Grapelive: Wine of the Day September 29, 2016
2013 Cliff Lede, Cabernet Sauvignon, Stag’s Leap District, Napa Valley. Beautifully textured, weighty and deeply layered comes Cliff Lede’s wonderful full bodied Stag’s Leap Cabernet Sauvignon 2013, this is top…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day September 28, 2016
2013 Clusel-Roch, Cote-Rotie, Vialliere, Rhone Red, France. The 2013 Cote-Rotie’s from Domaine Clusel-Roch are a set of excellent and elegant Syrah wines, very beautiful, textured and vital offerings that will…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day September 27, 2016
2014 Domaine Francois Legros, Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Perrieres, Red Burgundy, France. Bravo to importer Charles Neal for one of the best Burgundy discoveries of the year! The Domaine Francois…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day September 26, 2016
2013 Flywheel, Pinot Noir, Brosseau Vineyard, Chalone, Monterey County. Scott Shapley’s Flywheel label is a wine to search out, only tiny amounts of wine crafted from the Chalone appellation make…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day September 25, 2016
2011 Luis A. Rodriguez Vazquez, Ribeiro Tinto A Torna Dos Pasas “Escolma” Galicia Spain. Hand-crafted from a field blend of Brancellao, Caino, and Ferrol, all old native grapes, the fantastic…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day September 24, 2016
2015 Bodegas Monasterio de Corias, Albarin Blanco “Vina Grandiella” VDT Cangas, Asturias Spain. Jaun Redondo’s Monasterio de Corias is one of my favorite wineries, I love the guy and his…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day September 23, 2016
2014 Senses, Pinot Noir, Tanuda Ridge Vineyard, Sonoma Coast. One of the up and coming stars of the Sonoma Coast is Senses Wines, with superstar winemaker Thomas Rivers Brown crafting…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day September 22, 2016
2015 Domaine de L’Ecu, Vin de France Rouge “Ange” Loire Valley, France. From the cool Atlantic influenced Muscadet region of the Loire Valley, the beautiful Ange from Domaine de L’Ecu…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day September 21, 2016
2013 Cattleya, Syrah, Soberanes Vineyard, Santa Lucia Highlands. Deep and dense with amazing layers of black and blue fruits the 2013 Cattleya Syrah is one of the best Rhone style…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day September 20, 2016
2014 Pisoni Estate, Pinot Noir, Santa Lucia Highlands. It’s always a thrill to see the Pisoni family, in this case catch up with Mark Pisoni, who is the director of…