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Castilla La Mancha |
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cas-ti-ya la man-cha
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| A delimited wine region in central Spain
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Charentais Alembic |
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shar-ren-tay a-lem-bik
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| French: A copper still in traditional Charente design
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Charente |
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shar-rente
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| French: A delimited grape producing region in southwest France |
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Château Bagnolet |
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cha-toe de ban-o-lay
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| French: The 18th century mansion in Cognac, owned by Hennessy |
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Château Cheval Blanc |
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Shot-toe Shev-al Blawn
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| French: One of only two "Grand Cru Classe-A" properties in Saint-Émilion, in the Bordeaux wine region of France.
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Château d'Yquem |
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cha-toe dee-kem
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| French: The world's most famous sweet, late-harvest wine, a Premier Cru Superieur property from the Sauternes |
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Cheval des Andes |
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cheve-al days andys
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| Famed Argentinian wine property in Mendoza grape-growing region
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Chouilly |
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shoo-yee
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| Grand Cru village located in the Côte des Blancs subregion of Champagne. |
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Cinsault |
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San-so
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| French: A noble red wine grape, originally from southern France, also grown worldwide
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Claret |
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clare-et
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| Term to describe red wine from Bordeaux, originally employed in Great Britain's wine trade. Also used as the name for Newton Vineyard's Red Label Claret. |
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Clos d'Ambonnay |
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klo dam-bon-ay
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| Single vineyard bottling of Krug Champagne. A Blanc de noirs Champagne, made entirely of Pinot Noir from a single 0.685 hectares vineyard in Ambonnay.
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Clos du Mesnil |
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klo dew may-neel
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| Krug Clos du Mesnil, a very rare Champagne, showcases the unique character of a single plot of Chardonnay, harvested in a single year. |
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Coa |
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co-wa
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| Tequila term. A coa, also known as a "coa de jima" is a specialized tool for harvesting agaves. |
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Colombard |
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ka-loam-bar
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| Grape that was used widely in distillation of Cognac but now only makes up a small percentage of the grapes used. It can also be found in Armagnac.
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Condrieu |
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con dre-uh
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| Appellation in Rhone Valley
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Consejo Regulador |
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con-say-o reg-u-la-door
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| Spanish wine regulatory body for delimited wine region |
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Corryvreckan |
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corry-vreck-an
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| Ardbeg Corryvreckan is named after Europe’s largest whirlpool which lies off the coast of Islay and is celebrated in Celtic mystery and legend. The single malt scotch is predominately matured in French oak casks on Islay. |
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Cote de Bars |
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coat de bar
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| Sub region in French Champagne district, in the Aube
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Cote de Beaune |
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coat de bone
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| A world-famous wine growing area within France's Burgundy region, one half of the Cote d'Or. |
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Cote de Nuits |
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coat de new-ee
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| A world-famous wine growing area in France's Burgundy region, the other half of the Cote d'Or
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Cote de Sezanne |
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coat de say-zahn
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| One of five delimited sub-regions in France's Champagne AOC |
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Cote des Blancs |
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Coat day Blawn
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| One of five delimited sub-regions in France's Champagne AOC
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Cote Rotie |
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coat row-tee
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| A world famous wine appellation in France's Rhone Valley
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Crianza |
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cree an-zah
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| Spanish: meaning a wine is vintage dated on release.
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Cristalino |
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chris-tah-lee-know
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| A añejo tequila that has had the color filtered out. |
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Cru Bourgeois |
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crew boar-jwaa
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| In the Medoc, a specific classification for wine not in the 1855 rankings |
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Cuvée |
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Kew-vay
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| French: A special blend or "batch" of wine, still or sparkling
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