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The Best Values for Red Burgundy: Appellation Suggestions

By AG Wine Editors On 11 November 2011 · Leave a Comment · In France, Wine (Red)
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On the heals of back-to-back excellent vintages of 2009 and 2010, the “second-tier” appellations have produced some exciting wines that begin to enter the realm of affordable, a term that is rarely associated with red Burgundy. We have attached a quick reference list of those appellations in Burgundy (outside of [...]

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Beaujolais’ Chiroubles AOC: Great Wines, Superb Values

By AG Wine Editors On 12 September 2011 · Leave a Comment · In France
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Beaujolais, the largest and southernmost region in Burgundy, lies roughly midway between Burgundy’s famed Côte d’Or and the Northern Rhône Valley.   For the most part, Beaujolais wines — 99% of which are based on the red gamay grape variety — are light to medium bodied, high in acidity, low in tannins, and deliver big, up-front [...]

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Best Wine Bars in Downtown NYC

By AG Wine Editors On 21 June 2011 · Leave a Comment · In USA, Wine (Red), Wine (White)

For all those visiting New York City (or locals who need a few new spots to check out), here is a list of our favorite downtown wines bars in our hometown, New York City.

Tribeca. The recently-opened Terroir Tribeca has a fun wine list put together by a very knowledgeable staff.  Riesling [...]
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Understanding Alsace Grand Cru

By AG Wine Editors On 19 June 2011 · Leave a Comment · In France
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Alsace’s Grand Cru covers fifty-one individual vineyard sites and the AOC laws dictate which grapes can be grown in each. The yield specifications are much lower than regular AC wines (60 hl/a). In general, Grand Cru sites must be made from one of the four ‘noble varieties’: riesling, gewürztraminer, pinot gris or muscat; though exceptions [...]

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Discovering Wines from Spain’s Balearic Islands

By AG Wine Editors On 13 February 2011 · Leave a Comment · In Spain
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Talk about a largely undiscovered grape growing region…the Balearics offer good values and some totally unique, high-quality varieties worth exploring.   We have pulled our review of wines from this region (and under-appreciated) grape variety from our wine app (available for both iPhone and iPad).

While most of the wines from [...]

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A Wine to Try: Bonarda from Italy

By AG Wine Editors On 5 December 2010 · 2 Comments · In Italy, Wine (Red)
The Bonarda (aka Croatina) grape offers great values in Italy

Looking for a great value in Italian wines? We have got one red grape variety to add to your list: Bonarda. We have pulled our review of wines from this tasty and little-known grape variety from our app’s description.

Bonarda is the [...]

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Guide to Godello (Galicia’s Great White Wine)

By AG Wine Editors On 24 November 2010 · Leave a Comment · In Spain, Wine (White)
About the Godello Grape Variety

Godello (a.k.a. verdello) is another up-and-comer and one of our favorite whites, anywhere. Godello-based wines have the big fruit of albariño (peaches, citrus, apple), but with an even slightly greater level of acidity. While Galicia’s star albariño grape variety has become increasingly well-known internationally, godello continues to [...]

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AG Wine Pick: Pigato from Liguria, Italy

By AG Wine Editors On 10 November 2010 · Leave a Comment · In Italy, Wine (White)

The wines of the Liguria region of Italy are tough to come by in the United States — only the reclusive Valle d’Aosta region produces and exports less bottles. Plus, given the naturally high costs of production in Liguria (due to its mountainous landscape), its wines can tend to the more expensive side. [...]

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Australian Gem: Hunter Valley Semillon

By AG Wine Editors On 3 November 2010 · Leave a Comment · In Australia, Wine (White)

Australia’s oldest and most famous appellation, Hunter Valley experiences a hot and wet climate, its regular rainfall and cloud cover serving to moderate temperatures such that they are better suited to growing grapes for premier quality wines. Although the appellation’s reputation has been somewhat tarnished recently as widespread commercialization has occurred, it is still [...]

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Wines from the Etna DOC (Sicily, Italy)

By AG Wine Editors On 28 October 2010 · Leave a Comment · In Italy, Wine (Red)

Sicily, the land of abundant sun, good food, and a rich culture infused with Byzantine and Arabic influences, continues to see growth in tourism and exports. Although Sicilian wines can be inconsistent at times, winemaking is improving at a breakneck pace with prices remaining generally reasonable.

The Etna DOC is one of our [...]

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