Grapelive: Wine of the Day November 2, 2015
2014 The Princess & The Peasant, Carignan “City of 10,000 Buddhas” Mendocino County. The 2014 old vine Carginan made by the up and coming talent Stephanie Rivin and her The…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day November 1, 2015
2012 Guimaro, Mencia, Finca Meixeman, Ribeira Sacra DO, Galicia, Spain. The vines of the Ribeira Sacra are some of the most remote and most beautiful in the world, I hope…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day October 31, 2015
2014 Salvo Foti-I Vigneri 1435, Vini Rosso IGT, Mount Etna, Sicily, Italy. The wines made by Foti and the rites of I Vigneri are all natural and the grapes are…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day October 30, 2015
2011 Oddero, Barbaresco DOCG “Gallina” Piedmonte, Italy. It was great meeting the youngest of the Oddero’s Pietro and taste the latest releases from this great Piedmonte winery, in a few…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day October 29, 2015
2014 Richard Betts “Sucette” Grenache, Vine Vale-Barossa Valley, Australia. Richard Betts, the well known American Master Sommelier and author, has been a long time champion of Australian old vine Grenache…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day October 28, 2015
2011 Christiane Chambeyron-Manin, Cote-Rotie, Cote Brune, Rhone Red, France. This is a stunningly beautiful example of Cote-Rotie with life and vigor showing wonderful detail and full stem inclusion aromatics and…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day October 27, 2015
2014 Tatomer, Pinot Noir, Santa Barbara County. In a few short years Graham Tatomer has given us amazing Gruner Veltliner and Riesling offerings to ponder and be thrilled by, helping…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day October 26, 2015
2014 Magna Mater, Sauvignon Blanc, Vogelzang Vineyard, Santa Ynez Valley. The beautiful and beguiling Sauvignon Blanc, from the very talented Jordan Fiorentini, the winemaker at one of California’s brightest Rhone…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day October 25, 2015
2014 Maxime Magnon, La Demarrante, Vin de Pays de la Vallee du Paradis, France. Whatever your feelings on “natural” wine or biodynamics, this wine and Maxime Magnon might move the…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day October 24, 2015
2012 G.D. Vajra, Dolcetto D’ Alba DOC, Coste & Fossati, Piedmonte, Italy. The Vajra Dolcetto Coste & Fossati is like the Grand Cru of Dolcetto, it is very unlike any…