Domaine Ramonet-Prudhon
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Domaine Ramonet-Prudhon is a white
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producer growing
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grapes in the
Grand Cru Cru is a wine term used to indicate a high-quality vineyard or group of vineyards. It is a French word which is traditionally translated as "growth", as is the past participle of the verb "croître" (to grow); it literally means 'grown'. The ...
vineyard of Batard-Montrachet in
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. Steven Spurrier selected the Batard-Montrachet Ramonet-Prudhon 1973 for the historic
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, in which it was ranked seventh among ten French and
California wine California wine production has a rich viticulture history since 1680 when Spanish Jesuit missionaries planted ''Vitis vinifera'' vines native to the Mediterranean region in their established missions to produce wine for religious services. I ...
s. The wine also competed in the
Great Chardonnay Showdown The Great Chardonnay Showdown, held in the spring of 1980, was organized by Craig Goldwyn, the wine columnist for the ''Chicago Tribune'' and the founder of the Beverage Testing Institute, with help from three Chicago wine stores. A total of 221 ...
held in 1980. Burgundy (historical region) wine producers {{winery-stub