11. How many Premier Cru villages are there in Champagne?

Answer: 38

Avenay Val d'Or - Marne
Bergeres- Aube
Bezannes- Marne
Billy le Grand- Marne
Bisseuil- Marne
Chamery- Marne
Champillon- Marne
Chigny Les Roses- Marne
Chouilly- Marne
Coligny- Marne
Cuis- Marne
Cumieres- Marne
Dizy- Marne
Ecueil- Marne
Etrechy- Marne
Grauves- Marne
Hautvillers- Marne
Jouy les Reims- Marne
Les Mesneux- Marne
Ludes- Marne
Mareuil sur Ay- Marne
Montbre- Marne
Mutigny- Marne
Pargny les Reims- Marne
Pierry- Marne
Rilly La Montagne - Marne
Sacy- Marne
Taissy- Marne
Tauxieres- Marne
Tours sur Marne- Marne
Trepail- Marne
Trois Puits- Marne
Vaudemanges- Marne
Vertus- Marne
Villedommange- Marne
Villers Allerand- Marne
Villers aux Noeuds- Marne
Villers Marmery- Marne

Map of the Loire Valley

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From Laurent Noblet at Jon David Heidrick Selections

10. How many Grand Cru villages are there in Champagne?

There are 17 Grand Cru vineyards in Champagne.

1. Ambonnay
2. Avize
3. Ay
4. Beaumont sur Vesle
   
5. Bouzy
6. Chouilly
7. Cramant
8. Le Mesnil sur Oger
9. Louvois
10. Mailly Champagne
11. Oger
12. Oiry
13. Puisieulx
14. Sillery
15. Tours sur Marne
16. Verzenay
17. Verzy
    

Sonoma Coast vs. The True Sonoma Coast

Above: The True Sonoma Coast

VS.

Below: Sonoma Coast AVA (as it has been gerrymandered currently)


maps sourced from Peayvineyards.com

What are the grapes allowed in Cremant d'Alsace AC?

Auxerrois Blanc
Pinot Blanc
Pinot Gris
Pinot Noir
Riesling

Alsace approved grape varieties that are not allowed in Cremant d'Alsace:
Gewurztraminer, Sylvaner, Muscat

Alsace Grand Cru Vineyard List

A ton of grapes makes how much wine on average?

About 720 bottles or 60 cases of wine.

From Shafer Vineyards Line on Wine

Name the sub AVA's of Mendocino

map sourced from appellationamerica.com

Anderson Valley
Cole Ranch- the arrow points to Cole Ranch AVA, the U.S.'s smallest AVA
Covelo
Dos Rios
McDowell Valley
Mendocino Ridge
Potter Valley
Redwood Valley
Yorkville Highlands

Robert Parker's Bitch

Robert Parker's Bitch from Josh Hermsmeyer on Vimeo.

Tina Caputo, editor of trade pub Vineyard & Winery Management Via Dr Vino's Blog

What is the best grape for wine in the Franken, Germany?

Silvaner makes the best wine due to an extremely short growing season

Grape Break down in the Franken

• Müller-Thurgau 31.4%
• Silvaner 20.4%
• Bacchus 12.2%
• Kerner 4.6%
• Riesling 4.6%

Who developed Pinotage?

Pinotage was developed by Prof. A.I Perold in 1925, when he successfully crossed Pinot noir and Cinsaut, which was then known as Hermitage. Hence the name Pino – tage.