Grapelive: Wine of the Day September 30, 2017
2015 Foradori, Pinot Grigio, Fuoripista, Vigneti delle Dolomiti, Italy. One of Italy’s most exciting winemakers, Elisabetta Foradori is one of the queens of the natural wine world mixing modern thought…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day September 29, 2017
2014 Love & Squalor, Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley. This beautiful and lushly textured Oregon Pinot has pretty detail and satiny mouth feel highlighting the vintage and terroir very well, and…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day September 28, 2017
2016 Weingut Kruger-Rumpf, Riesling Kabinett, Munsterer Rheinberg, Nahe Garmany. Georg Rumpf’s beautiful set of 2016 Rieslings has many stars, but this lovely Munsterer Rheinberg Kabinett really shines with it’s delicate…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day September 27, 2017
2016 Bonny Doon, Pinot Noir, Enz Vineyard, Cienega Valley. The wine coming from this dry farmed old vine vineyard in Lime Kiln Valley on the eastern side of the Gabilan…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day September 26, 2017
2016 Theopolis Vineyards, Rose of Petite Sirah, Estate Grown, Yorkville Highlands, Mendocino County. More serious than refreshing this Rose of Petite Sirah is bursting with flavors and why brisk and…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day September 25, 2017
2015 Domaine Clotaire Michel, Beaujolais-Villages, La Napoleon, France. Wow, this is great stuff, one of my favorite under $20 bottles of the year so far, what a value, those that…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day September 24, 2017
2013 Dos Lagos Vineyards, Cabernet Sauvignon, Atlas Peak, Napa Valley. Tom and Marcie Dinkel’s Dos Lagos Vineyards high on Atlas Peak is a tiny estate vineyard, farmed by famed vineyard…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day September 23, 2017
2014 Albatross Ridge, Pinot Noir, Cuvee Vivienne, Estate Grown, Carmel Valley, Monterey County. Another wonderful effort from Garrett Bowlus and his Albatross Ridge Vineyards Estate in Carmel Valley grown on…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day September 22, 2017
2014 Bonny Doon, Le Cigare Blanc Reserve, Beeswax Vineyard, Arroyo Seco. Like chasing windmills, Randall Grahm has for years tried to bring white Rhone varietals to greater attention, and while…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day September 21, 2017
2016 Weingut von Winning, Riesling Trocken, Diedesheimer Paradiesgarten, Erste Lage, Pfalz Germany. Von Winning’s gloriously brisk Paradiesgarten Premier Cru dry Riesling is a killer wine, one of the top values…