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A. The name for a climatic phenomenon that can happen in the south of France when hot sandstorms coming out of north Africa combine with cold windstorms from the Alps
B. A long pole used in Chablis, France, to stir the lees in large format barrels
C. A French term for a longer than normal period between grape ripeness and the harvest of the grapes
D. A type of corkscrew that is especially helpful in extracting corks from older wines
Buying wine before it is released; also known as buying futures. Buying wine en primeur allows collectors to be more certain of securing given wines. The wines most likely to be sold en primeur are Bordeaux wines from top châteaux.
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