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The different meanings of the term Premier Cru in the various French wine-growing regions

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Fermentation From the crab tree effect via governo and must fermentation to spontaneous or wild yeast fermentation
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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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Wine description Describing wine - more than 700 terms used to describe wine from fading and tired to rich in extract, fruity, minerally, Franconian dry, to vegetal and approachable
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The world's largest Lexicon of wine terms.

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