Grapelive Quickies: Exploring the Rhone Valley & Learning the Basics
The Rhone Valley One of France’s main wine regions, the Rhone Valley is mostly divided into two areas the Northern and Southern zones, but also including the Ventoux, Nimes and…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day August 31, 2017
2014 Bodega Veronica Ortega “Quite” Mencia, Valtuille, Bierzo, Spain. The 2014 Quite Mencia by the talented Veronica Ortega is deeply hued and textured with earthy richness as well as having…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day August 30, 2017
2014 Alfaro Family Vineyards, Syrah, Ryan Spencer Vineyard, Santa Cruz Mountains. The 2014 Alfaro Ryan Spencer Syrah is amazingly youthful and fresh considering it spent over 20 months in barrel,…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day August 29, 2017
2016 Schlossgut Diel, Riesling Feinherb, Von der Nahe, Nahe Germany. The beautifully detailed Schlossgut Diel Von der Nahe Riesling is crisply dry feeling, but with a hint of generous fruitiness…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day August 28, 2017
2012 Spring, Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast. Natural and garagista winemaker Mark Bunter’s lovely and vibrant 2012 Spring Sonoma Coast is a very limited, four barrel cuvee, offering that delivers a…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day August 27, 2017
2013 Drew, Syrah, Perli Vineyard, Mendocino Ridge. Drew’s 2014’s are some of the best wines in California, both Syrah and Pinot, so it was fun to go back a vintage…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day August 26, 2017
2015 Ken Wright Cellars, Pinot Noir, Guadalupe Vineyard, Willamette Valley, Oregon. A classic Dundee vineyard founded back in 1989 the Guadalupe Vineyard is planted to Wadenswil “Swiss Clone” and Dijon…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day August 25, 2017
2014 Piedrasassi, Syrah & Mourvedre, Harrison Clarke Vineyard, Ballard Canyon. Sashi Moorman’s deeply hued and brooding Harrison Clarke Vineyard red, his first Mourvedre based red under his own Piedrasassi label…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day August 24, 2017
2016 Weingut Goldatzel, Riesling Spatlese Trocken, Geisenheimer Kläuserweg, Rheingau Germany. One of the surprises in the Terry Theise lineup at Skurnik’s SF tasting was the thoughtful and austere laser sharp…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day August 23, 2017
2015 Halcon Vineyards, Esquisto, Rhone Style Blend, Yorkville Highlands. Halcon’s Chateauneuf du Pape inspired red Esquisto 2015 is extremely tightly wound, with staggering concentration and power, but still reveals gorgeous…