Bordeaux

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AppellationMargauxThe largest of the Médoc's great communes and home of Château Margaux and Palmer.AppellationPauillacThree of the five first growths and the most expensive vineyard land in the Médoc.AppellationPessac-LéognanThe Graves' top appellation, created in 1987 around Haut-Brion — the only first growth outside the Médoc.AppellationPomerolA small plateau of Merlot on clay and gravel with no classification and the highest bottle prices in Bordeaux.AppellationSaint-ÉmilionThe Right Bank's largest fine-wine appellation, with a classification revised roughly every decade — and…AppellationSauternesBotrytised Sémillon at a tenth of a red estate's yield: Yquem and the 1855 sweet-wine classification.

Burgundy

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AppellationChambolle-MusignyMusigny and Bonnes-Mares; the village of Georges Roumier and the Comte de Vogüé.AppellationGevrey-ChambertinNine grands crus, including Chambertin and Clos de Bèze — the largest grand cru holding of any Côte de Nuits…AppellationMeursaultWhite Burgundy's largest quality village and the home of Coche-Dury.AppellationVosne-RomanéeThe village with the most expensive vineyard land in the world: Romanée-Conti, La Tâche, Richebourg and…

Champagne

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AppellationCôte des BlancsChampagne's Chardonnay heartland: Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, Avize, Cramant, Oger — the grands crus behind Salon and…AppellationMontagne de ReimsPinot Noir grands crus — Aÿ, Bouzy, Ambonnay, Verzenay — the backbone of Bollinger and Krug.

Mosel

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AppellationSaarThe Mosel's coolest tributary and the home of Egon Müller's Scharzhofberg.

Napa Valley

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AppellationOakvilleThe benchland that makes Screaming Eagle, Harlan, Opus One and To Kalon — Napa's most valuable acres.AppellationRutherfordRutherford dust: Inglenook, Beaulieu, Scarecrow and the historic heart of Napa Cabernet.AppellationYountvilleDominus Estate's Napanook vineyard and the southern gateway to Napa's Cabernet belt.

Piedmont

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AppellationBarbarescoNebbiolo's second great appellation, made famous by Gaja and Bruno Giacosa.AppellationBaroloEleven communes, 2,200 hectares, 181 delimited vineyard areas — Italy's most developed cru economy.

Rhône

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AppellationChâteauneuf-du-PapeThe southern Rhône's flagship: 3,200 hectares of Grenache on stony soils, with Rayas and Beaucastel at the…AppellationCôte-RôtieSteep Syrah terraces above the Rhône, revived by Guigal's La Mouline, La Landonne and La Turque.AppellationHermitageOne hill, 137 hectares, and Syrah that trades with Bordeaux's classified growths.

Rioja

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AppellationRioja AltaThe classic heart of Rioja: Haro's station district, La Rioja Alta, López de Heredia and Marqués de…

Tuscany

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AppellationBolgheriA coastal DOC created in 1994 for Cabernet and Merlot, home of Sassicaia, Ornellaia and Masseto.AppellationBrunello di MontalcinoSangiovese aged for five years before release: Biondi-Santi, Soldera and the long-aged tier of Tuscany.