Grapelive: Wine of the Day October 24, 2017
2015 I. Brand & Family Winery, Cabernet Franc, Bates Ranch Vineyard, Santa Cruz Mountains. Grown on the dust reds soils of Bates Ranch in the Santa Cruz Mountains Ian Brand’s…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day October 23, 2017
2014 Pandol, Pinot Noir, Sta. Rita Hills. Wow, this is getting better each time I taste it, Jenny Pandol killed it in 2014 with her fabulous Rita’s Crown (made with…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day October 22, 2017
2015 Francesco Brigatti, Vespolina “Maria” Colline Novaresi, Northern Piedmonte, Italy. Vesplina is a rare native grape to the Northern Piedmonte and is usually found in field blends in the Ghemme,…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day October 21, 2017
2013 Vincent Girardin, Bourgogne Rouge “Cuvee Saint-Vincent” France. After creating his own top Burgundy negotiant company from scratch with great parcels and wines throughout the Cote d’Or including many Grand…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day October 20, 2017
2015 Bonny Doon Vineyard “Cunning” Carignane/Mourvedre, California. Seriously good and old school in style Randall Grahm’s 2015 Cunning is a red wine that that reminds me of Maxime Magnon’s beautiful…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day October 19, 2017
2015 Bodega Nanclares y Prieto, Minato da Rana, Tinto Rustico, Ribera Sacra, Spain. Alberto Nanclares and Silvia Prieto, makers of some of the world’s best Albarino in Rias Baixas also…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day October 18, 2017
2015 Emmanuel Darnaud, Crozes-Hermitage “Les Trois Chenes” Rhone Red, France. Made from his oldest plots of organic vines, the Emmanuel Darnaud Crozes-Heritage Les Trois Chenes is a pure and beautiful…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day October 17, 2017
2014 Ridge Vineyards, Syrah/Grenache/Mataro, Lytton Estate Vineyard, Dry Creek Valley, Sonoma County. From what I understand this is the first time Ridge blended all three of these grapes together, and…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day October 16, 2017
2015 Domaine Jerome Gradassi, Chateauneuf-du-Pape Rouge, Rhone Valley, France. One of my new favorite producers, Jerome Gradassi, who has been much more famous for his Michelin-starred L’Isle Sonnante restaurant located…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day October 15, 2017
2014 I. Brand & Family Winery, Cabernet Sauvignon, Monte Bello Road, Santa Cruz Mountains. Ian Brand’s newest release, the I. Brand & Family Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Monte Bello Road is…