Wine of the Day April 7, 2015
2012 Fronton de Oro, Tinto, Gran Canaria DO, Canary Islands, Spain. Made from the Listan Negro and Tintilla varietals the Fronton de Oro is one of my favorite reds from…
Wine of the Day April 6, 2015
1989 Louis Jadot, Chambertin Clos de Beze, Grand Cru Red Burgundy, France. At my Easter Chinese dinner with friends and wine geeks, okay mostly wine geeks, we all brought a…
Happy Easter-Wine of the Day April, 5 2015
2000 Bodegas R. Lopez de Heredia Vina Tondonia, Reserva Blanco, White Rioja DO, Rioja Alta, Haro, Spain. This historic winery has been around since 1877 and has been a bastion…
Wine of the Day April 4, 2015
2006 Alessandro E Gian Natale Fantino, Barolo DOCG, Cascina Dardi-Bussia Riserva, Piedmonte, Italy. The 2006 Riserva Dardi from Fantino is remarkably fresh and pure with exceptional live, clarity and deep…
Wine of the Day April 3, 2015
2013 Lucia Vineyards, Pinot Noir, Santa Lucia Highlands. The basic SLH Lucia Pinot by Pisoni is gloriously forward and supple, it certainly is a fantastic offering showing wonderful pure fruit…
Wine of the Day April 2, 2015
n.v. Saint-Cosme, Little James’ Basket Press, Vin de France. (2013 Bottling) Chateau de Saint-Cosme’s most playful wine is the 100% Grenache non-vintage red that is fermented and aged in vat,…
Wine of the Day April 1, 2015
2013 Ridge Vineyards, Geyserville, Proprietary Red, Dry Creek Valley, Sonoma County. The latest Geyserville is a lush, full-bodied effort with loads of fruit and rich textures, it is mostly Zinfandel…
Wine of the Day March 31, 2015
2012 Domaine Roulot, Bourgogne Blanc, White Burgundy, France. Jean-Marc Roulot’s basic Blanc is all from Meursault and comes off 30-40 year vines on clay and limestone soils, making this one…
Wine of the Day March 30, 2015
2013 Fabien Jouves, Mas Del Perie, La Roque, Cahors, Malbec, France. Fabian Jouves is redefining what we think of as French Malbec, in fact his Cahors is one of the…
Wine of the Day March 29, 2015
2011 Crater, Listan Negro, Tacoronte-Acentejo DO, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. This Listan Negro (Mission Grape) comes from the volcanic slopes of Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands only about 80 miles…