Carmenère (car-men-AIR)

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Ancient Bordeaux variety (also known in Bordeaux as grande vidure) whose The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Carignan (CAR-i-nyan)

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The French name for the Spanish grape mazuelo which originated in The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Cardinal (car-din-AWL)

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Vigorous, high yielding cross of a Hungarian table grape and a French The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Cape Riesling

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A widely planted grape in South Africa, where it is used mostly in The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Cannonau (can-an-OUW)

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The famous red grape of the Italian island Sardinia. The same The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Cabernet Franc

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While not as well known as its offsprings cabernet sauvignon and The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Canaiolo (can-aye-O-low)

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An important blending grape in Tuscany and throughout central Italy. Among other The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Calitor (CAL-i-tor)

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One of the lesser red grapes used in France’s southern Rhône. Calitor The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Cabernet Sauvignon

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The preeminent classic red grape variety, cabernet sauvignon is The 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

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