Grapelive: Wine of the Day December 5, 2015
2005 Peay, Syrah, Les Titans, Sonoma Coast. The 2005 Peay Estate Syrah Les Titans is a very pretty mature wine at this stage and it is drinking beautifully at the…
2005 Peay, Syrah, Les Titans, Sonoma Coast. The 2005 Peay Estate Syrah Les Titans is a very pretty mature wine at this stage and it is drinking beautifully at the…
2003 Domaine Bouchard, Volnay-Caillerets Premier Cru, Ancienne Cuvee Carnot, Red Burgundy, France. This is a wine that proves terroir and certain vineyards are special and can make great wine no…
2011 G.D. Vajra, Barolo, Bricco Delle Viole, Piedmonte, Italy. While everyone wants and covets the 2010 vintage in Barolo, it is these 2011’s that are biggest surprise, in most everyway…
2014 Ken Wright, Pinot Noir, Freedom Hill Vineyard, Willamette Valley, Oregon. The 2014 vintage is looking good, in fact those that want to invest in a little vino might start…
2011 Le Berne, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG, Tuscany, Italy. Montepulciano was one of my favorite places in Tuscany to visit, it is an amazing setting with grand vistas and…
2014 Sheldon, Syrah, Luc’s Vineyard, Fountaingrove AVA, Sonoma County. The latest and upcoming releases from Sheldon Wines, mostly 2014 vintage, are all stylish and wonderfully textured offerings much in line…
2014 Domaines Minchin, La Tour Saint-Martin, Menetou-Salon “Pommerais” Pinot Noir, Loire Valley, France. The La Tour Saint Martin Pommerais is a bright and fresh old world Pinot Noir with cool…
2012 De Ponte Cellars, Pinot Noir, Dundee Hills, Willamette Valley, Oregon. The Baldwin family and winemaker Isabelle Dutartre (from Burgundy) have made De Ponte Cellars one of the finest small…
2014 Domaine de la Tournelle, Poulsard “L’ Uva Arbosianna” Arbois, Cotes du Jura, France. Evelyne and Pascal Clairet’s Domaine de la Tournelle is one of the rising stars in the…
n.v. Bodegas Cesar Florido, Moscatel Especial, Medium-Sweet Sherry, Chipiona, Jerez D.O. Spain. Sherry is vastly underrated as a food wine and it makes for a really special and flattering companion…