Grapelive: Wine of the Day September 10, 2016
2013 Lacuna, Proprietary Red, California. The intriguing Syrah based Lacuna, made by Bedrock’s Morgan Twain-Peterson, is a savvy and stylish red with cool climate and old vine influence with a…
2013 Lacuna, Proprietary Red, California. The intriguing Syrah based Lacuna, made by Bedrock’s Morgan Twain-Peterson, is a savvy and stylish red with cool climate and old vine influence with a…
2015 Fred Loimer, Gruner Veltliner, Lois, Kamptal Austria. This crisp bright and lighter expression of Gruner by Fred Loimer is a wonderful everyday wine with tangy refreshment and zesty fruit.…
2015 Christophe et Fils, Chablis, White Burgundy, France. The secret is out now, this Christophe Chablis is killer and maybe one of the best deals for white Burgundy you’ll find,…
2015 Salem Wine Co. Rose of Pinot Noir, Eola-Amity Hills, Willamette Valley, Oregon. Fathered out of the Evening Land project, the Salem Wine Co. label is a line up of…
2013 Diamond Creek, Cabernet Sauvignon, Volcanic Hill Vineyard, Diamond Mountain, Napa Valley. Long before there was Opus One, Dominus, Far Niente, Harlan, Colgin, Bryant Family or Screaming Eagle there was…
2014 Purple Hands, Pinot Noir, Holstein Vineyard, Dundee Hills, Willamette Valley, Oregon. Like the Etzel kids, Cody Wright is one of the next generation in Oregon wines, the son of…
2014 Alfaro Family Vineyards, Chardonnay, Trout Gulch Vineyard, Santa Cruz Mountains. Richard Alfaro’s Chardonnays are some of the very best wines for the money in California, and his latest set…
2013 G.D. Vajra, Barbera d’Alba, Piedmonte, Italy. While I’m a sucker for Giuseppe Vajra’s Nebbiolo wines and his amazing Riesling, I also adore the Barbera, and this 2013 is a…
2015 Quinta do Ameal, Loureiro, Vinho Verde, Portugal. What an amazing vintage for this region, these 2015 whites from Vinho Verde and Moncao are wildly expressive and vivid with exotic…
nv Bodegas La Cigarrera, Manzanilla Pasada Sherry, Manzanilla Sanlucar de Barrameda, Spain. Ninth generation sherry master Ignacio Hidalgo at Bodegas La Cigarrera, the oldest continuous sherry producer to live under…