Grapelive: Wine of the Day October 31, 2019
2018 Joyce Wine Company, Syrah, Tondre Grapefield, Santa Lucia Highlands.At a Halloween party with some scary good wines on offer, one really stood out, this new Joyce Syrah from the…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day October 30, 2019
2014 Mousse Fils, Special Club Brut Champagne, Meunier – Les Fortes Terres, Vallée de la Marne, France.The brilliant 100% Meunier 2014 Special Club by Cedric Mousse, Champagne Mousse Fils’ 12th…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day October 29, 2019
2017 Halcon Vineyards, Pinot Noir, Oppenlander Vineyard, Anderson Valley.The latest from Halcon, is fourth vintage of Oppenlander Pinot Noir made by this small winery run by Paul Gordon, who Halcon…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day October 28, 2019
2017 Piedrasassi, Syrah “PS” Santa Barbara County.Piedrasassi’s winemaker Sashi Moorman is one of California’s best and most influential winemakers, though still relatively unknown to the public, somewhat like Eric Baugher…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day October 27, 2019
2017 Weingut Mueller-Catoir, Riesling Trocken, Burgergarten, VDP Erste Lage, Pfalz, Germany.The Burgergarten in the Haardt vineyard as used by the famed Mueller-Catoir, or hill garden, is a Premier Cru site…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day October 26, 2019
2017 Brick House Vineyard, Pinot Noir “Select” Willamette Valley, Oregon.One of my favorites from the legendary Doug Tunnell and team at the all biodynamic Brick House Vineyard in Oregon’s Willamette…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day October 25, 2019
2018 Weingut Selbach-Oster, Riesling Trocken, Zeltinger Sonnenuhr***, Mosel Germany. The 2018 Zeltinger Sonnenuhr “Three Stars” barrel sample is Selbach’s Grand Cru dry Riesling, a GG by another named if you…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day October 24, 2019
2018 Avaler, Pinot Noir, Sonoma County.Wonderfully open, pure and delicious, the newest addition to the value lineup at Avaler, is their Sonoma County Pinot Noir, which is sourced from two…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day October 23, 2019
2008 Domaine Marcel Deiss, Huebuhl Cru, Cru d’Alsace, France.The pretty semi sweet Huebuhl by Deiss is essentially a V.T. (Vendange Tardive) being a late harvest style wine with higher sugars…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day October 22, 2019
2017 Saint Cosme, Crozes-Hermitage Rouge, Northern Rhone, France.The beautiful and sultry 2017 Crozes from Louis Barruol at Chateau de Saint Cosme is highly entertaining, complex and remarkably easy to quaff…