New Zealand Pinot Noir
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Pinot Noir is the most widely planted black grape in New Zealand.
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Champagne grapes
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That Champagne is one of the very few white wines to be made using red grapes.
Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier are often used in the blend - both are red grape varietals.
English Wine and British Wine
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That under UK wine rules, only wine made from grapes grown here in the UK can be labelled as English wine. British wine is wine that is made here but the grapes are imported from somewhere else.
English wine is really starting to take off, helped by a great 2005 climate and technology improvements that have helped English wine producers scoop a range of awards recently.
Shiraz and Syrah
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Shiraz and Syrah are the same grape. New World producers tend to call it Shiraz, wheras Old World producers call it Syrah. In both cases the grape has that classic spicy pepperiness!
Chardonnay Grape and Chablis
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Many people love Chablis but hate Chardonnay. Chablis is made from the Chardonnay grape!
