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…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day September 20, 2017
2012 J. Rochioli, Sauvignon Blanc, Old Vines, Russian River Valley. This was the first time I got one of the rare original block old vine Sauvignon Blanc from Rochioli, which…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day September 19, 2017
2013 Platinetti Guido, Nebbiolo, Colline Novaresi DOC, Piedmont, Italy. This gorgeous and satisfying Nebbiolo from the hills of the Colline Novaresi in the northern Piedmonte, this has to be one…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day September 18, 2017
2013 Gerard Boulay, Sancerre, La Cote, Loire Valley, France. Gerard Boulay is one of the elite Sancerre producers, they farm by hand and all organic in the historic village of…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day September 17, 2017
2014 La Marea, Grenache, Old Vine, Besson Vineyard, Central Coast. (By Ian Brand) Ian Brand is a vineyard whisperer and finds wonderful old vine plots off the beaten path and…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day September 16, 2017
2013 Theopolis Vineyards, Petite Sirah, Estate Grown, Yorkville Highlands. Theodora Lee’s Theopolis Vineyards is one of the top sites for Petite Sirah in California, her vines hug steep terraces in…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day September 15, 2017
2015 Bernard Baudry, Chinon, Les Granges, Loire Valley, France. The 2015 Baudry is ripe with fruity appeal to go with classic terroir charm showing dark fruits, bell pepper, earth and…