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sherry 10x $490 avg J:6 DJ:4

J $200 1997 Amontillado, a type of this fortified wine, has a distinctively nutty flavor

DJ $600 1988 Unlike other wines, this cocktail wine is occasionally stored in open barrels

DJ $1,000 1998 The brown type of this fortified Spanish wine is darker & sweeter than the manzanilla

champagne 10x $280 avg J:6 DJ:4

J $100 1986 Vintage 1842, the 1st of this bubbly wine produced in U.S. was made in Cincinnati

J $500 1988 Blanc de blancs is a type of this made from the white Chardonnay grape

J $200 2008 Grades of this wine run from extra-brut to doux

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Portugal 6x $933 avg J:3 DJ:3

J $300 1997 The Douro Valley in this country is an important port producer

J $500 1993 This country's fresh, young wines, whether red or white, are called vinho verde, or "green wine"

DJ $1,000 1996 This country is known for its Lancers & Mateus roses as well as for Madeira

Germany 6x $483 avg J:3 DJ:3

J $200 2002 Hock is a British term for the Rhine wines from this country

DJ $1,000 1995 It's best to drink this country's Moselle wines when they are about 4 years old

J $200 1997 Qualitatswein Bestimmter Anbaugebiet is in the middle of this country's 3 quality classifications

Zinfandel 5x $840 avg J:2 DJ:3

DJ $400 2016 A fruity pink wine is white zin, short for this

J $800 2008 A wine lover know"z" this Calif. grape that produces red & white has been traced back to Italy's Primitivo

DJ $1,000 1996 Used in a popular "white" blush wine, it's the most extensively planted red grape in California

Chianti 5x $480 avg J:2 DJ:3

J $100 1985 This most popular Italian wine is often sold in straw-covered flasks

J $500 1994 This Italian wine is made primarily from Sangiovese grapes grown in Tuscany

DJ $400 2001 Wine associated with the packaging seen here

a cork 5x $160 avg J:4 DJ:1

J $100 1989 Perhaps the most important European contribution to wine since Roman days was the use of this stopper

DJ $200 1996 Wine shops sell a special tool to retrieve this if it's accidentally pushed into the bottle

J $200 1992 Bottled table & sparkling wines are stored on their side so that this can remain moist

Vermouth 4x $200 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $100 2001 A dry martini is made with dry gin & the dry type of this fortified white wine

DJ $200 1987 From Old German for "wormwood", it's the wine that turns plain gin into a martini

J $200 1986 Containing a mixture of about 40 herbs, this aromatized wine is used in martinis

Tuscany 4x $700 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $500 1994 Italy's wine-producing regions include the Piedmont & this, home of the Chiantis

J $1,000 2014 Grape Creek Vineyards invites you to experience "in Texas" this Italian region, once home to the Etruscans

J $500 1989 If you watch "Falcon Crest" you may know all true Chianti wines come from this Italian region

Hungary 4x 50.0% stumper $750 avg J:1 DJ:3

J $400 1993 All true Tokay wine comes from the Carpathian Mountains of this country

DJ $600 1995 Tokaj in this country's Borsod-Abauj- Zemplen county is the home of the famous Tokay wine

DJ $1,000 1996 Tokay Eszencia is a rare, expensive type of this country's esteemed Tokay wine

Bordeaux 4x 50.0% stumper $975 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $400 1989 The area surrounding this seaport of SW France is the most important fine wine region in the world

J $500 1986 Located in this region of France, the districts of Medoc, St. Emilion, & Pomerol make red wines exclusively

J $1,000 DD 1994 Claret is an all-encompassing term for the red wines of this French region

Australia 4x $325 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $100 1997 The Coonawarra is a top wine region in this down under country

J $600 2004 This country's wine regions include the Barossa Valley & the Adelaide Hills

DJ $200 2001 Shiraz, produced in the Coonawarra region, is one of this country's most popular wines

Rothschild 4x $625 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $400 1997 This famous chateau releases some wine under its second label, Les Carruades de Lafite

J $500 1994 A baron of this family bought Chateau Lafite in 1868

J $800 2004 In 1973, after a 50-year battle with the French government, this baron got his Mouton graded first growth

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