Grapelive: Wine of the Day November 27, 2015
2014 Domaine de la Tournelle, Poulsard “L’ Uva Arbosianna” Arbois, Cotes du Jura, France. Evelyne and Pascal Clairet’s Domaine de la Tournelle is one of the rising stars in the…
2014 Domaine de la Tournelle, Poulsard “L’ Uva Arbosianna” Arbois, Cotes du Jura, France. Evelyne and Pascal Clairet’s Domaine de la Tournelle is one of the rising stars in the…
n.v. Bodegas Cesar Florido, Moscatel Especial, Medium-Sweet Sherry, Chipiona, Jerez D.O. Spain. Sherry is vastly underrated as a food wine and it makes for a really special and flattering companion…
2011 Remelluri, Lindes de Remelluri Rioja, Vinedos de Labastida, Rioja Alavesa, Spain. Made from old vines not farmed on the estate, Remelluri’s Lindes de Remelluri Rioja offerings are in my…
2014 Arnot-Roberts, Trousseau, North Coast. The Arnot-Roberts wines, in case you’ve not had a chance to try them, are some of the most interesting and wine geeky wines out there…
2013 Weingut Von Winning, Sauvignon Blanc Trocken “I” Deidesheim, Pfalz Germany. I must admit for a few vintages I was in total denial and didn’t give enough attention or time…
2014 Weingut Kruger-Rumpf, Riesling Spatlese, Munsterer Dautenpflanzer, Nahe Germany. Importer Terry Theise describes the Kruger-Rumpf Munsterer Dautenpflanzer Spatlese as a “Horny” wine with uncontrollable urges, I like that, as for…
2014 Purple Hands, Pinot Noir, Stoller Vineyard, Dundee Hills, Willamette Valley, Oregon. Purple Hands winemaker Cody Wright, son of famed Oregon legend Ken Wright, has really got something special in…
2014 Bedrock Wine Company, Zinfandel, Old Vine, California. The 2014 Bedrock Old Vine Zin is wonderfully expressive and lively with a heady mix of red and black fruits, spice and…
2014 Weingut Donnhoff, Riesling Kabinett, Oberhauser Leistenberg, Nahe, Germany. This slate driven Kabinet is sexy, aromatic and full of mineral personality with a faint sweetness that lets everything form together…
2014 Weingut Von Winning, Riesling Trocken, Deidesheimer Grainhubel, Grosses Gewachs, Pfalz, Germany. The Von Winning Grand Crus are some of the greatest white wines you’ll ever taste and winemaker Stefan…