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acres Alsace appellation Beaujolais Bereich best known Best v'yds best wines biggest blended Bodegas Bordeaux bottle brand Burgundy California cellars ch'x Chablis champagne CHARDONNAY Château CHENIN BLANC CHIANTI CLASSICO classed-growth Clos co-operative CÔTE DE BEAUNE Coteaux Cru Bourgeois Demarcated region dessert wine district Drink dry white dry wine excellent famous flavour Fr-VG fragrant France fruity full-bodied GAMAY German GEWÜRZ Gewürztraminer Grand Cru Graves Grosslage Haut-Médoc incl label light red light wines Loire Margaux mature Médoc Merlot MÜLLER-THURGAU muscat Napa neighbour Pauillac Piem PIEMONTE PINOT NOIR pleasant Pomerol port producer r. w. dr red grape red wine reservas Rheingau Rheinpfalz Rhône rich Rioja rosé s/sw Sauternes SAUVIGNON BLANC sherry shippers SHIRAZ Small winery Sonoma sparkling wine Spätlese St-Em St-Emilion STELLENBOSCH sweet wines table wines Top v'yds Tr-AAd VALAIS Valley Vineyards VINHOS VERDES vintage w.sw white grape white wine winery Zinfandel