I thought it would be fun to share a list of the top queries we’ve been seeing come in.
Some of these are in the examples or other blog postings, so that clearly biases the results. Rather than remove these, I’ve simply indicated which they are — it’s interesting to see which ones attract the most attention. This data is sorted by the number of unique users trying each query since launch. Take these with a grain of salt — my method for determining unique users is fairly primitive, and many of these were doubtless influenced by articles written elsewhere mentioning particular queries, like Jancis Robinson’s kind plug in her recent note about dry farming.
Note also that many of the examples used filters, but I have lumped all versions of a query, filtered or not, into one. The links below are to unfiltered queries (yes, yes, and unfined, too — I just know you were thinking it!) Add your own filters, if you like, when you try the queries (for example, queries for regions or appellations tend to return official sites first, but if you want to hear what journalists think, filter by Press).
- champagne (*)
- pinot noir
- spain (*)
- aloxe corton maps (*)
- zinfandel (*)
- dolcetto (*)
- nebbiolo (*)
- barolo
- cascina delle rose (*)
- chardonnay
- dry farming
- barbera
- tempranillo (*)
- bordeaux
- italy
- merlot
- syrah
- malbec
- argyle (*)
- ribera del duero (*)
- 1995 pichon lalande (*)
- shiraz
- amarone
- wine
- denmark (*) — and note there are two Denmarks in the wine world; click on the link at the top of the page to select the one you mean.
- climate change (*)
- australia
- montalcino (*) — and note that Able Grape considers Montalcino a town, and Brunello di Montalcino a wine. Click on the see also link to get results for the wine.
- cabernet
- pinot
- st peray (*)
- voyager cabernet merlot 2004
- felsina (*)
- chianti
- brunello (*)
- resveratrol (*)
- rauzan segla (*)
- south africa
- paella pairings (*)
- riesling (*)
- malolactic (*)
- layer cake — the top site here is the distributor for this wine, but in the next database Able Grape will know that a “chocolate layer cake” is not a wine 😉
- petrus
- rioja
- sauvignon blanc
- pinot gris
- latour
- brillette 2005 — interestingly, Brillette has a website, but they don’t have the 2005 on it.
- 4-ep (*)
- alsace
Read on for the rest of the list…
(*) indicates a query mentioned in the help or a blog posting.
Thanks for this site. At first, I was only using the search box and found pretty good results. However, now that I am using your filters I have no need to use any other search engine for wine information. It is very impressive, and from my short experience in the computer engineering world, I can acknowledge how much work it has taken. Thanks again.