Wine of the Day August 21, 2013
2012 Kaena, Rose of Grenache, Santa Ynez Valley. Mikael Sigouin’s Grenache Rose is stunning, a complete wine of freshness and vitality with mineral and spice notes rounding out this moth…
2012 Kaena, Rose of Grenache, Santa Ynez Valley. Mikael Sigouin’s Grenache Rose is stunning, a complete wine of freshness and vitality with mineral and spice notes rounding out this moth…
2007 Saxon Brown, Syrah, Parmelee-Hill Camp Block, Sonoma Coast. Jeff Gaffner’s wines are all interesting and well crafted, and he is certainly in demand given his success at Black Kite…
Family Winemakers of California Tasting Review By Kerry Winslow This year’s Family Winemakers of California tasting event was a good chance to taste some new wines, new vintages and meet…
2010 Law Estate Wines, Sagacious (Grenache, Syrah & Mourvedre) Paso Robles. I’m always on the trail of new discoveries and future specialties in the vast wine world, and at this…
2011 Lagier Meredith, Tribidrag, Mount Veeder, Napa Valley. For those that haven’t heard the exciting and geeky news, Tribidrag is the real name of our beloved Zinfandel, it comes after…
Family Winemakers of California Tasting in San Francisco August 17 & 18 Grapelive will be there and tasting some of the best small producers, please follow along with my posts…
2010 Clos Marie, Metairies du Clos, red Pic Saint Loup, Vieilles Vignes, Languedoc, France. This rare and deeply flavored Grenache and Syrah blend from Clos Marie is a rival for…
2011 Arianna Occhipinti, Il Frappato, IGT, Sicily, Italy. The latest Frappato from Arianna Occhipinti is the most concentrated and dense version to date with a fuller and richer palate and…
2011 Foradori, Nosiola Fontanasanta, Vignetti Delle Dolomiti IGT, Italy. Elisabetta Foradori’s white wines are mesmerizing and dramatic with salty intensity and meaningful extract and this rare Nosiola is a dynamic…
2010 Galante Vineyards, Cabernet Sauvignon, Rancho Galante, Carmel Valley. The Rancho Galante Cabernet is the estate workhorse for Jack Galante and his gang and it is a fine and pleasing…