Grapelive: Wine of the Day August 3, 2015
2014 Pra, Soave Classico DOC “Otto” Veneto, Italy. Made from mostly Garganega the Pra Soave is a crisp and gentile white of fine character and class, with subtle fruit and…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day August 2, 2015
2012 Braida “il Baciale” Monferrato Rosso DOC, Piedmonte, Italy. Braida was one of the pioneers in elevating Barbera to Cru class and their commitment to this varietal hasn’t let up…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day August 1, 2015
2012 The Sadie Family, Columella “Liberatus in Castro Bonae Spei” Proprietary Red, Swartland, South Africa. The Columella by Eben Sadie is one of the great wines of the world, I…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day July 31, 2015
2012 Quarticello “Neromaestri” Lambrusco Emilia I.G.T. Frizzante, Emilia Romagna, Italy. Roberto Maestri’s Quarticello Meromaestri Lambrusco Emilia is a dry and tannic Lambrusco that is made from Lambrusco Maestri 50%, Lambrusco…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day July 30, 2015
2013 Mas de Daumas Gassac, Haut Vallee du Gassac Blanc, L’ Herault Languedoc White, France. This has become an iconic wine of the the south of France with an exotic…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day July 29, 2015
2014 Mas Grand Plagniol, Costieres de Nimes, Rhone Red, France. The 2014 Plagniol Rouge, a fine light to medium bodied effort is a blend of 50% Syrah and 50% Grenache…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day July 28, 2015
2014 Weingut Ingrid Groiss, Gruner Veltliner, Weinviertel DAC, Austria. Here’s another exceptional release from Groiss, and while 2013 remains the absolute star vintage in a generation the 2014 wines are…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day July 27, 2015
nv Stephane Serol, Turbullent, Natural Sparkling Gamay Rose, Cote Roannaise, Loire Valley, France. This pretty and fun Turbullent “Pet Nat” style méthode ancestrale sparkling Rosé of Gamay by Domaine Serol…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day July 26, 2015
2011 Podere Le Cinciole, Chianti Classico DOCG, Tuscany, Italy. Le Cinciole from Panzano in Chianti, near historic Greve, makes a smooth and elegant style Classico with stylish flourish, especially good…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day July 25, 2015
2014 Chateau Soucherie, Rose de Loire “Cuvee L’ Astree” Loire Valley, France. The Soucherie rose of Cabernet Franc from the Anjou region of the Loire is a very stylish and…