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The 2013 vintage is considered a modern classic with balance and good yields. The 2012 vintage is deemed excellent and might surpass 2008 in quality. The 2011 vintage saw difficult conditions which created uneven wines. The 2009 vintage was warm enough to ripen the fruit, resulting full, fruity
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have the flexibility to buy grapes from all over the
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10 top grower
Champagnes to try: Champagne resident and expert Peter Liem picks out 10 top grower Champagnes to try
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215:
198:Marc Hébrart
142:Roger Coulon
131:
109:
93:
84:
72:
40:
32:
31:
21:
1544:Wine bottle
1516:Other steps
1507:Wine cellar
1464:Süssreserve
1156:Wine cellar
1146:Wine bottle
1087:accessories
1085:Packaging,
1044:Tempranillo
673:Noah's wine
653:Phoenicians
599:Viticulture
523:H. Johnson
462:P. Gregutt
150:Egly-Ouriet
81:Wine styles
1613:Categories
1423:Maceration
1413:Wine press
1403:Destemming
1354:Winemaking
1260:Wine fraud
1255:Wine fault
1240:Oenophilia
1176:Wine label
1171:Wine glass
1136:Port tongs
1034:Sangiovese
1029:Pinot noir
989:Douce noir
916:Rkatsiteli
861:Chardonnay
851:Catarratto
825:by acreage
799:Biodynamic
762:Aromatized
551:winemaking
425:Wine Folly
355:References
253:negociants
228:negociants
100:, such as
90:winemaking
49:wine label
37:Champagnes
1375:Noble rot
1265:Winemaker
1245:Sommelier
1181:Wine rack
1161:Wine cork
1151:Wine cave
1141:Screw cap
1111:Corkscrew
1076:New World
1071:Old World
1049:Zinfandel
1024:Mourvèdre
931:Trebbiano
871:Colombard
772:Noble rot
752:Fortified
730:Sparkling
697:New World
506:J. Bonne
346:(meaning
336:(meaning
322:(meaning
312:(meaning
297:(meaning
243:Criticism
200:and also
87:artisanal
1390:Pressing
1312:Glossary
1228:Industry
1121:Jug wine
1116:Decanter
1106:Box wine
1004:Isabella
999:Grenache
979:Carignan
926:Sémillon
911:Riesling
906:Palomino
649:Ancient
632:Vineyard
627:Veraison
612:Oenology
259:terroirs
55:such as
1574:Terroir
1532:Related
1380:Vintage
1362:Harvest
1307:Outline
1131:Muselet
1093:storage
984:Cinsaut
959:Barbera
886:Macabeo
846:Aligoté
804:Organic
794:Natural
747:Dessert
692:Georgia
642:History
622:Terroir
617:Species
326:) is a
249:vintage
196:, and
154:Tarlant
110:terroir
94:terroir
92:" with
74:terroir
1539:Winery
1502:Solera
1126:Kvevri
1014:Merlot
1009:Malbec
809:Kosher
785:Other
740:Orange
713:Styles
680:France
531:
382:
233:France
158:Nowack
122:dosage
45:French
1489:Aging
1039:Syrah
994:Gamay
964:Bobal
876:Glera
841:Airén
833:White
789:Table
777:Straw
767:Fruit
725:White
668:China
547:Wines
118:aging
26:Merfy
1091:and
820:Top
735:Rosé
591:Wine
549:and
529:ISBN
380:ISBN
63:and
57:Mumm
20:The
1497:Oak
946:Red
757:Ice
720:Red
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475:^
453:^
432:^
390:^
363:^
344:SR
334:RC
320:CM
310:NM
295:RM
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192:,
188:,
184:,
180:,
176:,
172:,
168:,
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