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…
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…
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…
nv Hure Freres, Extra Brut, Reserve Champagne, a Ludes, France. This Extra Brut Reserve from Hure Freres displays rich yeasty elegance with dense power and vitality of mineral tones and…
2013 Cobb, Pinot Noir, Rice-Spivak Vineyard, Sonoma Coast. The 2013 Cobb’s are sublime Pinot offerings, especially great is the Rice-Spivak, one of my all time favorite single vineyard wines, this…
n.v. Lustau, Almacenista “Vides” Palo Cortado de Jerez, Solera Sherry, Jerez de la Fronterra, Spain. This Lustau Palo Cortado “Vides” is one of the finest younger dry sherry expressions I’ve…
2013 Luis A. Rodriguez Vazquez, Vina de Martin “Os Pasas” Ribeiro Blanco, Spain. The Rodriguez Vazquez wines are some of the best in Spain, this tiny producer in Galicia is…
2013 Clos Cibonne, Tibouren Rose, Cru Classe, Cotes de Provence, France. The ultra traditional Clos Cibonne Rose made from the rare and native Tibouren grape is a year round and…
2012 Jean-Francois Ganevat, Chardonnay “Les Chalasses” Vieilles Vignes, Cotes du Jura, France. The Ganevat Jura wines are to the Jura as Raveneau is to Chablis, these are iconic wines and…
2014 Broc Cellars, Zinfandel, Vine Starr, Sonoma County. Chris Brockway’s post modern winemaking approach, going for juicy flavors and low alcohol (this 2014 has only 12.8%) shows considerable success in…
2014 Quinto do Regueiro, Alvarinho Reserva, Moncao e Melgaco, Portugal. One of the best white wine deals around, I adore the Regueiro Alvarinho (Albarino) from Portugal is an intense and…