Grapelive: Wine of the Day March 11, 2018
2017 Casanova della Spinetta, Il Rosé di Casanova, Tuscany, Italy. Giorgio Rivetti’s dry Tuscan Rosé from La Spinetta’s Casanova della Spinetta is one of Italy’s finest and most delicate pink…
2017 Casanova della Spinetta, Il Rosé di Casanova, Tuscany, Italy. Giorgio Rivetti’s dry Tuscan Rosé from La Spinetta’s Casanova della Spinetta is one of Italy’s finest and most delicate pink…
2015 Domaine Lionnet, Cornas “Terre Brûlée” Northern Rhone, France. One of my favorite wines and producers, Domaine Lionnet makes an incredible and authentic Cornas that never disappoints this Syrah geek,…
2016 Domaine Marc Roy, Gevrey-Chambertin “La Justice” Red Burgundy, France. Domaine Marc Roy’s La Justice Lieu-Dit Gevrey is an absolute beauty with a graceful easy to drink structure and silky…
2016 G.D. Vajra, Dolcetto d’Alba DOC, Coste & Fossati, Piedmonte, Italy. One of the truly great Dolcetto(s) the G.D. Vajra Coste & Fossati is a masterpiece in the glass, while…
2015 Domaine Saint Damien, Gigondas, Vieilles Vignes, Rhone Red, France. This is an old school comfort wine, it’s deep layers of Grenache based goodness caresses the palate along with an…
2016 Yves Cuilleron, Saint-Joseph Blanc, Lieu-Dit “Digue” Roussanne, Northern Rhone, France. At Rosenthal Imports Tasting in San Francisco featuring their fantastic set of old world producers, with a focus on…
2016 Bonny Doon Vineyard, Syrah “Wolff Vineyard” San Luis Obispo County. Randall Grahm’s Wolff Vineyard Syrah is a youthful and full bodied effort with classic cool climate character and earthy…
2014 Bodegas Agusti Torelló Mata, Rosé Cava, Trepat Reserva, Sparkling Wine, Penedès, Spain. How I went all my years in the wine business and not have had Agusti Torelló Mata…
2016 Ian Brand & Family Winery, Old Vine Mourvedre, Enz Vineyard, Lime Kiln AVA, Cienega Valley. Wow, what an amazing follow up to the remarkable 2015 version, if anything I…
2013 Weingut Emmerich Knoll, Traminer Smaragd, Loibener, Wachau Austria. The beautifully golden and lush Knoll Traminer is an off dry and textural white from the Wachau region of Austria, it’s…