Comments for AG Wine | Best Wine App for iPhone & iPad http://www.agwine.com Thu, 05 May 2011 13:25:34 +0000 hourly 1 Comment on A Wine to Try: Bonarda from Italy by AG Wine Editors http://www.agwine.com/blog/a-wine-to-try-bonarda-from-italy/comment-page-1/#comment-1699 AG Wine Editors Thu, 05 May 2011 13:25:34 +0000 http://www.agwine.com/?p=3439#comment-1699 Hi Mark and thank you for your comment. To begin, since "Bonarda" is a tricky term in Italy, I just wanted to make sure that we are talking about the same thing. You first have to figure out if you are drinking a "Bonarda" or a "Bonarda Novarese". "Bonarda" is from the Oltrepò Pavese (Lombardia) and Colli Piacentini (Emilia-Romagna) DOCs; in these denominations, bonarda is the local name for wines based on the croatina grape variety. "Bonarda Novarese" is the local name in Piedmont for wines produced in Lombardia or Emilia-Romagna based on the uva rara grape variety. Since it appears that you are buying the bonarda locally around Lake Como (Lombardia), I would assume that it is the former (croatina grape variety). In that case, I would look for wines from the specific DOCs that we mentioned; they should be still wines. As for the app on Droid, we are in the process of building a web app that will support all platforms. Thanks again for your question. The AG Wine Team Hi Mark and thank you for your comment. To begin, since “Bonarda” is a tricky term in Italy, I just wanted to make sure that we are talking about the same thing. You first have to figure out if you are drinking a “Bonarda” or a “Bonarda Novarese”. “Bonarda” is from the Oltrepò Pavese (Lombardia) and Colli Piacentini (Emilia-Romagna) DOCs; in these denominations, bonarda is the local name for wines based on the croatina grape variety. “Bonarda Novarese” is the local name in Piedmont for wines produced in Lombardia or Emilia-Romagna based on the uva rara grape variety.
Since it appears that you are buying the bonarda locally around Lake Como (Lombardia), I would assume that it is the former (croatina grape variety). In that case, I would look for wines from the specific DOCs that we mentioned; they should be still wines.

As for the app on Droid, we are in the process of building a web app that will support all platforms.

Thanks again for your question.
The AG Wine Team

]]> Comment on A Wine to Try: Bonarda from Italy by Mark Downing http://www.agwine.com/blog/a-wine-to-try-bonarda-from-italy/comment-page-1/#comment-1697 Mark Downing Thu, 05 May 2011 00:19:55 +0000 http://www.agwine.com/?p=3439#comment-1697 My wife and I own a home on Lake Como and have enjoyed Bonarda since we discovered it at our local sfusi in Dongo. When we buy it fresh from the sfusi it is not 'frizzante'. It does gain some fizz if held more than a day or two. I have not been able to find a 'non-frizzante' Bonarda in the bottle. Is there such a thing? Thank you, MD PS When will the AP Wine app be available for my Droid? My wife and I own a home on Lake Como and have enjoyed Bonarda since we discovered it at our local sfusi in Dongo. When we buy it fresh from the sfusi it is not ‘frizzante’. It does gain some fizz if held more than a day or two. I have not been able to find a ‘non-frizzante’ Bonarda in the bottle. Is there such a thing?
Thank you,
MD
PS When will the AP Wine app be available for my Droid?

]]> Comment on Wine from Spain: Carinena (Carignan) by AG Wine Editors http://www.agwine.com/blog/wine-from-spain-carinena-carignan/comment-page-1/#comment-483 AG Wine Editors Sat, 18 Sep 2010 19:14:57 +0000 http://www.agwine.com/?p=1747#comment-483 HI Yvonne, Thank you for your comment! You make a very good point and the post deserves some clarification. As you mention, the Cariñena DO is located in Aragon -- the wines are based on the garnacha grape variety and deliver some of the best value wines in Spain. However, there is also (confusingly!) a grape of the same name, which we profile above. This grape is grown throughout the world and is also known as cariñena (Spain); carignan (Chile, France); and carignano (Italy). In Spain, the cariñena grape is used to make red wines in Rioja, Navarra, and Catalunya. Thanks again, Yvonne, for your comment. The AG Wine Team HI Yvonne,
Thank you for your comment! You make a very good point and the post deserves some clarification.
As you mention, the Cariñena DO is located in Aragon — the wines are based on the garnacha grape variety and deliver some of the best value wines in Spain.
However, there is also (confusingly!) a grape of the same name, which we profile above. This grape is grown throughout the world and is also known as cariñena (Spain); carignan (Chile, France); and carignano (Italy). In Spain, the cariñena grape is used to make red wines in Rioja, Navarra, and Catalunya.
Thanks again, Yvonne, for your comment.
The AG Wine Team

]]> Comment on Torrontes, a white wine gem from Argentina by Torrontes, a white wine gem from Argentina : ArgentineWines.Com http://www.agwine.com/blog/torrontes-a-white-wine-gem-from-argentina/comment-page-1/#comment-369 Torrontes, a white wine gem from Argentina : ArgentineWines.Com Thu, 15 Jul 2010 01:48:19 +0000 http://www.agwine.com/?p=1878#comment-369 [...] July 2010 AG Wines by [...] [...] July 2010 AG Wines by [...]

]]> Comment on Wine from Spain: Carinena (Carignan) by Yvonne http://www.agwine.com/blog/wine-from-spain-carinena-carignan/comment-page-1/#comment-360 Yvonne Fri, 09 Jul 2010 10:48:06 +0000 http://www.agwine.com/?p=1747#comment-360 Cariñena is the largest and oldest DO in ARAGON, which is a region in its own right, and certainly not part of any of the three regions mentioned above Cariñena is the largest and oldest DO in ARAGON, which is a region in its own right, and certainly not part of any of the three regions mentioned above

]]> Comment on AG Wine In Action: Pecorino @ Veloce Pizzeria by Sally http://www.agwine.com/blog/ag-wine-at-work-pecorino-veloce-pizzeria/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Sally Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:57:48 +0000 http://www.agwine.com/?p=773#comment-15 I love white wine. I can't wait to try this new pecorino red grape that's made into white wine!! Thanks for the great tip! I love white wine. I can’t wait to try this new pecorino red grape that’s made into white wine!! Thanks for the great tip!

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