Grapelive: Wine of the Day November 11, 2016
2014 Clos Ste Magdeleine, Cassis Blanc, Provence, France. A perfect elixir and tonic for the worries of the world, this gorgeous Cassis certainly lights up any day or night, the…
2014 Clos Ste Magdeleine, Cassis Blanc, Provence, France. A perfect elixir and tonic for the worries of the world, this gorgeous Cassis certainly lights up any day or night, the…
2015 Domaine Ruet, Regnie Cru Beaujolais, Les Bois, France. One of the sleepers at a recent celebration tasting of Beaujolais and Gamay, the Ruet Regnie, is a vibrant and stylish…
2015 Weingut Kruger-Rumpf, Riesling Trocken, Scharlachberg Grosses Gewachs, Binger Rheinhessen, Germany. The gorgeous and understated Grand Cu Scharlachberg Riesling from Kruger-Rumpf was one of my favorite wines of my trip…
2014 Jean Louis Dutraive-Domaine de la Grand Cour, Fleurie Cru Beaujolais, Clos de la Grand Cour, France. A huge shout out to Rachel Kerswell (The Source Imports) and Hayley Johnson…
2014 Sara Perez i Rene Barbier Venus La Universal “Dido” Montsant Tinto, Spain. The brilliant Sara Perez Dido red is drinking wonderfully at the moment, very impressive with delicacy and…
2007 Giuseppe Quintarelli, Amarone della Valpolicella Classico, Veneto Italy. One of the most iconic wines in the world, made by the late Giuseppe Quintarelli, who passed away a few years…
2014 Piedrasassi, Syrah “PS” Santa Barbara County. Sashi Moorman’s Piedrasassi PS Syrah 2014 is outstanding. Period. True Story. I mean, wow, this is beautiful and seductive wine that if was…
2015 Laura Lorenzo-Daterra Viticultores, Godello, Alto de Olaia, Valdeorras, Galicia Spain. I was so excited by Laura Lorenzo’s red recently, I just could not help myself and had to open…
2015 Carl Loewen, Riesling Feinherb, Maximin Herrenberg “1896” Mosel, Germany. A truly spectacular white wine, the Loewen 1896 Feinherb Riesling, is special bottling from what are believed to be the…
2007 Gravner, Bianco Breg, Venezia Giulia, Italy. The wines of Josko Gravner are legendary and some of the most intriguing wines in Italy, coming from the borderlands of Venezia Giulia…