Grapelive: Wine of the Day December 5, 2017
2015 Domaine Vincent Paris, Cornas “30 Granit” Northern Rhone, France. An earthy pure Syrah from Vincent Paris, the 30 stands for the degree of slope, giving lots of terroir, but…
Grapelive: Special Report
Galicia’s Star is Rising Spain’s Galicia region on the Atlantic coast is a historic wine area that goes back to pre Roman times and while remote and almost forgotten this…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day December 4, 2017
2016 Nanclares y Prieto, Albarino “Dandelion” Rias Baixas, Galicia Spain. Beautiful pure and almost Kabinett/Feinherb Riesling like (intensity of form) with generous flavors in the mouth this gloriously delightful Albarino…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day December 3, 2017
2014 Piedrasassi, Syrah, Rim Rock Vineyard, Arroyo Grande Valley. Sashi Moorman’s Rim Rock Syrah might just be his signature wine with it’s edgy stemmy intensity and deep layers of black…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day December 2, 2017
2015 Ampeleia, Alicante Nero, IGT Costa Toscana, Italy. Wildly sweet and sour this Alicante Nero (True Grenache or Alicante Bouschet?) from Elisabetta Foradori tastes like Cru Beaujolais meets Jura Trousseau/Poulsard…
Grapelive: Wine the Day December 1, 2017
2016 Le Temps des Copains, Fratis “Love & Grapes” Project, Syrah, Vin de France. This 100% Syrah from Philippe Viret, in the Southern Rhone Valley, who practices Cosmoculture, an energy…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day November 30, 2017
2012 Weingut Dr. Loosen, Riesling Trocken, Grosses Gewachs Reserve, Wehlener Sonnenuhr, Alte Reben, Mosel Germany. Ernst Loosen is an innovator and a traditionalist, he is a constant force in the…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day November 29, 2017
2015 Joyce Vineyards, Grenache, Ventana Vineyard, Arroyo Seco, Monterey County. A wine that really delivers for the price, as do all of the new Joyce releases, this Ventana Vineyard Grenache…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day November 28, 2017
nv Silwervis, Chenin Blanc “Smiley V2” Western Cape, South Africa. Paardeberg mountain fruit forms the soul of Ryan Mostert’s, Silwervis winemaker, natural old vine non-vintage Chenin V2 Smiley, coming off…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day November 27, 2017
2014 Domaine de l’Écu, Cabernet Franc “Mephisto” Vin de France, Loire Valley, France. The wild Fred Niger amphora raised Cabernet Franc Mephisto Rouge is a thrill ride of deep red…