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The primary white-wine grape of eastern France’s Savoie region. Jacquère is the main variety used in the Vin de Savoie appellation wines, which also include Altesse grapes. These wines are light, dry, and somewhat acidic, with hints of citrus and smoke. Jacquère is also known as Buisserate and Cugnette.

The German term for “vintage year.”

An intensely ripe, fruity, concentrated flavor and aroma.

A tiny appellation 25 miles north of Tours on the smaller Loire River in the central part of France’s Loire Valley. Jasnières produces delicious dry white wines from Chenin Blanc, but because of this grape’s high acid levels, the wines seem sharp and very, very dry. Occasionally, the area produces small amounts of semisweet to sweet wines, which better balance the acidity of the Chenin Blanc grape. Occasionally, Botrytis cinerea infects the grapes and enhance the wines with delightful honey and apple nuances—these wines are produced in both dry and sweet versions.

Shortened versions of the proper name Jerez-Xérès-Sherry y Manzanilla de Sanlúcar de Barrameda DO. Jerez may also refer to Jerez de la Frontera.

A city in southwestern Spain’s Andulusia region, just inland from the Atlantic Ocean. Jerez de la Frontera (once known as Xérès) is the central city in and birthplace of Spain’s sherry country. See also Jerez-Xérès-Sherry y Manzanilla de Sanlúcar de Barrameda DO.

The DO in which true sherry is made. It’s located in southwestern Spain around the city of Jerez de la Frontera. Although the DO zone encompasses a wider area, the core zone, called Jerez Superior, forms a rough triangle with Jerez de la Frontera at one corner and the towns of Sanlúcar de Barrameda and El Puerto de Santa Maria at the others. This area is rich with albariza, the white, chalky soil that produces the best grapes for fino and manzanilla (see sherry). This area’s clay soil is called barro, which isn’t quite as good as the albariza for such grapes.

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Esteemed name in wine circles that is one of Germany’s best and most famous estates, schloss Johannisberg, as well as the famous town where that vineyard is located and the Bereich covering the entire Rheingau region. The town is located in the heart of the Rheingau southwest of the city of Wiesbaden. It’s part of a series of towns and villages that are situated in some of Germany’s best vineyards. In addition to schloss Johannisberg, other top einzellagen include Goldatzel, Hasenberg, … (view more)