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Only 4,5 and 5,0 NJP-wines (Nenad Jelisic Points) are presented as the best vintages.
If for some wine behind “the best vintages” stands “none”, it means that none of the wine's vintages got 4,5 NJP or 5,0 NJP.
Angelo Gaja, Sori San Lorenzo (red dry blend wine; 95% Nebbiolo and 5% Barbera), Langhe-Barbaresco, Piedmont, Italy, the best vintages, 1989, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014 and 2015. (2019-04)
Angelo Gaja, Sori Tildin (red dry blend wine; 95% Nebbiolo and 5% Barbera), Langhe-Barbaresco, Piedmont, Italy, the best vintages, 1982, 1989, 1990, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2013; not 2014 and 2015. (2019-04)
Angelo Gaja, Sperss (red dry wine; 94% Nebbiolo and 6% Barbera), Langhe-Barolo, Piedmont, Italy, the best vintages, 1989, 1990, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2013; not 2014. (2019-04)
Anjou-Saumur, French wine districts that belongs to the Loire wine region, Anjou-Saumur consists of eight appellations: Coteaux du Layon, Coteaux de L'Aubance, Quarts de Chaume, Bonnezeaux, Saumur, Saumur-Champigny, Savennières and Anjou.
Anjou-Saumur grapes, Chenin Blanc, Pinot Blanc, Chardonnay, Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Gamay.
Anjou-Saumur soils, mixed. Volcanic soil, gravel and schist.
Antiyal (red dry blend wine; Carmenere, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah), Maipo Valley, Chile, the best vintages, until vintage 2014 none. (2019-12)
AOC (Appelation d' Origine Contrôlée), see appellation. The highest class of wine in France. It was valid until 2009 and then it was replaced by AOP. (2014-09)
AOP (Appellation d'Origine Protégée), see appellation. The highest class of wine in France. It took effect in 2009, it replaced the AOC. (2014-09)
Appassimento, Italian wine manufacturing method that is used for the preparation of Amarone-wines and Recioto-wines. The grapes (most Corvina, Rondinella and Molinara) are harvested in September/October and then they are air-dried from 100 to 120 days. This process of air drying is called appassimento (or passito), see also Amarone.
Appellation, French (appellation = origin), an area where different rules that regulate which wines may be made within the area. A wine country is divided into wine regions then the wine regions are divided into wine districts and finally the wine districts are divided into appellations. Today, there are 357 appellations (AOP, former AOC) in France. (2014-09)
Araujo Estate, Araujo Estate changed its name to Eisele Vineyard in 2013; see Eisele Vineyard. (2019-12)
Araujo Estate, Cabernet Sauvignon, Altagracia (red dry blend wine), Calistoga, Napa Valley, North Coast, California, USA, the best vintages, until vintage 2009 none; 2010; not 2011, 2012 and 2013. (2019-12)
Araujo Estate, Cabernet Sauvignon, Eisele Vineyard (red dry blend wine), Napa Valley, North Coast, California, USA, the best vintages, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2013. (2019-12)
Araujo Estate, Sauvignon Blanc, Eisele Vineyard (white dry wine), Napa Valley, North Coast, California, USA, the best vintages, until vintage 2011 none. (2019-12)
Araujo Estate, Syrah, Eisele Vineyard (red dry wine), Napa Valley, North Coast, California, USA, the best vintages, 1994, 1995, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2009 and 2010; not 2011. (2019-12)
Arenas, Spanish, soil that occur in the Spanish wine region of Jerez-Xérès-Sherry. It is yellowish and consists of 10% of lime and the rest is dominated by sand, see also Jerez-Xérès-Sherry soil.
Argentine wine regions, Argentina as a wine country is divided into seven wine regions: Catamarca, La Rioja, Mendoza, Neuquén, Rio Negro, Salta and San Juan. (2013-04)
Aristos, Duque d'A, Cabernet Sauvignon (red dry wine), Cachapoal Valley, Rapel Valley, Central Valley, Chile, the best vintages, until vintage 2012 none. (2019-12)
Aristos, Duquesa d'A, Chardonnay (white dry wine), Cachapoal Valley, Rapel Valley, Central Valley, Chile, the best vintages, until vintage 2014 none. (2019-12)
