Generic

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A category of inexpensive wine that has been given a general name that The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Garrigue (gare-REEG)

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When a wine pro describes a wine as “earthy,” the characterization can meanThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Garrafeira

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Used in reference to Portuguese still wines, the word garrafeira indicatesThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Garagiste (gare-a-JEEST)

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A French term first used in Bordeaux in the 1990s, the word garagiste refersThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

The name “Burgundy” comes from: The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

A. The medieval French word for a small village, similar to the Old English “burg” 

B. A nomadic German tribe which once settled in the area

C. The Latin word Burgarius which was the name for a Roman province that once extended over most of central France

D. The name for early French rural governing bodies which were made up of noble councilmen who were known as Burrs