Grapelive: Wine of the Day January 23, 2016
2014 Weingut Selbach-Oster, Riesling Spatlese, Zeltinger Schlossberg, Mosel Germany. One of my all time favorite vineyard sites and maybe the best 2014 Mosel for the money the classic Spatlese Zeltinger…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day January 22, 2016
2013 Weingut Hexamer, Grauburgunder Trocken, Nahe Germany. The Hexamer Pinot Gris is a pretty and complex mineral driven white that is both serious and fun with an open leesy charm…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day January 21, 2016
2014 Domaine Montanet-Thoden, Bourgogne Rouge, Garance, Vezelay, France. Valentin Montanet is the young winemaker who’s making the wines at Montanet-Thoden, his mother’s project from vines she inherited and he is…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day January 20, 2016
2013 Domaine Robert Chevillon, Nuits-Saint-Georges Blanc, Vieilles Vignes, White Burgundy, France. The rare Chevillon NSG Pinot Blanc, made from white berried Pinot Noir vines, in my words an “albino Pinot…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day January 19, 2016
2014 Weingut von Hovel, Riesling, Oberemmeler Hutte, Kabinett, Saar Germany. The 2014 von Hovel Kabinett Obermmeler Hutte Saar Riesling is delicately perfumed, light bodied and vibrant with a kiss of…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day January 18, 2016
2013 Alfredo Maestro, Tinto Castrillo de Duero, Castrilla Y Leon, Spain. Alfredo Maestro’s Tinto Castrillo de Duero is an all natural old vine Tempranillo from the Ribera del Duero region…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day January 17, 2016
2013 Domaine Robert Chevillon, Nuits-Saint-Georges, Les Roncieres, Premier Cru Red Burgundy, France. The surprisingly open and expansive 2013 Chevillon Roncieres is a remarkable young Burgundy, absolutely bursting with flavor and…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day January 16, 2016
2014 Domaine Richou, Savennieres, La Bigottiere, Loire Valley, France. This is a lovely and interesting Chenin Blanc from Domaine Richou, grown on schist in Savennieres it shows fine detail, spice…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day January 15, 2016
nv Domaine Pfister, Cremant d’Alsace, Brut Sparkling Wine, France. Melanie’s precise and brilliant wines at Domaine Pfister are turning heads and are worth checking out, since taking over her family…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day January 14, 2016
2013 Maison Roy & Fils, Pinot Noir, Petite Incline, Willamette Valley, Oregon. The young sons of the founders of Oregon’s famous Beaux Freres have crafted a stunner for their debut…