Grapelive: Wine of the Day February 19, 2020
2017 Drew Family Cellars, Chardonnay, Valenti Ranch, Mendocino Ridge.The super rare and limited Drew Chardonnay is a gorgeous wine, it was a real pleasure to get a chance to try…
2017 Drew Family Cellars, Chardonnay, Valenti Ranch, Mendocino Ridge.The super rare and limited Drew Chardonnay is a gorgeous wine, it was a real pleasure to get a chance to try…
2016 Drench Wine, Rosé, Spindrift, Napa Valley.The Drench Wine Spindrift Rosé, handmade by winemaker Emily Hunt from a small vineyard off the Silverado Trail in Napa Valley using about 80%…
2018 Turley Wine Cellars, Cinsault, Bechtold Vineyard, Lodi California.The Turley wines, mainly celebrated for their exceptional Zinfandel portfolio, are ripe and luxurious with outspoken personalities, less known is that all…
2017 Nanclares y Prieto Viticultores, Albariño, Rias Baixas, Galicia, Spain.One of my favorite white wines, the Nanclares Albariño is a minerally, bright, slightly leesy and sea breeze infused beauty with…
2018 Weingut Alzinger, Gruner Veltliner Smaragd, Ried Steinertal, Wachau, Austria.One of the most complex and serious Gruners I’ve tried in ages, the Alzinger Smaragd Ried Steinertal is one of Austria’s…
2016 Domaine Monthelie-Douhairet-Porcheret, Monthelie “Clos du Meix Garnier” Monopole, Red Burgundy, France.One of the under the radar regions of the Cote de Beaune, Monthelie is a quality area for Pinot…
2018 Sheldon Wines, Graciano, Luc’s Vineyard, Fountaingrove AVA, Sonoma County.Dylan and Tobe Sheldon’s Graciano comes of a tiny vineyard in the Fountaingrove AVA, which lies in a cool zone near…
2018 Weingut Carl Loewen, Riesling Trocken, Ritsch, Grosses Gewächs, Mosel Germany.Christopher Loewen’s 2018 Ritsch GG coming from extreme slopes, the second steepest in Europe, takes this vineyard to the next…
2018 Pax, Gamay Noir, Sonoma Coast.The latest release Gamay from Pax is an old world and austere bottling with a meaty and with a raw earthiness, it is less fruit…
NV Ultraviolet by Poe Wines, Sparkling Rosé, California.The Ultraviolet Sparkling Rosé is a fun, lively and fruity bubbly that is generous and Cremant de Loire like in style with a…