Wine of the Day June 30, 2013
2011 Beaux Freres, Pinot Noir Willamette Valley, Oregon. The Beaux Freres Willamette Valley cuvee is always a savvy wine to get and to enjoy in it’s youth, but I must…
Grapelive Special Report 2012 Germany Preview Part 1
Rheingau Riesling Preview a 2012 Vintage Snapshot By Kerry Winslow, grapelive The vintage 2012 looks set to be a classic in Germany, though far from easy and one that ultimately…
Wine of the Day June 29, 2014
Broadbent, Madeira Verdelho 10 Year, Madeira, Portugal. Some many times, Madeira, Port, Marsala and Sherry get overlooked, or thought of as an old persons tipple, so it is nice to…
Wine of the Day June 28, 2013
2011 Stolpman, Syrah Angeli, Santa Ynez Valley. The top wine from Stoplman made by the talented Sashi Moorman since day one is a extreme, no holds barred Syrah with pure…
Wine of the Day June 27, 2013
2012 Kruger-Rumpf, Scheurebe Spatlese Nahe Germany. Georg Rumpf’s brilliant 2012 Scheurebe is one of the most exciting wines of the vintage, and maybe the ultimate example of this grape, it…
Wine of the Day June 26, 2013
2012 Selbach-Oster, Riesling Zeltinger Sonnenuhr “Ur” Alte Reben Mosel, Germany. This Riesling from 100 Year Old Mosel vines in Zeltinger Sonnenuhr is a touch off dry technically, but is wonderfully…
Wine of the Day June 25, 2013
2012 Muller-Catoir, Muskateller Haardt Trocken, Pfalz Germany. If you ever want to know how serious dry muscat should taste, then you must try Muller-Catoir’s Haardt Muskateller, in fact if you…
Wine of the Day June 24, 2013
2011 Alfredo Maestro Tejero, white Albillo “Lovamor” (Ribera del Duero) Valladolid, Spain. Known for his inventive and rebel ways in the Ribera del Duero, Alfredo Maestro has become a leader…
Wine of the Day June 23, 2013
1999 Domaine du Vieux Telegraphe, Chateauneuf-du-Pape Rouge, Rhone Valley, France. I’ve always loved this vintage of VT, it was a sleeper, not hyped up like 2000 or the classic 1998,…
Wine of the Day June 22, 2013
1995 Rocche dei Manzoni, Barolo DOCG “Vigna Big” Piedmonte, Italy. (1.5L Magnum) Wow, this 18 Year Old Barolo is still so young and fresh with great color and vivid purity,…