Grapelive: Wine of the Day January 1, 2017-Happy New Year!
2013 Ridge Vineyards, Prmitivo, Lytton Estate, Dry Creek Valley. The Ridge 2013 Lytton Estate Primitive is a dense and full bodied effort that while is impressive for it’s concentration and…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day December 31, 2016
2015 Weingut Spreitzer, Riesling Trocken, Rosengarten, Grosses Gewachs, Rheingau Germany. Spreitzer’s gorgeous Oestricher-Lenchen Grand Cru Rosengarten 2015 is already performing beautifully in the glass and is at this stage showing…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day December 30, 2016
2015 Arnot-Roberts, Syrah, Sonoma Coast. Joe Roberts and Duncan Meyers are making great authentic/terroir wines and the 2014 and 2015 releases have been nothing short of spectacular from Arnot-Roberts, and…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day December 29, 2016
2015 COS, Frappato, Terre Siciliane, Italy. The bright and textured 2015 COS Frappato is a joyous red from Giusto Occhipinti and team, it is one of best yet in terms…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day December 28, 2016
2015 Weingut Kruger-Rumpf, Riesling Trocken, Munsterer Kapellenberg, Erste Lage, Nahe Germany. The seductive and vibrant dry Munsterer Kapellenberg Erste Lage (VDP Premier Cru) 2015 from Kuger-Rumpf is one of beauties…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day December 27, 2016
2012 Alfaro Family Vineyards, Pinot Noir, Lindsay Paige Vineyard, Santa Cruz Mountains. I don’t know how I missed this one in my cellar, but I’m sure glad it was there…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day December 26, 2016
2013 Nobili, Valtellina Superiore “Sassella” Lombardy, Italy. A wonderful experience these Nobili Valtellina’s, a great and generous sharing from a friend who bought them at the winery and carried them…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day December 25, 2016-Merry Christmas
2014 Beaux Freres, Pinot Noir, Zena Crown Vineyard, Eola/Amity, Willamette Valley, Oregon. The Zena Crown, single vineyard series, from Beaux Freres is a wonderful example of year and place captured…
Grapelive: Wine of the Year
2015 Weingut Leitz, Riesling Trocken, Rudesheimer Berg Kaisersteinfels, Terrassen, Grosses Gewachs, Rheingau Germany. My wine of the year is Johannes Leitz’s gorgeous and powerful Kaisersteinfels Terrassen Grosses Gewachs dry Riesling…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day December 23, 2016
2015 Nacho Gonzalez-La Perdida, A Mallada, Valdeorras, Spain. One of the coolest wines I’ve tried all year and a very unique amphora raised red from Spain, the La Perdida A…