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Viticultural value From exposition to steep slope sites and climate to vegetation cycle
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Alcohol consumption From Alcohol to Health, Prohibition and Intoxication to Quotes
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Organic viticulture Production forms (organic, energetic, biodynamic), plant protection methods and organic associations
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Barrel types Fasstypen - more than 40 types/sizes of barrels from anchor to barrique, bota, feuillette and Fuder to Poinçon, tonneau, queue, Szeredny barrel and Vierlig
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Plant protection Historiy and principles of conventional, integrated and organic viticulture and plant protection
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Wine faults Wine faults - more than 70 terms from bottle shock to rotten eggs, foxy notes and cork taint to untypical ageing notes
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Pinot One of the most important key varieties in Europe, with around 20 direct descendants
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Grape variety Grape varieties - the 150 most widely cultivated wine grape varieties in the world
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Vineyard area From appellation to climat, vineyard site, Gewann and Riede, terroir and viticultural zone
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Wine production volumes Production volumes of wine - production volumes (hectolitres) and vineyard areas (hectares) in all approximately 100 wine-producing countries
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