Grapelive: Wine of the Day August 11, 2016
2012 Favia, Cerro Sur, Proprietary Red, Napa Valley. One of the greatest California wines that you may not have heard of, the Favia Cerro Sur red, made from Napa Valley…
2012 Favia, Cerro Sur, Proprietary Red, Napa Valley. One of the greatest California wines that you may not have heard of, the Favia Cerro Sur red, made from Napa Valley…
2015 Motta, Ciliegiolo, Giove,Toscana Rosso, Italy. Alberto Motta’s Giove Ciliegiolo is a wonderful expression of varietal and place, Motta is in the Morellino di Scansano zone of southern coastal Tuscany…
2014 Brooks, Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, Oregon. The Brooks basic Willamette cuvee is one of the best deals in Pinot, period, and the 2014 especially is a great value and…
2015 Domaine de Marquiliani-Anne Amalric, Rosé Gris de Marquiliani, Vin de Corse, France. Anne Amalric’s Domaine de Marquiliani is one of the most stylish wineries on Corsica and this gorgeous…
2014 POE, Pinot Noir, Manchester Ridge Vineyard, Mendocino Ridge. The talented Samantha Sheehan’s POE wines are beautifully and artfully crafted wines from expressive cool climate sites, most in and around…
2015 Southold Farm & Cellar, Chasing Moonlight, Estate Sparkling Lagrein, N. Fork of Long Island, New York. When we Californian’s think of east coast wines, especially New York we think…
2015 Wind Gap, Soif Red Wine, North Coast. The 2015 Wind Gap is a creative kitchen sink old vine carbonic red made for pure drinking pleasure with low alcohol at…
2014 Champ DiVin, Cremant du Jura “Zero Dosage” Sparkling Wine, France. The Closset’s have crafted a beauty in this gorgeous and hedonistic bubbly from their small Champ DiVin vineyard in…
2015 Martinelli, Rosé of Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast. This is no wimpy pink, this Martinelli has a full flavored mouth feel and at 14.9% is not lean, but remarkably fresh…
2009 Jerome Chezeaux, Vosne-Romanee 1er Cru Les Chaumes, Red Burgundy, France. The 2009 Chezeaux Vosne-Romanee Les Chaumes Premier cru is a lovely and stylish wine just hitting it’s stride with…