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References
- 1 2 3 Cornalin d'Aoste Archived 2012-03-23 at the Wayback Machine , Vitis International Variety Catalogue, accessed on June 20, 2010
- 1 2 Jancis Robinson, ed. (2006). "Cornalin d'Aoste". Oxford Companion to Wine (Third ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 203. ISBN 0-19-860990-6.
- ↑ Office fédéral de l’agriculture OFAG: Das Weinjahr 2009 / L'année d'viticole 2009 Archived July 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- 1 2 Jancis Robinson, ed. (2006). "Humagne Rouge". Oxford Companion to Wine (Third ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 347. ISBN 0-19-860990-6.