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  Port/Fortified Wine Portugal All of Portugal Red N/A N/A Very Heavy N/A 10+  
  Trousseau Gris France Alsace White Cool Sand Light 45 - 50 3 to 8 Grey Riesling (No longer legal to use this name)
  Pinot Gris (Pinot Grigio) France Alsace White Cool Volcanic Light 45 - 50 2 to 5 Pinot Grigio (Italian)
  Gewurztraminer France Alsace White Cool to Warm No Chalk Light 45 - 50 1 to 3  
  Orange Muscat France Anjou White Warm Days Damp, Loam Light 45 - 50 1 to 2  
  Cabernet Sauvignon France Bordeaux Red Warm - Hot Sand/Gravel Heavy 58 - 63 10+ None
  Cabernet Franc France Bordeaux Red Warm Sand/Chalk Medium 57 - 61 10+  
  Merlot France Bordeaux Red Warm - Cool Clay, Limestone Heavy 58 - 63 5 to 7  
  Petite Verdot France Bordeaux Red Warm - Hot Gravel Very Heavy 60 - 65 10+  
  Malbec France Bordeaux Red Warm limestone Medium 57 - 61 3 to 7  
  Semillon France Bordeaux White Warm Gravel Light 45 - 50 1 to 3*  
  Sauvignon Blanc France Bordeax White Cool to Warm Fertile Light 45 - 50 1 to 3 Fume Blanc, Sauvignon Musque (used incorrectly as a synonym)
  Pinot Noir France Burgundy Red Warm - Cool Chalk/Clay Light 55 - 60 5 to 10  
  Chardonnay France Burgundy White Cool to Warm Chalk, Clay, Limestone Medium 53 - 58 3 to 5  
  Pinot Blanc France Burgundy White Cool Sandy Light 45 - 50 1 to 3  
  Flora Other California White Cool - Warm Unknown Light 45 - 50 1 to 3  
  Symphony Other California White Warm - Hot Unknown Light 45 - 50 1 to 3  
  Aglianico Italy Campania Red Hot Well Drained/Gravel/Volcanic Heavy 58 - 63 10+  
  Fiano Italy Campania White Cool to Warm Damp, Chalk Light 45 - 50 2 to 4  
  Montepulciano Italy Central Red Warm - Hot, Dry Clay/Sand Heavy 58 - 63 1 to 3  
  Pinot Meunier France Champagne Sparkling Cool Unknown Light 42 - 46 1 to 3  
  Colombard France Charentes White Warm Loam Light 50 - 53 2 to 3  
  Zinfandel (Primitivo) Other Croatia Red Warm to Hot, Dry Well drained/Low Fertility Medium 57 - 61 3 to 7 Primativo
  Primitivo (Zinfandel) Other Croatia Red Warm to Hot, Dry Well drained/Low Fertility Medium 57F - 61F 3 to 7 Zinfandel
  Touriga Francesca Portugal Douro Red Hot Fertile, well drained Heavy 58 - 63 5 to 7  
  Muscat of Alexandria Other Egypt White Warm - Hot Unkown Light 45 - 50 1 to 2  
  Tannat France Gascony Red Warm - Hot Rocky Very Heavy 60 - 65 5 to 10  
  Muscat Canelli Other Greece White Hot Gravel, Rocky Light 45 - 50 1 to 2 Muscat Blanc
  Valdiguie France Languedoc Red Cool Loam Light 55 - 60 1 Napa Gamay (No longer legal to use this name)
  Cinsault France Languedoc Red Hot Gravel, Rocky Heavy 58 - 63 5 to 7 Cinsaut
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