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971:Oz Clarke,
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642:Pinot blanc
544:Gravina DOC
520:Marino DOCs
488:Biferno DOC
403:Pinot blanc
365:as well as
341:Viticulture
266:as well as
260:table wines
155:is a white
104:Also called
908:References
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752:(pictured)
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615:Cococciola
562:, and the
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395:Pinot noir
383:(pictured)
227:Ostuni DOC
203:indigenous
1136:V. Hazan
995:Pagadebit
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701:sparkling
685:Abboccato
683:to sweet
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327:Pagadebit
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1158:Category
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951:Archived
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847:varietal
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812:spumante
783:spumante
708:spumante
681:Asciutto
516:Frascati
437:Ottonese
399:Grenache
335:Ottonese
264:vermouth
164:Adriatic
795:Verdeca
779:amabile
724:Barbera
673:Bellone
600:harvest
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285:History
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818:Styles
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607:tonnes
603:yields
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429:Marche
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418:Tuscan
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172:yields
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115:Origin
799:Fiano
775:secco
465:Lecce
331:Lazio
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195:Spain
188:debts
176:Debit
118:Italy
87:Blanc
67:Vitis
61:Grape
1142:ISBN
1122:ISBN
1102:ISBN
1063:ISBN
977:ISBN
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