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714:New World
242:Cahorsins
199:Lot river
165:instead.
1630:Category
1407:Pressing
1329:Glossary
1245:Industry
1138:Jug wine
1133:Decanter
1123:Box wine
1021:Isabella
1016:Grenache
996:Carignan
943:Sémillon
928:Riesling
923:Palomino
666:Ancient
649:Vineyard
644:Veraison
629:Oenology
488:Tsantali
465:Archived
426:See also
321:Wineries
303:Bordeaux
257:en masse
238:Bordeaux
183:Prayssac
1591:Terroir
1549:Related
1397:Vintage
1379:Harvest
1324:Outline
1148:Muselet
1110:storage
1001:Cinsaut
976:Barbera
903:Macabeo
863:Aligoté
821:Organic
811:Natural
764:Dessert
709:Georgia
659:History
639:Terroir
634:Species
540:"Kagor"
484:"Kagor"
240:by the
205:History
187:Grézels
171:Mercuès
150:and/or
124:in the
62:improve
1556:Winery
1519:Solera
1143:Kvevri
1031:Merlot
1026:Malbec
826:Kosher
802:Other
757:Orange
730:Styles
697:France
472:Cahors
288:gravel
227:Quercy
179:Luzech
175:Parnac
163:du Lot
152:Tannat
148:Merlot
144:Malbec
130:France
122:Cahors
105:Cahors
1506:Aging
1056:Syrah
1011:Gamay
981:Bobal
893:Glera
858:Airén
850:White
806:Table
794:Straw
784:Fruit
742:White
685:China
564:Wines
406:is a
404:Kagor
47:, or
1108:and
837:Top
752:Rosé
608:Wine
566:and
548:2016
526:2016
500:2016
451:UIVC
385:and
193:and
118:wine
1514:Oak
963:Red
774:Ice
737:Red
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