Grapelive: Wine of the Day February 22, 2016
2014 Les Heritiers du Comte Lafon, Saint-Veran, White Burgundy, France. The 2014 vintage from Lafon’s Maconnais based Les Heritiers du Comte Lafon is beautiful, especially the newest addition to the…
2014 Les Heritiers du Comte Lafon, Saint-Veran, White Burgundy, France. The 2014 vintage from Lafon’s Maconnais based Les Heritiers du Comte Lafon is beautiful, especially the newest addition to the…
2014 M. Lapierre, Morgon, Marcel Lapierre Cuvee MMXIV, Cru Beaujolais, France. The Cuvee Marcel 2014 from Lapierre is a glorious serious Gamay that shows the future of how we think…
2012 Le Vignoble d’ Elian, Cotes du Marmandais, France. Here is an interesting wine from the upper Gironde River in France’s wild southwest, but not too far from Bordeaux as…
2013 Domaine Henri & Gilles Buisson, Saint-Romain Rouge, Absolu, Red Burgundy, France. The latest releases from Domaine Henri & Gilles Buisson were soulfully crafted by Frederick “Fred” Buisson, a dynamic…
2013 Lower East by Gramercy Cellars, Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley, Washington State. The Lower East lineup, Syrah and this Cabernet are beautiful wines and great values from Greg Harrington at…
2014 Corte Sant’Alda, Ca’ Fiui, Valpolicella DOC, Veneto Italy. The wonderfully aromatic and delicately flavored all natural Corte Sant’Alda Ca’ Fiui Valpolicella is a perfumed joy in the glass with…
2014 Weingut Leitz, Riesling Kabinett, Rudesheimer Klosterlay, Rheingau Germany. The wonderfully aromatic and lively Rudesheimer Klosterlay Kabinett delivers fresh and vibrant flavors that reflect the terroir and vintage perfectly with…
2012 Brewer-Clifton, Pinot Noir, 3-D Vineyard, Sta. Rita Hills. Greg Brewer’s lineup of Brewer-Clifton Chardonnay and Pinot Noir wines are spectacular and deserving of attention, especially with a bit of…
2013 Avinyo, Brut Rose, Reserva Cava, Alt Penedes, Spain. A wonderful pink sparkler that makes for a fun and savvy Valentine’s Day choice, but really this is terrific stuff and…
2014 Smith-Story, Sauvignon Blanc, Sonoma County. The Smith-Story wines are all worthy of searching out and Eric and Alison Story have put together a great lineup of talent behind their…