Grapelive: Wine of the Day August 22, 2017
2015 Frederic Esmonin, Gevrey-Chambertin, Vieilles Vignes “Les Jouises” Red Burgundy, France. What a beauty, clear and concentrated with lovely detail, perfume and length the 2015 Frederic Esmonin Les Jouises Gevrey…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day August 21, 2017
2016 Weingut A. J. Adam, Riesling Feinherb, Im Pfarrgarten, Mosel Germany. Andreas Adam (having worked at Heymann-Löwenstein, after studying at Geisenheim) is a rising star in the middle Mosel not…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day August 20, 2017
n.v. Weingut Brundlmayer, Sekt Brut Rose, Langenlois, Austria. Vincent Brundlmayer’s Brut Rose, a methode champenoise grower fizz, is one of the great dry sparkling wines of the world with wonderful…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day August 19, 2017
2016 Weingut Selbach-Oster, Riesling Feinherb “Ur” Alte Reben, Zeltinger Sonnenuhr, Mosel Germany. One of the best in Selbach’s gorgeous set of fresh 2016 wines is the lovely and deeply blue…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day August 18, 2017
2014 Weingut von Winning, Sauvignon Blanc “500” Pfalz Germany. This wine asks serious questions, it grabs your attention and blows your mind, it just might be the greatest Sauvignon Blanc…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day August 17, 2017
2015 Viticultores Emilio Ramirez y Envinate, Listan Prieto, Benje Tinto, Vinos Atlanticos, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. Envinate’s Benje Tinto from the Santiago del Teide region of Tenerife on the volcanic…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day August 16, 2017
2013 Bodegas y Vinedos Akilia, Mencia, Villa de San Lorenzo, Ponferrada León (Bierzo) Spain. This wonderfully textured and earthy Akilia Villa de San Lorenzo is a delicate and pretty Mencia…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day August 15, 2017
2015 Halcon Vineyards, Petite Sirah, Tierra, Yorkville Highlands. Wow, wow, wow, what a fantastic Petite Sirah, this is a wine that can totally re-define a grape, Halcon Vineyards 2015 Tierra…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day August 14, 2017
2016 Chesebro, Grenache Rose, Arroyo Seco, Monterey County. The mineral laced and leesy Grenache Rose from Mark Chesebro is a refreshing pink with bright citrus, watermelon, sour cherry, lavender and…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day August 13, 2017
2015 Georg Breuer, Spatburgunder “GB Rouge” Rheingau, Germany. Theresa Breuer’s delightful and easy to drink Pinot Noir is a fresh and lighter style Spatburgunder which rises above the average, but…