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Appellations and Global Viticultural Areas
Appellation systems are used throughout the world. The main appellations include: appellation d’origine contrôlée (AOC) used in France, the denominazione di origine controllata (DOC) used in Italy, the denominação d...
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Wine Bottle Sizes
Many common sizes are named for Biblical kings and other historical figures. The quantity litre (litron) was introduced in France in 1795. One litre is slightly more than one U.S. liquid quart. The following are standard and no...
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Major Wine Varietals
There are approximately 24,000 grape varieties in the world used for wine. That’s quite an extensive list! But understanding wine varietals is one of the first steps to understanding wine. Grape varietals are different va...
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