Grapelive: Wine of the Day November 1, 2016
2015 Weingut Leitz, Riesling Trocken, Rudesheimer Berg Roseneck, Grosses Gewachs, Rheingau Germany. The beautiful Leitz plots at Berg Roseneck face south and slightly east, giving a wonderful exposure to this…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day October 31, 2016
2015 Bow & Arrow, Gamay, Willamette Valley, Oregon. Bow & Arrow focus on Loire Valley style wines and grapes, including this Gamay Noir, but they also do Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day October 30, 2016
2015 Laura Lorenzo-Daterra Viticultores, Portela do Vento Red, Ribeira Sacra, Spain. This Mencia based red from Laura Lorenzo is strikingly beautiful and seductive, absolutely one of the best new discoveries…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day October 29, 2016
2012 Weingut Georg Breuer, Riesling, Rudesheimer Berg Roseneck, Rheingau Germany. Another wine tasted while in Germany was the Breuer 2012 Roseneck, a earthy and stylish old school wine from Theresa…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day October 28, 2016
2015 Favaro, Erbaluce di Caluso, La Chiusure, Piedmonte Italy. The father and son team of Benito and Camillo Favaro make some fantastic wines, especially their heart and soul wine made…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day October 27, 2016
2013 A.A. Badenhorst Family Wines, Red Blend, Coastal Region, South Africa. The 2013 Badenhorst Family Red is a unique South African wine from near Swaartland in the Coastal Region and…
Grapelive: Wine of the day October 26, 2016
nv Weingut Brundlmayer, Extra Brut Sekt, Sparkling White, Kamptal Austria. It’s not a secret, but truthfully the Brundlmayer Sekt(s) are some of the world’s great bubbly with amazing depth of…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day October 25, 2016
2014 Arianna Occhipinti, Il Frappato, Terre Siciliane, Italy. The new Il Frappato from Arianna Occhipinti is a pure and elegant example of her style and passion of place, her fans…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day October 24, 2016
nv Contadi Castaldi, Brut, Franciacorta, Lombardy, Italy. The lovely and vital Contadi Castaldi Brut shows the finesse and elegance of the Franciacorta region and the style that has made it…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day October 23, 2016
2014 Eduardo Torres Acosta, Nerello Mascalese, Versante Nord, Terre Siciliane, Italy. Eduardo Torres Acosta is a young winemaker that has been in Sicily since 2012, coming from the Canary Islands…