Grapelive: Wine of the Day January 15, 2017
2014 Domaine de la Tour du Bon, Mourvedre, En-Sol, IGP Méditeranée, France. What an astonishing wine, a gloriously pure Mourvedre from Domaine de la Tour du Bon’s Agnès Henry, this…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day January 14, 2017
2015 Domaine Auguste Clape, Vin de France Rouge “Le Vin des Amis” Rhone, France. The beautiful and old school 100% Syrah Clape Le Vin des Amis comes from near Cornas…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day January 13, 2017
2012 Fekete Bela, Juhfark, Somlo, Hungary. At 92 years old, and celebrating his 57th harvest, “Uncle Bela” Fekete Bela is the grand old man of the volcano, hand crafting white…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day January 12, 2017
2013 J. McClelland Cellars, Petit Verdot, Napa Valley. The beautifully purple black and garnet/ruby Petit Verdot by the recently launched J. McClelland Cellars, a new Napa Winery project by the…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day January 11, 2017
2014 Domaine Antoine Jobard, Bourgogne Blanc, France. Seriously seductive and gorgeous even now, without decanting, straight from bottle and un-chilled cellar temp. this Jobard Bourgogne Blanc 2014 leap from the…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day January 10, 2017
2014 Domaine Duroche, Gevrey-Chambertin “Les Clos” Red Burgundy, France. The Duroche Gevrey Les Clos is a stylish and deep red Burgundy with classic Cote de Nuits dark fruit character and…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day January 9, 2017
2014 Meo-Camuzet Freres & Soeurs, Fixin, Bourgogne Rouge, France. An average to very good, but not great entry level red Burgundy from one of my favorite producers Meo-Camuzet, this open…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day January 8, 2017
2004 Weingut Mathern, Riesling Spatlese, Niederhauser Hermannshole, Nahe Germany. Wow, what a treat this 2004 Spatlese by Mathern is, this vintage never gets old tasting and almost always over performs…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day January 7, 2017
2015 Arnot-Roberts, Pinot Noir, Clary Ranch, Sonoma Coast. The six barrel cuvee of 2015 Clary Ranch Pinot by Arnot-Roberts is a beauty, sometimes we forget to talk about how good…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day January 6, 2017
2015 Weingut Spreitzer, Riesling Spatlese, Winkeler Jesuitengarten, Rheingau Germany. Another wine I tried on my visit to Spreitzer, and the Rheingau in October of 2016, was this amazing Spatlese from…