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| Latitude range in which grapes grow best |
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| 30-50 degrees north and south |
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| Negative effects of wind on grape vines |
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| high winds: snap off shoots, delay flowering; constant wind stress: stop photosynthesis, delay ripening |
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| Positive effects of wine on grape vines |
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| cool hot vineyards, dry out wet vineyards |
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| Soil, total natural growing environment, how the soil interacts with the climate, everything about the environment in which a grape vine grows (no precise translation from French) |
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| Factors that influence grape growth |
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| Weather, climate, irrigation, soil, vineyard design, fertilizer, pest/fungal control |
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| Which wines are best consumed while young? |
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| Inexpensive whites and roses, light bodied and low tannin reds, most champagne |
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| What is proper wine storage temperature? |
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| 7-18 degrees C; ideally 10-13 degrees C |
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| Appelation d'Origine Controlee |
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| French law restricting the use of geographical names to wines made in a precisely specified area; stipulates which varietals can be grown where, how much can be grown per hectare, minimum grape ripeness, how vines are grown and some of how wine is made |
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| Institut National des Appellations de l'Origine et de la Qualite (INOA) |
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| Indication Geographique Protegee (IGP) |
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| the EU denomination gradually replacing the Vin de Pays, often from areas larger than AOC zones, in which non traditional varieties and higher yields are allowed |
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| the basic EU denomination replacing Vin de Table; variety and vintage may be stated on the label |
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| Chablis, Vezelien, Cote de Nuits, Cote de Beaune, Cote Chalonnaise, Couchois, Maconnais, Beaujoulais |
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| Cote d'Or vineyard classification |
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| Based on classifications going back to the mid 19th century; divided into 4 classes: Grand Crus, Premier Crus, Appellation Communale, Borgogne |
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| Highest classification in the Cote d'Or; 31 in existence today; labelled only by vineyard name |
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| Second highest classification in the Cote d'Or; 635 in all; uses commune name followed by vineyard name (alternatively would use the commune name and "Premier Cru" if vintage is from multiple vineyards) |
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| Cote d'Or Appellation Communale |
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| 3rd rank in Cote d'Or; use the name of the commune or village they come from; if vineyard names are included they must be smalled than the commune name |
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| Lowest rank in Cote d'Or; usually inferior but some good bargains to be found |
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| Cote de Beaune Villages North to South |
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| Santenay, Chassagne-Montrachet, Puligny-Montrachet, Meursault, Auxey-Duresses, St Romain, Monthelie, Volnay, Pommard, Beaune, Savigny-Les Beaune, Chorey-Les Beaune, Pernard-Vergelesses, Aloxe-Corton, Ladoix-Serrigny |
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