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Spain

The third largest country in production, Spain ranks first in land under vine. Diversity and innovation are the key factors bringing Spain back into the world wine market.

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For regions, the most popular are Tuscany (home of Chianti), Piedmont and the Tre-Venezie, which includes Veneto, Trentino Alto-Adige and Friuli. Other communes of note are in Southern Italy, and a few good wines are made elsewhere in the country. The islands of Sardinia and Sicily are members of the Italian winemaking community as well.

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American Liquor Alliance services : Trebbiano/Ugni Blanc

The Trebbiano grape is also known as Ugni Blanc. It is planted in France, Italy and Australia and is used for making wines as well as brandy. It's wines are usually dry and high in acid.

As Ugni Blanc, it is the primary grape used in producing Cognac.
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American Liquor Alliance, LLC along with its wholly owned subsidiaries, Global Wine & Liquor LLC and RSVP, LLC have been selected as the preferred supplier of “Wine & Spirits” by the Native American Brand Consortium.
The Native American Brand Consortium (NABC) is a national organization of over 700 member tribes, bands and member nations, whose mission is to coordinate the economic resources of Native American tribal interests. NABC is principally coordinating the elite casino locations, by identifying pricing and logistical efficiencies across the nation.

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GLOBAL WINE AND SPIRITS : The Carignane grape variety is one of the most widely planted grapes in the world. It's popularity stems from the high crop yeilds that it produces as well as the characteristics that it can bring to a wine. Wine made from Carignane usually has red-fruit characteristics, deep violet and purple color, strong tannin structure and high levels of alcohol content. It is sometimes peppery like Syrah.. These characteristics have made it very popular as a blending agent in the vast quantities of local table wines (jug wines) that are consumed around the world. It often provides the 'backbone' of these wines and is blended with other grape varieties that bring additonal flavor characteristics.

Carignane is thought to have originated in northern Spain and grows well in a 'Mediterranean' climate. As a result, it is widely grown in many of the countries that border the Mediterranean Sea including France, Italy, Spain, and Algeria. Carignane is the most widely planted grape in France. It has also found a home in almost every other wine producing country around the world.

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Syrah (red)
Makes the powerful, rich dry wines of the Northern Rh?ne (Hermitage, C?te R?tie), and is a constituent in the blend of Ch?teauneuf-du-Pape and the wines of the Southern Rh?ne. Ages well. Also grown successfully in California. In Australia, it is called Shiraz, where it makes a varietal wine and is also blended with Cabernet Sauvignon.
Noted flavours: Blackberry, pepper

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Basic Tawny Port
Port that has been aged in cask for a few years, usually showing a lighter hue and a brown tinge. Not as fruity as a ruby and not as intense as an aged tawny. The brown tinge comes from exposure to oxygen at a controlled level.

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Ruby Port
The most basic and often least-expensive port. Ruby port is bottled young with very little time in cask and sold with no aging required. It keeps its bright ruby color and the best wines show red fruity-spice and warmth. A fine ruby or reserve ruby is usually higher in quality.