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…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day October 23, 2015-Happy Champagne Day 2015
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…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day October 22, 2015
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…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day October 21, 2015
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…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day October 20, 2015
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…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day October 19, 2015
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…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day October 18, 2015
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…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day October 17, 2015
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…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day October 16, 2015
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…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day October 15, 2015
2014 Doniene Gorrondona, Txakoli, Bizkaiko Txakolina, Spain. Facing the sea in the historic Basque region of Northern Spain, Gorrondona makes some wonderful old vine wines in the Bakio Valley, especially…