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The Australian viticulture expert Dr. Richard E. Smart (*1945) studied agricultural sciences at the University of Sydney. He gained further degrees at Macquarie University through studies on the influence of sunlight in vineyards, and on canopy management at Cornell University (New York State) under Dr Nelson Shaulis (1913-2000). In 1995, he was awarded the degree of Doctor of...

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Wine Critic More than 70 tasters and wine critics from Eric Asimov to Marcus Hofschuster and Robert Parker to Franco Ziliani

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Total extract Gesamtextrakt - around 50 substances from different types of alcohol to anthocyanins, aromatic compounds, glycerine, carbon dioxide and phenols to types of acidity, sulphur and sugars

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Viticultural value From exposition to steep slope sites and climate to vegetation cycle

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table grape More than 100 table grape varieties, from Alba to Cardinal and Regina to Victoria

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Vineyard care More than 70 technical terms from sinker to organic viticulture and plant protection to topping

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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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Area dimensions Around 25 units of measurement from acres to hectares, joch, morgen, stremma and Viertel

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Rosé more than 30 variants from Badisch Rotgold to Gleichgepreßter and Oeil de Perdrix to Weißherbst and Blanc de Noir

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Gouais Blanc The „Casanova of grape varieties“ with more than 100 direct descendants

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