Grapelive: Wine of the Day August 6, 2016
2015 Southold Farm & Cellar, Chasing Moonlight, Estate Sparkling Lagrein, N. Fork of Long Island, New York. When we Californian’s think of east coast wines, especially New York we think…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day August 5, 2016
2015 Wind Gap, Soif Red Wine, North Coast. The 2015 Wind Gap is a creative kitchen sink old vine carbonic red made for pure drinking pleasure with low alcohol at…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day August 4, 2016
2014 Champ DiVin, Cremant du Jura “Zero Dosage” Sparkling Wine, France. The Closset’s have crafted a beauty in this gorgeous and hedonistic bubbly from their small Champ DiVin vineyard in…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day August 3, 2016
2015 Martinelli, Rosé of Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast. This is no wimpy pink, this Martinelli has a full flavored mouth feel and at 14.9% is not lean, but remarkably fresh…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day August 2, 2016
2009 Jerome Chezeaux, Vosne-Romanee 1er Cru Les Chaumes, Red Burgundy, France. The 2009 Chezeaux Vosne-Romanee Les Chaumes Premier cru is a lovely and stylish wine just hitting it’s stride with…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day August 1, 2016
2013 Domaine Vincent Dauvissat, Chablis AC, White Burgundy, France. Even from an irregular vintage the Dauvissat Chablis is a beauty with searing lime, wet stones and graceful mineral tones, it…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day July 31, 2016
2014 Banshee, Cabernet Franc, Algeria Vineyard, Russian River Valley. This is a single vineyard expression of unique qualities that makes it a very intriguing wine of place, it doesn’t show…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day July 30, 2016
2013 Domaine du Prieure, Bourgogne Rouge, France. Jean-Michel Maurice’s basic Bourgogne is from a plot in Savigny les Beaune and it’s carefully crafted to be an easy drinking beautiful Pinot…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day July 29, 2016
2015 Domaine Amido, Rosé Tavel “Les Amandines” Rhone Valley, France. The 2015 Tavel from Domaine Amido is a deeply hued and flavor filled pink that delivers rich detail and refreshing…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day July 28, 2016
2012 Chateau du Hureau, Saumur-Champigny Rouge “Tuffe” Loire Valley, France. This is a heck of a wine for $16! The Chateau du Hureau Saumur-Champigny is a beautiful terroir inspired dark…