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Aligoté, Château des Charmes, Niagara, Canada 2007 (May 2009)

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Agiorgitiko, Nótios Gaia, Peloponnisos 2007

Notios (the southerner) consists of low-yield Agiorgitiko grapes from the hills around Nemea, in the Peloponnese of Greece. The viticulturist, Leon Karatsalos and winemaker, Yiannis Paraskevopoulos developed the Notios line in 1996. They have been bringing Greek varietals and methods … Continue reading

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Aglianico, De Lucia, Sannio DOC ITALY 2008

Carlo De Lucia grows Aglianico and Falanghina grapes in the Sannio area in the province of Benevento near Campania. His estate is in the medieval town of Guardia Sanframondi, lying at 428 meters above sea level over the Calore River … Continue reading

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Aglianico “Rosae Novae” Terre dora Dipaolo, Irpinia DOC NV

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GRAPE.GUNNING

My weapon of choice is the vignoles grape. I have yet to make a white wine. I do not want a popular grape, like chardonnay, with all its vitis vinifera baggage. I want something the Finger Lakes can grow without … Continue reading

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