA
* Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah
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Washington State - Columbia Valley AVA
* Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Chardonnay, Riesling, Syrah
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Washington State - Puget Sound AVA
* Weird hybrids * Pinot Noir, Riesling
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NY State - Finger Lakes AVA
* Riesling, Cabernet Franc * Weird hybrids
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NY State - Long Island AVA
* Bordeaux varieties (Merlot in particular) * Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc
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Canada - Ontario
* Vidal, Riesling, Chard, Cab Franc - Icewine
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Canada - BC
* Merlot (most planted black) * Pinot Gris (most planted white) * Pinot Noir * Cab Sauv * Chardonnay
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Chile - Coquimbo
* Syrah, SB, Cab, Merlot, Carmenere
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Chile - Aconcagua
* White wines dominate - Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay * Pinot Noir
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Chile - Central Valley
* Inexpensive Merlot * High quality Cab/Syrah/Carmenere - Cachapoal/Colchagua Valley
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Chile - Southern
* Old vine Pais, Muscat of Alexandria
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Argentina - Salta
Malbec/Torrontes
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Argentina - La Rioja
* High volume, inexpensive red/white
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Argentina - San Juan
* Lower sites - inexpensive pink varieties * High quality Syrah
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Argentina - Medoza
Malbec
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Argentina - Patagonia (Neuquen/Rio Negro)
* Rio Negro - elegant, old vine PN, Malbec, SB, Riesling * Neuquen - same but riper
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South Africa - Olifants River
* Dry farmed, old vine ??
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South Africa - Coastal Region
Big 6
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South Africa - Cape South Coast
* Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir
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South Africa - Breede River Valley
Big 6
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South Africa - Klein Karoo
Port styles
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Australia - South Eastern Zone
* Inexpensive, high volume * Shiraz, Chardonnay, Semillon.
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Australia - South Australia - Barossa
* Barossa - Shiraz, Eden Valley Riesling
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Australia - South Australia - Mount Lofty Ranges
* Adelaide Hillls; Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir. * Clare Valley Riesling
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Australia - South Australia - Fleurie
* Inexpensive to premium red - Shiraz, Cab, Grenache (inc old vines)
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Australia - South Australia - Limestone Coast
* Coonawarra red (Cab, Shiraz), some VG white (Chard)
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Australia - Victoria - Port Phillip
Early ripening (ie Pinot Noir/Chardonnay)
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Australia - Victoria - Western Victoria
* Shiraz (inland - Grampians, Pyranees) * Riesling (coast - Henty)
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Australia - Victoria - Central Victoria
* Full bodied reds (esp Heathcote) * Marsanne/Rousanne, Viognier
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Australia - Victoria - North Eastern Victoria
* Full bodied Reds * Fortified * Italian varietals (B/W)
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Australia - Victoria - Gippsland
* Chardonnay/Pinot Noir * Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot on warmer sites
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Australia - New South Wales - Hunter Valley
* Semillon * Some Chardonnay, Shiraz
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Australia - New South Wales - Central Ranges
* Shiraz/Cab * Chardonnay in Cowra
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Australia - New South Wales - Southern NSW
* Shiraz * Riesling
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Australia - Western Australia
* Margaret River - Cab (often + Merlot), Sauv Blanc, Chardonnay (premium), Semillon * Great Southern - Shiraz, Riesling (outstanding)
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Australia - Tasmania
* Pinot Noir, Chardonnay
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NZ - Auckland
Waiheke Island - Cab/Syrah
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NZ - Gisborne
Chardonnay/Pinot Gris
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NZ - Hawkes Bay
* Bordeaux blends * Syrah * Chardonnay
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NZ - Wairarapa / Martinborough / Gladstone
Premium Pinot Noir / Sauvignon Blanc
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NZ - Marlborough
* Sauvignon Blanc / Pinot Noir * Chardonnay / Pinot Gris
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NZ - Nelson
Sauvignon Blanc / Pinot Noir
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NZ - Canterbury
* Pinot Noir * Riesling * Sauvignon Blanc
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NZ - Central Otago
* Pinot Noir * Some Pinot Gris/Riesling
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NZ - Waitaki Valley
VG Pinot Noir
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Spain - Valencia + Murcia - Utiel-Requena DO
* Bobal
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Spain - Valencia + Murcia - Alicante DO
Monastrell and Muscat of Alexandria (dry/sweet)
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Spain - Valencia + Murcia - Jumilla DO
* Monastrell
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Spain - Valencia + Murcia - Yecla DO
* Monastrell

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