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Conventions Used in This Book |
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How This Book Is Organized |
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3 | (1) |
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California and Elsewhere in North America |
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4 | (1) |
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Australia and New Zealand: Powerhouses of the Southern Hemisphere |
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4 | (1) |
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4 | (1) |
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5 | (2) |
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Book I: Understanding Wine |
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From Vine to Bottle: The Hows and Wines |
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9 | (16) |
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Surveying the Landscape: Wine Categories |
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9 | (7) |
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10 | (4) |
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Categorizing by alcohol content and more |
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14 | (2) |
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16 | (7) |
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Discovering differences among grape varieties |
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17 | (2) |
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Viticulture 101: Understanding what affects grape growth and development |
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19 | (1) |
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Examining vinification: The making of wine |
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20 | (3) |
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Visiting Wineries for a Firsthand Look |
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23 | (2) |
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Getting Familiar with Wine Tastes and Names |
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25 | (16) |
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Savoring the Nuances in Taste among Grape Varieties |
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25 | (9) |
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A primer on white grape varieties |
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26 | (4) |
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A primer on red grape varieties |
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30 | (4) |
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How Wines Get Their Names |
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34 | (7) |
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34 | (1) |
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35 | (2) |
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Naming in other, less common ways |
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37 | (4) |
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41 | (16) |
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Surveying Your Options of Wine Retailers, Large and Small |
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42 | (2) |
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Supermarkets, superstores, and so on |
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42 | (1) |
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43 | (1) |
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Choosing a Fabulous Wine Merchant |
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44 | (3) |
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Evaluating selection and expertise |
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45 | (1) |
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Considering customer service |
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45 | (1) |
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Judging wine storage conditions |
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46 | (1) |
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Shopping for the Perfect Bottle: Decoding Labels |
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47 | (7) |
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First things first: Distinguishing between front and back |
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48 | (1) |
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48 | (4) |
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Some optional label lingo |
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52 | (2) |
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Getting Help from the Wine Merchant |
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54 | (3) |
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Getting the Cork Out (And All That Comes After): Serving Wine |
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57 | (16) |
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57 | (7) |
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Clearing the way to the cork |
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58 | (1) |
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Removing the cork from a typical bottle of vino |
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58 | (4) |
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Releasing the bubbly: Leave the corkscrew behind! |
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62 | (2) |
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To Aerate or Not to Aerate (Or, Does Wine Really Breathe?) |
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64 | (2) |
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Considering the need for aeration |
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64 | (1) |
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Removing sediment before aerating (if applicable) |
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65 | (1) |
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Aerating wine for the right amount of time |
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66 | (1) |
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Getting Temperature Right |
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66 | (2) |
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Believe It or Not, Glasses Do Matter |
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68 | (4) |
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68 | (1) |
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69 | (2) |
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71 | (1) |
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Washing your wine glasses |
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71 | (1) |
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After the Party's Over: Storing Leftover Wine |
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72 | (1) |
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For Slurps and Gurgles: Tasting and Describing Wine |
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73 | (14) |
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Knowing What to Do Before You Sip |
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73 | (3) |
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74 | (1) |
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75 | (1) |
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Bringing the Tongue into the Act |
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76 | (4) |
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Feeling the basic taste sensations |
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77 | (2) |
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Working nose and mouth: The flavor dimension |
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79 | (1) |
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Answering the Quality Question: What's a Good Wine? |
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80 | (5) |
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Evaluating the major characteristics |
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81 | (2) |
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Decoding the critics' numerical systems and developing your own |
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83 | (2) |
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Keeping Track of Tastings |
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85 | (2) |
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Taking notes when you taste |
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85 | (1) |
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Finding your own descriptive style |
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86 | (1) |
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87 | (6) |
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How Wine and Food Work Together |
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87 | (3) |
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89 | (1) |
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89 | (1) |
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90 | (1) |
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90 | (1) |
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Pairing for Complement or Contrast |
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90 | (2) |
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Some Tried-and-True Pairings |
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92 | (1) |
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Ordering Wine When You're Dining Out |
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93 | (12) |
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How Restaurants Sell Wine |
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94 | (2) |
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The story behind house wine |
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94 | (1) |
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95 | (1) |
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The (anything but) standard wine list |
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96 | (1) |
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Special, or reserve, wine lists |
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96 | (1) |
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96 | (6) |
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Paying attention to your first impression: A primer on presentation |
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97 | (1) |
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Knowing what information you'll likely encounter |
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98 | (1) |
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Surveying the list with an eye toward organization |
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99 | (1) |
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Ordering the bottle you want |
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100 | (2) |
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Asking for help selecting a wine |
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102 | (1) |
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Handling the Wine Presentation Ritual |
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102 | (3) |
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The Urge to Own: Collecting Wine |
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105 | (14) |
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Creating a Wine-Collecting Strategy |
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105 | (3) |
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Planning for a balanced inventory |
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106 | (1) |
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Selecting good wines for collecting |
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106 | (2) |
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Getting the Wines You Want |
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108 | (6) |
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109 | (1) |
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Buying wine via catalog or Internet |
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110 | (4) |
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Creating a Home for Your Wines |
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114 | (4) |
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A wine cellar, most likely a do-it-yourself project |
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115 | (2) |
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A portable wine cave, if space is limited |
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117 | (1) |
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Keeping Track of Your Inventory |
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118 | (1) |
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Book II: France: A Wine Superstar |
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119 | (140) |
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121 | (16) |
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Natural Talents: Climate and Soil |
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121 | (4) |
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123 | (1) |
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The dirt on France's old dirt |
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124 | (1) |
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Time's role in France's wine |
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125 | (1) |
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French Wine-Think: Understanding Terroir |
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125 | (1) |
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The Variety of French Wine |
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126 | (5) |
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127 | (1) |
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127 | (1) |
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Collectable to highly affordable |
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127 | (1) |
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128 | (1) |
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129 | (2) |
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France's Wine Laws: The Opposite of Laissez-Faire |
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131 | (2) |
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Privileged versus ordinary locales |
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131 | (2) |
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133 | (1) |
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Understanding a French Wine Label |
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133 | (4) |
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Degrees of pedigree within the AOC ranks |
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134 | (2) |
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136 | (1) |
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Exploring Bordeaux's Range |
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137 | (26) |
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Understanding What Makes Bordeaux a Wine Lover's Heaven |
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137 | (3) |
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Seeing (predominantly) red throughout Bordeaux |
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139 | (1) |
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Recognizing red Bordeaux as a blend of grape varieties |
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139 | (1) |
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The High-Rent Districts for Red Bordeaux |
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140 | (3) |
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141 | (1) |
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142 | (1) |
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Classified Information: Ranking Red Bordeaux |
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143 | (3) |
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143 | (1) |
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The Graves/Pessac-Leognan classification |
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144 | (1) |
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The St.-Emilion classification |
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145 | (1) |
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Trying Red Bordeaux on a Budget |
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146 | (7) |
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Cru Bourgeois wines of the Medoc and Haut-Medoc |
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147 | (2) |
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Petits chateaux and generics |
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149 | (1) |
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150 | (3) |
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Drinking Red Bordeaux, the Right Way |
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153 | (1) |
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Exploring the Range of White Bordeaux |
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154 | (3) |
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Two white grapes --- and neither is Chardonnay |
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155 | (1) |
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Top producers of white Bordeaux |
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155 | (1) |
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156 | (1) |
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Sauternes and Barsac: Appealing to Your Sweet Tooth |
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157 | (6) |
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Delving into the Sauternes wine district |
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158 | (1) |
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Looking at the grape varieties that go into sweet Bordeaux wines |
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158 | (1) |
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Breaking down Sauternes and Barsacs by quality and price |
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159 | (1) |
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Recommending bargain dessert wines |
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160 | (1) |
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161 | (2) |
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Burgundy, Queen of France |
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163 | (22) |
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The Where, Why, and What of Burgundy |
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163 | (5) |
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A bit about Burgundy: Soil, grapes, and production scale |
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164 | (2) |
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A complex quartet: Burgundy's districts |
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166 | (1) |
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The name game: Burgundy's AOC system |
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166 | (2) |
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Burgundy Royalty: Cote d'Or |
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168 | (6) |
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The Cote d'Or wine villages |
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169 | (2) |
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Cote d'Or wines in the market |
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171 | (1) |
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Cote d'Or producers to buy |
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172 | (2) |
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The Cote Chalonnaise: Affordable Burgundies |
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174 | (3) |
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Cote Chalonnaise appellations |
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175 | (1) |
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Cote Chalonnaise producers to look for |
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176 | (1) |
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Chablis, from Chablis, France --- A Distant Part of Burgundy |
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177 | (4) |
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178 | (2) |
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180 | (1) |
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Recommended Chablis vintages |
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181 | (1) |
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Everyday Whites: The Macon |
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181 | (4) |
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Macon's appellations and wines |
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181 | (2) |
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183 | (2) |
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185 | (8) |
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185 | (2) |
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186 | (1) |
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186 | (1) |
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187 | (1) |
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From Frivolous to Firm: An Overview of Beaujolais Wines |
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187 | (3) |
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Beaujolais and Beaujolais-Villages |
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188 | (1) |
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188 | (1) |
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189 | (1) |
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A Look at Beaujolais Producers and Prices |
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190 | (3) |
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Robust Rhone Reds and Unique Whites |
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193 | (20) |
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Exploring the Rhone Valley: Two Regions in One |
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193 | (4) |
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194 | (1) |
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The Mediterranean-like South |
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195 | (2) |
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Narrowing the Lens on the Northern Rhone |
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197 | (8) |
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198 | (4) |
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202 | (3) |
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Spotlighting the Southern Rhone |
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205 | (8) |
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206 | (1) |
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Chateauneuf-du-Pape Blanc |
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207 | (1) |
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208 | (1) |
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209 | (1) |
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210 | (1) |
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210 | (1) |
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211 | (1) |
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Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise and Rasteau |
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212 | (1) |
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Champagne: The World's Greatest Sparkling Wine |
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213 | (18) |
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The Skinny on This Supreme Bubbly |
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213 | (1) |
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Zeroing in on the Champagne Region |
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214 | (5) |
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Chalking success up to Champagne's climate and soil |
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216 | (1) |
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Recognizing the grape varieties used in Champagne |
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217 | (1) |
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Mapping the four grape-growing districts |
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217 | (2) |
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Surveying Champagne Styles |
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219 | (7) |
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Translating years and quality into Champagnespeak |
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220 | (3) |
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Highlighting the nontraditional Champagnes |
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223 | (2) |
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Categorizing Champagne from dry to sweet |
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225 | (1) |
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Selecting a Bottle of Bubbly: Knowing Producers and Their Styles |
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226 | (5) |
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Matching the houses and their styles |
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227 | (1) |
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Figuring out the styles of the best grower-producer Champagnes |
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228 | (3) |
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Other Wine Regions of France |
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231 | (28) |
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Alsace: Location, Location, Location |
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231 | (9) |
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Surveying the grapes of Alsace |
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233 | (1) |
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Examining the region's range of wines |
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234 | (2) |
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Appreciating Alsace's wine gems |
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236 | (2) |
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Highlighting top Alsace producers |
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238 | (2) |
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Touring the Loire Valley and Its Unique Wines |
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240 | (12) |
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The Upper Loire: Sauvignon Blanc's spiritual home |
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241 | (3) |
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The Central Loire: A duo of diverse districts |
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244 | (7) |
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The Western Loire: Makers of Muscadet |
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251 | (1) |
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Discovering Wines from the South of France |
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252 | (7) |
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Languedoc-Roussillon: The mother wine region of France |
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252 | (4) |
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Provence: The beautiful home to eight AOC zones |
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256 | (3) |
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Book III: Italy: Small but Mighty |
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259 | (152) |
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The Big Picture of Italian Wine |
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261 | (14) |
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Diverse Conditions, Diverse Wines |
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261 | (4) |
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Getting the lay of the wine land |
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263 | (1) |
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Describing modern Italian wine styles |
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264 | (1) |
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Exploring the reds, the whites, and beyond |
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265 | (1) |
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Italy's Curious Grape Varieties |
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265 | (2) |
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Unveiling the native talents |
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265 | (1) |
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Checking out the immigrants and migrants |
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266 | (1) |
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Meeting Italy's Major Grapes |
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267 | (3) |
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267 | (1) |
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268 | (2) |
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Grasping an Italian Wine Label |
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270 | (5) |
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270 | (2) |
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272 | (1) |
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273 | (2) |
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Perusing Piedmont's Wines |
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275 | (28) |
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Drinking In the Majesty of Piedmont |
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275 | (3) |
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276 | (1) |
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277 | (1) |
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Sampling the Wines of the Alba Area |
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278 | (12) |
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278 | (3) |
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281 | (3) |
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Barbera, Dolcetto, and Nebbiolo of Alba |
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284 | (2) |
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286 | (1) |
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287 | (3) |
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Exploring the Wines of Southeastern Piedmont |
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290 | (6) |
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290 | (1) |
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291 | (1) |
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292 | (2) |
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294 | (1) |
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Other wines of Piedmont's southeast |
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295 | (1) |
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Getting to Know Northern Piedmont's Various Offerings |
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296 | (4) |
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296 | (2) |
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Vercelli and Novara hills wines |
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298 | (2) |
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300 | (3) |
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Finding Sparkling Wines and More in North-Central Italy |
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303 | (14) |
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303 | (7) |
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The Valtellina: Nebbiolo's most austere face |
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305 | (1) |
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Oltrepo Pavese: Sparkling wines and more |
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306 | (1) |
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Franciacorta: Sparklers with style |
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307 | (2) |
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Lake Garda: Fresh lake wines |
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309 | (1) |
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Emilia-Romagna: One Region, Two Identities |
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310 | (7) |
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Emilia's beloved Lambrusco wines |
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311 | (1) |
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The hillside wines of Emilia |
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312 | (3) |
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315 | (2) |
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Northeastern Italy: Where Whites Rule |
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317 | (24) |
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Trentino-Alto Adige: One Region, Two Cultures |
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317 | (7) |
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Introducing the wines of Trentino |
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319 | (3) |
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Getting to know the wines of Alto Adige |
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322 | (2) |
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The Veneto: Verona to Venice |
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324 | (10) |
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Tasting Verona's major wines |
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326 | (4) |
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Sampling the wines of the Central Hills |
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330 | (2) |
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Exploring the wine offerings on all sides of Venice |
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332 | (2) |
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Friuli-Venezia Giulia: The Great White Way |
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334 | (7) |
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The wines of Collio and Colli Orientali del Friuli |
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336 | (2) |
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The wines of Isonzo and Carso |
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338 | (1) |
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339 | (2) |
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Tuscany: Checking Out Chianti and Other Tuscan Reds |
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341 | (20) |
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Taking In the Big Picture of Tuscany |
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341 | (3) |
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Exploring the Land of Chianti |
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344 | (6) |
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The range of Chianti wines |
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344 | (1) |
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345 | (2) |
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347 | (1) |
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Pomino, San Gimignano, and other Chianti neighbors |
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348 | (2) |
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350 | (4) |
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352 | (1) |
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353 | (1) |
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353 | (1) |
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The ``Noble Wine'' of Montepulciano |
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354 | (2) |
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356 | (2) |
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356 | (1) |
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357 | (1) |
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357 | (1) |
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Super-Tuscan Wines --- The Winds of Change |
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358 | (3) |
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Getting Acquainted with Central Italy's Wines |
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361 | (18) |
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Umbria: The Inland Region |
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361 | (5) |
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363 | (1) |
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364 | (1) |
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365 | (1) |
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Recommended Umbrian wineries |
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366 | (1) |
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366 | (3) |
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366 | (1) |
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Sampling Rosso Conero and Rosso Piceno |
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367 | (2) |
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Suggesting some Marche wine producers |
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369 | (1) |
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369 | (3) |
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370 | (1) |
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371 | (1) |
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372 | (1) |
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Abruzzo wine producers worth supporting |
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372 | (1) |
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372 | (7) |
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373 | (2) |
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The hillsides and coastal regions of northern Latium |
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375 | (2) |
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377 | (1) |
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The Ciociaria hills of southeastern Latium |
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377 | (1) |
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Latium's top wine producers |
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378 | (1) |
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Southern Italy: ``The Land of Wine'' |
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379 | (18) |
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379 | (8) |
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Meeting the wines of Avellino |
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381 | (2) |
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Checking out wines of the coastal hills and islands around Naples |
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383 | (2) |
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Sampling in southern Campania's two DOC zones |
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385 | (1) |
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Scoping out the most established zones of Campania's northern hills |
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385 | (2) |
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Listing the Campania producers to know |
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387 | (1) |
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Puglia: Italy's Wine Barrel |
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387 | (7) |
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388 | (3) |
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391 | (1) |
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392 | (1) |
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393 | (1) |
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Recommended Puglia producers |
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394 | (1) |
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394 | (1) |
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395 | (2) |
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Sicily and Sardinia: Focusing on Quality |
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397 | (14) |
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Sicily Leaves the Past Behind |
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397 | (8) |
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Marsala, far from ``just cooking wine'' |
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399 | (1) |
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Sicilian dry (though sometimes sweet) wines |
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400 | (3) |
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403 | (1) |
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A Sicilian wine shopping list |
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404 | (1) |
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405 | (6) |
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Sardinia's regionwide DOC wines |
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407 | (1) |
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The copious wines of Cagliari, Sardinia's capital |
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408 | (1) |
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408 | (2) |
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Sardinian producers to watch for |
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410 | (1) |
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Book IV: California and Elsewhere in North America |
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411 | (96) |
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Introducing California Wines |
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413 | (8) |
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Covering the Bases in Wine Production |
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413 | (2) |
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The color and type spectrums |
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413 | (1) |
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414 | (1) |
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414 | (1) |
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Leading the Market in Popularity |
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415 | (1) |
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Golden Resources in the Golden State |
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416 | (5) |
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416 | (2) |
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418 | (1) |
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419 | (2) |
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California's Major Wine Regions: An Overview |
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421 | (22) |
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421 | (1) |
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Napa Valley: Wine Country's Hollywood |
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422 | (6) |
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423 | (2) |
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Discovering Napa's key wines |
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425 | (3) |
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Sonoma County: Hardly an Also-ran! |
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428 | (3) |
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429 | (1) |
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Sonoma's signatures: Pinot Noir and Zinfandel |
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430 | (1) |
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Sonoma's wines: Something for everyone |
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430 | (1) |
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431 | (12) |
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Up the North Coast to Mendocino and Lake Counties |
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432 | (2) |
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434 | (5) |
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439 | (1) |
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440 | (3) |
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Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, and Sparkling Wines |
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443 | (18) |
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Chardonnay: The Wine that California Made Famous |
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444 | (1) |
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The taste of California Chardonnay |
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444 | (1) |
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445 | (1) |
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Where Chardonnay Grows in California |
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445 | (3) |
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Cool, coastal, classic regions |
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447 | (1) |
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Warm regions for everyday Chardonnays |
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447 | (1) |
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Recommending Top Chardonnay Producers |
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448 | (2) |
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Sauvignon Blanc: Always a Bridesmaid, Never a Bride |
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450 | (2) |
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Three styles of California Sauvignon Blanc |
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450 | (2) |
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452 | (1) |
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Regions for Sauvignon Blanc |
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452 | (3) |
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453 | (1) |
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Sonoma takes on Sauvignon |
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454 | (1) |
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Top Sauvignon Blancs from other regions |
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455 | (1) |
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Names to Trust in Sauvignon Blanc |
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455 | (2) |
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Presenting California's Sparkling Wines |
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457 | (4) |
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Characterizing California bubbly |
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458 | (1) |
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Looking at the French- and California-owned brands |
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458 | (1) |
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Recommending some of California's sparkling wines |
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459 | (2) |
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California's Standout Red Wines |
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461 | (34) |
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Hailing the California Cab, a World-Class Red |
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462 | (9) |
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Tasting California Cabernet |
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462 | (1) |
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Making a California original from a Bordeaux grape |
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463 | (1) |
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Listing favorite Cabernets |
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464 | (6) |
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Noting other California Cabernets |
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470 | (1) |
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Merlot, Sometimes a Contender |
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471 | (4) |
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Merlot's up, down, and Sideways reputation |
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471 | (1) |
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The taste of California Merlot |
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472 | (1) |
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Regions that excel with Merlot |
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473 | (2) |
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The Secret's in the Bordeaux Blend |
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475 | (4) |
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476 | (1) |
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Selecting key brands of Bordeaux-style blends |
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477 | (2) |
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Zinfandel: Big, Bold, and Berry |
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479 | (5) |
|
Surveying the spectrum of Zin styles |
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479 | (1) |
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Venturing into Zinfandel country |
|
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480 | (1) |
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Recommending California's best Zins |
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481 | (3) |
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California Pinot Noir: From Obscurity to Overnight Fame |
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484 | (11) |
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485 | (1) |
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486 | (1) |
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California's Pinot Noir regions |
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487 | (8) |
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Major Wine Regions in the Rest of North America |
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495 | (12) |
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496 | (2) |
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496 | (1) |
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Who's who in Willamette Valley |
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497 | (1) |
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Two other Oregon wine regions |
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498 | (1) |
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The United States' Second-Largest Wine Producer: Washington State |
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498 | (5) |
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The grapes that thrive and the wines they make |
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499 | (1) |
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Washington's wine regions |
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500 | (1) |
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Top Washington wine producers |
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501 | (2) |
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New York, America's Unsung Wine Hero |
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503 | (1) |
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Revealing the key wine regions of the Empire State |
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503 | (1) |
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Listing the best of New York's wineries |
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504 | (1) |
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504 | (3) |
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Ontario: Well-positioned for icewine |
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506 | (1) |
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British Columbia: White wine is tops |
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506 | (1) |
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Book V: Australia and New Zealand: Powerhouses of the Southern Hemisphere |
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507 | (78) |
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Australian and New Zealand Wines: A Success Story |
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509 | (6) |
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Getting Acclimated in Australia and New Zealand |
|
|
510 | (1) |
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Meeting Growing Demand with Diverse Wines |
|
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510 | (1) |
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Zoning Out: Australia's Wine Regions |
|
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511 | (1) |
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512 | (1) |
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Decoding Australian and New Zealand Wine Labels |
|
|
513 | (2) |
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New South Wales: Home to Established Wineries and Upstarts |
|
|
515 | (12) |
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Getting to Know the Hunter Valley and Its Wines |
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|
515 | (4) |
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Taking stock of the Hunter's top grape varieties |
|
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516 | (1) |
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Sampling the best the Lower Hunter offers |
|
|
517 | (1) |
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Heading for Broke (Fordwich) wines |
|
|
518 | (1) |
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Discovering the wines of the Upper Hunter |
|
|
518 | (1) |
|
Exploring the Wine Bounty of Mudgee |
|
|
519 | (2) |
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Noting Mudgee's stylistic reds and shining whites |
|
|
520 | (1) |
|
Checking out Mudgee's top wineries |
|
|
521 | (1) |
|
Shining the Spotlight on New South Wales's Lesser-Known Wine Regions |
|
|
521 | (6) |
|
Discovering more than oranges in Orange |
|
|
522 | (1) |
|
Feeling the heat in Cowra |
|
|
522 | (1) |
|
Growing grapes for others in Tumbarumba |
|
|
523 | (1) |
|
Hightailing it to the Hilltops |
|
|
524 | (1) |
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|
525 | (2) |
|
Taking In the Diverse Range of Wines from Victoria and Tasmania |
|
|
527 | (22) |
|
The Yarra Valley: First in the Region |
|
|
527 | (4) |
|
Reviewing Yarra's typical wine styles |
|
|
528 | (1) |
|
Listing top picks from Coldstream |
|
|
529 | (1) |
|
Presenting choice wines from Yarra Glen |
|
|
530 | (1) |
|
Victoria's Wine-Diverse Heartland: The Central Zone |
|
|
531 | (4) |
|
Sipping the wines of Central Victoria |
|
|
531 | (2) |
|
Introducing Goulburn Valley and its standout producers |
|
|
533 | (1) |
|
Tasting the best of Bendigo |
|
|
534 | (1) |
|
Hunting down quality in Heathcote |
|
|
534 | (1) |
|
Producing a variety of varietals in the Central Victorian Mountain District |
|
|
535 | (1) |
|
Traveling to Pyrenees in Victoria's Wild, Wild West |
|
|
535 | (1) |
|
Navigating Your Way through Northeast Victoria |
|
|
536 | (4) |
|
Celebrating Northeast Victoria's specialties |
|
|
537 | (1) |
|
Rutherglen, land of full-bodied reds and fortified wines |
|
|
538 | (1) |
|
King Valley, from the plains to the hills |
|
|
539 | (1) |
|
Alpine Valley, going up and cooling down |
|
|
539 | (1) |
|
Heating Up: The Northwest Region |
|
|
540 | (2) |
|
Sampling the best from the northwest |
|
|
540 | (1) |
|
Looking out over the Murray-Darling region's landscape of vines |
|
|
541 | (1) |
|
Down by the Sea: The Mornington Peninsula |
|
|
542 | (2) |
|
Traveling down into Dromana |
|
|
542 | (1) |
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|
543 | (1) |
|
Centering on Red Hill South and Merricks |
|
|
543 | (1) |
|
Meandering around Moorooduc |
|
|
544 | (1) |
|
Macedon: Bubbling Up to Meet You |
|
|
544 | (1) |
|
Tasmania: Wines of a Cool Climate |
|
|
545 | (4) |
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|
|
546 | (1) |
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|
|
546 | (1) |
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|
|
546 | (3) |
|
The Wine Regions of South and South West Australia |
|
|
549 | (24) |
|
McLaren Vale: Reaping the Benefits of a Mediterranean Climate |
|
|
549 | (4) |
|
Coriole wines to cellar and drink now |
|
|
551 | (1) |
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|
551 | (1) |
|
Unique names from d'Arenberg |
|
|
552 | (1) |
|
The best from town-based wineries |
|
|
552 | (1) |
|
Well-priced wines from the Vale |
|
|
553 | (1) |
|
Shiraz to stash from Clarendon |
|
|
553 | (1) |
|
Big, Bold, and Brassy: The Barossa Valley |
|
|
553 | (7) |
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555 | (1) |
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555 | (1) |
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555 | (1) |
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556 | (1) |
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556 | (1) |
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557 | (1) |
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557 | (1) |
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558 | (1) |
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558 | (1) |
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558 | (1) |
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559 | (1) |
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559 | (1) |
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559 | (1) |
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560 | (1) |
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Small, Subdued, and Sassy Eden Valley |
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|
560 | (3) |
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561 | (1) |
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562 | (1) |
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562 | (1) |
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562 | (1) |
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563 | (2) |
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564 | (1) |
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564 | (1) |
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564 | (1) |
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564 | (1) |
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|
565 | (1) |
|
Tasting along the Limestone Coast |
|
|
565 | (3) |
|
Picking the best grape varieties |
|
|
566 | (1) |
|
Spending some time in Coonawarra |
|
|
567 | (1) |
|
South West Australia: Beaches, Forests, and Sunshine |
|
|
568 | (5) |
|
Cooling winds and varied soils in Margaret River and Geographe |
|
|
568 | (1) |
|
Vigor in the Blackwood Valley |
|
|
569 | (1) |
|
Cooling altitudes and rich soils in Pemberton and Manjimup |
|
|
569 | (1) |
|
The grapes that Margaret River and her neighbors do best |
|
|
570 | (1) |
|
Recommended producers of the South West zone |
|
|
570 | (3) |
|
New Zealand's Islands and Their Wines |
|
|
573 | (12) |
|
Discovering Diversity on New Zealand's North Island |
|
|
573 | (7) |
|
Finding good Chardonnay and Merlot in and around Auckland |
|
|
574 | (2) |
|
Proudly producing white wines in Gisborne |
|
|
576 | (1) |
|
Delving into Hawke's Bay, east of the ranges |
|
|
577 | (1) |
|
Checking out the rugged Wairarapa Region and its Pinot Noir |
|
|
578 | (2) |
|
Liquid Distinction from New Zealand's Cool South Island |
|
|
580 | (5) |
|
Finding much to admire in Marlborough |
|
|
581 | (1) |
|
Cooling off in Canterbury |
|
|
582 | (1) |
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|
|
583 | (2) |
|
Book VI: And More Wine Regions! |
|
|
585 | (50) |
|
Intriguing Wines from Old Spain |
|
|
587 | (14) |
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|
|
587 | (2) |
|
Ribera del Duero: Drawing New Eyes and Palates to Spain |
|
|
589 | (1) |
|
Mountainous Priorato and Its Rich Reds |
|
|
590 | (1) |
|
Five Other Spanish Regions to Watch |
|
|
591 | (3) |
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|
591 | (1) |
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592 | (1) |
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|
592 | (1) |
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593 | (1) |
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|
593 | (1) |
|
Sherry: A Misunderstood Wine |
|
|
594 | (7) |
|
Entering the Jerez triangle |
|
|
594 | (1) |
|
Exploring the duality of Sherry: Fino and oloroso |
|
|
594 | (1) |
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|
595 | (1) |
|
Turning two into a dozen (at least) |
|
|
596 | (2) |
|
Storing and serving Sherry |
|
|
598 | (1) |
|
Recommending specific Sherries |
|
|
598 | (2) |
|
Presenting Montilla: A Sherry look-alike |
|
|
600 | (1) |
|
Portugal: Port Wine and Beyond |
|
|
601 | (10) |
|
Port: The Glory of Portugal |
|
|
601 | (5) |
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|
|
602 | (1) |
|
A Port style for every persuasion |
|
|
602 | (2) |
|
Suggestions for storing and serving Port |
|
|
604 | (1) |
|
Recommended Port producers |
|
|
605 | (1) |
|
Portugal's ``Green'' White: Vinho Verde |
|
|
606 | (1) |
|
Noteworthy Portuguese Red Wines |
|
|
606 | (1) |
|
Madeira: A Long-Lived Island Wine |
|
|
607 | (4) |
|
Seeing how Madeira's made |
|
|
608 | (1) |
|
Enjoying the timeless taste of Madeira |
|
|
609 | (1) |
|
Presenting the varieties that make Madeira |
|
|
610 | (1) |
|
Finding Little-Known Treasures in Greece |
|
|
611 | (4) |
|
Glimpsing the Grapes of Greece |
|
|
611 | (2) |
|
Introducing Greece's Wine Regions and the Wines They Yield |
|
|
613 | (1) |
|
Understanding the Naming Regulations of Greek Wines |
|
|
614 | (1) |
|
A Sampling of Wines from Germany, Austria, and Hungary |
|
|
615 | (10) |
|
Germany: Europe's Individualist |
|
|
615 | (7) |
|
|
|
616 | (1) |
|
Germany's wine laws in a nutshell |
|
|
616 | (3) |
|
The wine regions of Deutschland |
|
|
619 | (3) |
|
Austria's Exciting Whites (And Reds) |
|
|
622 | (1) |
|
Hungary: A Promising Wine-Producing Nation |
|
|
623 | (2) |
|
From South America to South Africa: Rounding Out the Top Wine Nations |
|
|
625 | (10) |
|
|
|
626 | (3) |
|
Checking out Chile's wine regions |
|
|
626 | (2) |
|
Taking a closer look at Chilean taste and style |
|
|
628 | (1) |
|
Argentina, a Major League Player |
|
|
629 | (2) |
|
Meeting Mendoza and San Juan --- and the grapes they favor |
|
|
629 | (1) |
|
Naming Argentine producers worth knowing |
|
|
630 | (1) |
|
Embarking on a South African Wine Safari |
|
|
631 | (4) |
|
South Africa's principal wine regions |
|
|
631 | (1) |
|
Steen, Pinotage, and company |
|
|
632 | (3) |
| Index |
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635 | |
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