These broad national generalizations cannot be applied to every producer or translated into whiskey nationality traits. High natural acidity causing volatile acidity, uniformly clean New World wines, and omissions implying no national character require critical treatment rather than repetition as facts.
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The survey covers France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Austria, US, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Chile and Argentina, emphasizing differing fruit, acidity, tannin and winemaking tendencies and noting changing styles.
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Country-level style portraits are dated hypotheses
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The survey covers France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Austria, US, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Chile and Argentina, emphasizing differing fruit, acidity, tannin and winemaking tendencies and noting changing styles.
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These broad national generalizations cannot be applied to every producer or translated into whiskey nationality traits. High natural acidity causing volatile acidity, uniformly clean New World wines, and omissions implying no national character require critical treatment rather than repetition as facts.
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