Grapelive: Wine of the Day December 21, 2015
2007 Chateau Dauphine Rondillon, Loupiac, Cuvee d’Or, Sweet Bordeaux White Wine, France. This wonderful and noble rot infused sweet wine is from Loupiac across the Gironde river from it’s more…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day December 20, 2015
2002 Copain, Syrah, Broken Leg, Anderson Valley. This amazing find from the darkest region of my tiny cellar is rewarding as rewarding gets, the 2002 Copain Broken Leg Syrah from…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day December 19, 2015
2014 Weingut Knoll, Loibner Rose, Blauer Burgunder Federspiel, Wachau, Austria. The Emmerich Knoll Rose of Pinot Noir from Austria is a lovely and austere example of super dry and mineral…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day December 18, 2015
2012 Paloma, Merlot, Spring Mountain, Napa Valley. I don’t drink that much Merlot, I confess, I never have really, but I really like a good one, either Washington (Think Leonetti)…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day December 17, 2015
2013 Gramercy, Lower East, Syrah, Columbia Valley, Washington State. Greg Harrington’s Lower East line from his Gramercy Cellars are killer deals in northwest wines and show the power, deep color,…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day December 16, 2015
2014 Weingut Leitz, Riesling QbA, Dragon Stone, Rheingau Germany. This wine has it all, a great package, superb quality and is a killer value, Leitz nailed it with the Dragon…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day December 15, 2015
n.v. Serge Mathieu, Select Tete de Cuvee, Brut Champagne, Avirey-Lingey, France. Michel Jacob farms and produces the Champagne at Serge Mathieu in the Cotes des Bars, the soils are limestone,…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day December 14, 2015
2014 Ken Wright, Pinot Noir, Shea Vineyard, Yamhill-Carlton, Willamette Valley, Oregon. The 2014 vintage in Oregon will be a smash hit, similar to 2012 and maybe 1998 in style, and…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day December 13, 2015
1998 Weingut Kruger-Rumpf, Riesling Spatlese, Dorsheimer Burgberg, Nahe Germany. What a wonderful surprise, getting to re-visit a mature Kruger-Rumpf in it’s prime, a huge thank you to Joe Young for…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day December 12, 2015
2012 Fabre Montmayou “Donaire” Malbec Reserva, Rio Negro Region, Patagonia, Argentina. I don’t review that many Argentine wines, but after tasting some new releases from Patagonia recently I’ve come around…