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Keywords: Sauternes, Bordeaux, Sack, Dessert, Zock

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Sweet white dessert wine similar to Sauternes.

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(bar-sack) is a dessert wine from the Sauternes region of France.

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(BAR-zock) - Sub-region of Sauternes in Bordeaux, France, making sweet wines similar to Sauternes but generally less expensive.

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A sweet wine from Bordeaux, Barsac (a neighbour of Sauternes) may call its wine either AOC Barsac or AOC Sauternes. Also made from botrytis-affected Semillon and Sauvignon grapes, Barsac wines are often slightly less sweet and more fruity than Sauternes.

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(bar-sack) wine village in the Sauternes district of Bordeaux

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Municipality of Sautenais with two "appellations" "Barsac" and "Sauternes"

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