historic Bordeaux wine estate Château d'Angludet was derelict after World War II, but its fortunes were reversed when wine producer Peter Sichel noticed it during an afternoon stroll?
Question 2: Bordeaux has seen a rise in the use of ________, where unripe bunches are cut off in the summer in order to channel more of the plant's strength to the remaining bunches.
Question 7: Merlot is favored on the right bank of the Garonne River, and ________ on the left, though Merlot acreage has been increasing on the left bank over the last decade or two.
Question 8: [25] The use of chaptalization is common in Bordeaux, except in the warmest of vintages, and especially on the left bank, where ________ dominates and ripens later than Merlot.
Question 9: Plan Bordeaux is an initiative introduced in 2005 by ________, the French vintners association, designed to reduce France's wine glut and improve sales.
Question 10: More recently, machines have made crushing cheaper and safer, but they are less gentle with the grapes—breaking the pips releases unwanted ________ into the must.
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