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On 26 October 2010
Thank you for joining the growing community of wine drinkers who have downloaded AG Wine’s latest app, featuring wine news from around the blogosphere. The editors at AG Wine hand select each article in this app to ensure that it provides valuable information that can be used in conjunction with the AG Wine iPhone and [...]
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Four Little-Known White Grapes From Piedmont

On 18 October 2010
When you think of Piedmont, its world-class reds — Barolo and Barbaresco — naturally come to mind.  But Piedmont has got some lesser-known whites that are worth giving a swirl.  Here are some great white options from Piedmont. Nascetta The rare nascetta white grape variety, likely related to vermentino, is indigenous to Piemonte and was [...]
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Napa Valley (California) Wines

On 24 September 2010
The Napa Valley region of California offers  world-class wines and is a favorite of many wine connoisseurs. We have pulled our review of the Napa Valley directly from AG Wine app for iPhone and iPad. Along with Sonoma, the Napa Valley appellation, with 15 additional “nested” AVAs (American Viticultural Areas) over 45,000 planted acres, is [...]
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Italy’s Valtellina Wines: Chiavennasca (aka Nebbiolo)

On 1 September 2010
Italy’s Valtellina denomination, based in the region of Lombardia, offers some great, under-appreciated values.  If you are a lover of nebbiolo, this zone is worth exploring! We have pulled our review of this denomination directly from the AG Wine app: The Valtellina DOC is located in the mountainous northern reaches of the region, around the [...]
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Great Value in France’s Languedoc: Minervois AOC Red Wines

On 17 August 2010
France’s Languedoc region offers some excellent, bold & full-bodied red wines at attractive price points, and one of our favorite appellations is the Minervois AOC. We have pulled our review of red wines from this appellation variety directly from our soon-to-be-released AG Wine for the South of France upgrade. Vineyards cover a vast amphitheater across [...]
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The Basque Country’s Great Txakoli Whites

On 3 August 2010
The Basque Country’s (a.k.a. Pais Vasco) txakoli white wines are the perfect, local accompaniment to the world-class cuisine profiled in Ingrid Williams’ excellent New York Times article on Hondarribia, Spain. We have pulled our review of these  directly from the AG Wine app for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad. The dominant grape variety in [...]
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Chile’s Special Red Wine: Carmenere

On 21 July 2010
Carmenere is Chile’s quintessential red grape variety.  You don’t know it?  This one is worth getting to know, as it delivers spectacular, full-bodied reds at very attractive price points! We have pulled our review of wines from this grape variety directly from our recently-released AG Wine for Chile upgrade. Carmenère, originally from France’s Bordeaux, performs [...]
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Torrontes, a white wine gem from Argentina

On 12 July 2010
Torrontes-based white wines are totally unique and offer an interesting change from your standard white options; best of all, these wines are really great values! We have pulled our review of wines from this grape variety directly from our recently-released AG Wine for Argentina upgrade. Torrontes is the only grape variety unique to Argentina (there [...]
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Excellent Sauvignon Blanc from Chile’s Casablanca Valley DO

On 9 June 2010
Great Sauvignon Blanc from Chile’s Casablanca Valley DO While best known for its full-bodied reds, Chile is producing some sophisticated, terroir-driven white wines, some of the best of which are based on the sauvignon blanc grape variety; winemakers from the Casablanca DO are leading the charge.  We have pulled our review of wines from this [...]
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Wine from Spain: Carinena (Carignan)

On 2 June 2010
Known as carignan in France, cariñena (a.k.a. mazuelo and samsó) is best known for being a contributor to the great wines of the Priorat and Montsant DOs in Catalunya (near Barcelona). While its traditional role has been as a blending grape, it is starting to be used on its own to make respectable single-varietal wines. [...]
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