| Initial | Clue | Answer | % Correct |
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| A | Eastern French region known for its Gewürztraminer | Alsace | 79%
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| P | Common red grape, a French term derived from words for "pine" and "black" | Pinot noir | 71%
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| B | French wine from Burgundy, with well-known "Nouveau" and "Villages" bottles | Beaujolais | 64%
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| C | The world's most common type of grape used in wine production, it yields full-bodied reds | Cabernet Sauvignon | 64%
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| R | Well-known German grape variety also grown along the Rhine valley in France | Riesling | 64%
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| Z | Popular grape type often used in California for production of rosé | Zinfandel | 64%
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| T | The main red grape used in Spain, especially in La Rioja | Tempranillo | 57%
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| S | Green grape producing a crisp, dry variety of white | Sauvignon Blanc | 50%
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| E | German term, meaning "ice wine", for a dessert wine which uses frozen grapes in its production | Eiswein | 43%
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| F | Italian word which means lightly sparkling | Frizzante | 43%
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| G | Widespread red grape variety with a French name which suggests it may lead to a sore head | Grenache | 43%
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| U | Italian region noted for wines based on the Sangiovese grape | Umbria | 36%
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| H | With a first word meaning "upper", this is an Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée for a Bordeaux area on the left bank of the Gironde estuary | Haut-Médoc | 29%
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| Y | Chateau in the Bordeaux region producing a premier cru superieur | Yquem | 29%
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| J | Spanish city and province which gives its name to a grape variety | Jaén | 14%
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| O | Wine from coastal Abruzzo whose name indicates it is from the town of Ortona | Ortonese | 14%
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| V | Major viticultural zone of the province of Verona, Italy, east of Lake Garda | Valpolicella | 7%
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| D | Côtes du Rhône estate, a name meaning "domain of beautiful fox" | Domaine de Beaurenard | 0%
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| I | Sangiovese merlot with an Italian name which means "the third degree" | Il Terzo Grado | 0%
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| K | Vineyard in the Italian Alps whose German name means cellar - an unusual antler may also be seen here | Kellerei Terlan | 0%
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| L | Burgundy estate whose name means the thatch of the wine sediment | La Chaume de Lies | 0%
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| M | Savoie vineyard, translated as house of the female slaters | Maison des Ardoisieres | 0%
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| N | North Portuguese vineyard whose name is Dutch for "new harbour" | Niepoort | 0%
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| Q | Lost conquistador at highly-reputed Douro Valley vineyard in Portugal | Quinta do Crasto | 0%
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| W | Moselle vineyard in Germany whose name contains terms indicating "good", "doctor" and "slacken" | Weingut Dr. Loosen | 0%
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| X | Wine beginning with a common Spanish surname; it comes from the plains, and is fermented with added moxie and a touch of Zen | Ximenez Spinola | 0%
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