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tastings can be done to elicit the differences in both terroir and weather that
can occur within the area of interest. For a region like Bordeaux, it can show
how broadly similar weather can affect the communes in different ways due to
the varying cepages and traditions involved in making the wines. For a larger
area of interest like a whole country, it can illustrate what the highs and
lows that the country has to offer for the year. Often certain areas will enjoy
wonderful weather, whereas on others conditions conspire to make the life of
the vignerons miserable. Rarely is a year universally good, or bad. As far as
France is concerned, the millennial year 2000 was generally good across the
board (except perhaps Champagne which is only fairly good). The picture was the
lineup of a France 2000 dinner presented by PWC. For a better year than that,
one can look at 1990, where it is just about excellent all over France!
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