<p>Hautes-C&ocirc;tes de Nuits covers the area on top of the escarpment, and the adjacent area of various valleys and slopes. There is only one appellation, Bourgogne Hautes-C&ocirc;tes de Nuits, which covers the entire subregion. There are also no Grand Cru or Premier Cru vineyards.</p>

Warm climate/Elevation 130-300m Heathcote to the Goulburn Valley’s west is undulating country located about 100km north of Melbourne. The best vineyards are located on the Heathcote red snake, a strip of Cambrian derived soils of friable red brown gravelly loams that run in a thin north-south, non-continuous direction. The region is warm with strong continentality, enjoying even temperatures during ripening. Vineyards are elevated at about 300m and rainfall is limited. The best vineyard sites are probably yet to be discovered, although its wines, particularly Shiraz, have already captured the imagination. Heathcote Shiraz is still in evolution and difficult to define. However, what makes Heathcote so exciting is that it can make fabulous wines already. Andrew Caillard MW, Langton's

<p>A small region of 3000 ha along the Rhine River, the Rheingau produces stunning wines from Riesling and Sp&auml;tburgunder (Pinot Noir). The landscape of the region varies from steep slatey terraces to the west, to gently rolling hills and plains in the east. Despite being one of the most northern regions of Germany, it is able to produce some of the richest, ripest Riesling and Pinot Noir owing to most vineyards possessing a southerly aspect thus receiving sufficient sunlight and heat. Rheingau&rsquo;s wines have ample body, richness and concentration while still retaining piercing acidity and minerality. The Pr&auml;dikatswein from Rheingau tend to have higher alcohols (8-12%) and less sugar for each category compared to the wines of the Mosel. The best vineyards producing the highest quality wines are located around the villages of Rudesheim, Geisenheim, and Johannisberg.</p>

This picturesque region follows the steep valleys of the Mosel, Saar and Ruwer Rivers that flow north toward the Rhine. It is home to the some of the most beautiful, delicate and age worthy Rieslings in the world. Due to limitations of the landscape, the region has only 8800 ha of vines mostly growing in steep terraced vineyards anchored on thin slatey soils. The rocky soils absorb the essential warmth that this cool region requires to ripen the fruit. Many wines from the Mosel are produced according to the Prädikatswein classification based on the ripeness of the grapes at harvest and the style of wine produced. Although dry styles are made, the region is best known for sweeter wines that range from the lightest Kabinet, to Spätlese, Auslese to the very sweet botrytis dessert wines of Beerenauslese (BA) and Trockenbeerenauslese (TBA). The sweet and delicate, perfumed wines tend to be lo