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Size of G.I.
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Climate
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Hint
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Answer
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Region
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Cool, Continental
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Lighter in body, lower in alcohol and higher in acidity. Floral and green fruit.
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Mosel
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Village
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Cool, Continental
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Lighter in body, lower in alcohol and higher in acidity. Floral and green fruit.
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Piesport
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Village
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Cool, Continental
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Lighter in body, lower in alcohol and higher in acidity. Floral and green fruit.
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Bernkastel
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Village
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Cool, Continental
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Lighter in body, lower in alcohol and higher in acidity. Floral and green fruit.
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Wehlen
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Region
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Cool, Continental
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Dry style. Medium to full body. Ripe peach. Small but prestigious region. River bank, with a southerly aspect. Protected by hills to the north. Humidity from the river creates good beerenauslese and trockenbeerenauslese wines.
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Rheingau
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Village
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Cool, Continental
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Dry style. Medium to full body. Ripe peach. River bank, with a southerly aspect. Protected by hills to the north. Humidity from the river creates good beerenauslese and trockenbeerenauslese wines.
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Johannisberg
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Village
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Cool, Continental
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Dry style. Medium to full body. Ripe peach. River bank, with a southerly aspect. Protected by hills to the north. Humidity from the river creates good beerenauslese and trockenbeerenauslese wines.
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Rüdesheim
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Region
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Cool, Continental
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Steep south-facing slopes. Fuller bodied. Pronounced acidity. Slightly riper fruit character.
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Nahe
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Village
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Cool, Continental
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Steep south-facing slopes. Fuller bodied. Pronounced acidity. Slightly riper fruit character.
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Schloßböckelheim
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Region
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Cool, Continental
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Fullest-bodied Rieslings in the country. Steeply sloping vineyards on the west bank of a river.
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Rheinhessen
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Village
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Cool, Continental
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Fullest-bodied Rieslings in the country. Steeply sloping vineyards on the west bank of a river.
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Nierstein
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Region
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Cool, Continental
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Ripe, fuller-bodied style. Driest of the region in the country. Quality vineyards on steep slopes.
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Pfalz
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Village
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Cool, Continental
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Ripe, fuller-bodied style. In the driest of the region in the country. Quality vineyards on steep slopes.
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Forst
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Village
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Cool, Continental
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Ripe, fuller-bodied style. In the driest of the region in the country. Quality vineyards on steep slopes.
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Deidesheim
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Region
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Cool-Moderate, Continental
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Riesling is the least of the varieties grown here. Warmest, most southerly wine region of the country. The best vineyards are on the south-facing slope of an extinct volcano.
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Baden
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Region
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Cool-Moderate, Continental
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Medium to full-bodied. Dry. Medium alcohol. High acidity. Citrus and stone fruit. Stony/steely character. Not very floral.
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Alsace
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Region
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Cool, Continental
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High quality, dry wines. Concentrated Flavors. Riesling is second place to Grüner Veltliner in this region.
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Wachau, Austria
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Region
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Moderate, Mediterranean
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Unoaked. High acidity. Usually dry or off-dry. Citrus fruit in youth. Toast, honey and petrol with age.
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Australia
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Region
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Cool-Moderate
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Intense lime and grapefruit. Steely character. Longevity; marmalade and toasty after ten years.
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Eden Valley
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Region
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Warm, Mediterranean
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Dry. Intense citrus and lime. High acidity. Honey and toast with age. Warm climate. Cool afternoon breezes. Cold nights. Planted at high altitudes for cooling.
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Clare Valley
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Region
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Cool, Mediterranean
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Known for a floral style. A relatively newer region for wine, with a growing reputation.
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Great Southern Region, Western Australia
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Region
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Continental, Maritime
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Dry. Ripe stone fruit. Enclaved within a larger region. Densely planted and dominated by white grapes, including Riesling.
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Yakima Valley
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Region
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Continental
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Dry. Ripe stone fruit. Historically known for its aromatic Riesling, but now being dominated by red varieties.
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Columbia Valley
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Region
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Continental
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Perfumed. High quality. Temperatures moderated by lakes.
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Finger Lakes, New York
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Region
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Continental, Cold Winters
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Fresh, fruity. Dry and off-dry. The finest lcewines.
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Niagara Peninsula, Canada
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