Grapelive: Wine of the Day September 20, 2020
2018 Oakridge “Over the Shoulder” Pinot Noir, Yarra Valley, Victoria Australia.The Over the Shoulder line Pinot from Oakridge is a value bottling from this Yarra Valley family winery that was…
2018 Oakridge “Over the Shoulder” Pinot Noir, Yarra Valley, Victoria Australia.The Over the Shoulder line Pinot from Oakridge is a value bottling from this Yarra Valley family winery that was…
2014 La Source du Ruault, Saumur Champigny “Clos de la Cote” Loire Valley, France.This beautiful and stylish 100% Cabernet Franc Clos de la Cote, from Jean Noel Millon at La…
2018 Drew, The Field Blend, GSM Red Wine, Mendocino Ridge.This I think is the first significant blended wine I’ve had from Drew that has concentrated on most single varietal wines,…
2017 Domaine Giraud, Cotes du Rhone “Les Sables d’Arène” Rhone Valley, France.The old vine Grenache, Domaine Giraud Les Sables d’Arène Cotes du Rhone, from vines planted in the Lirac zone…
2017 Parsonage Village Vineyard, BDL Red Wine, Central Coast, California.I’ve been a fan and a follower of Parsonage for close to twenty years now and have tasted most everything they’ve…
2017 Avennia, Syrah “Arnaut” Boushey Vineyard, Yakima Valley, Washington State.I was really excited to try Avennia’s wines, I had heard great these about these wines and Chris Peterson, Winemaker, and…
2014 Turley Wine Cellars, Zinfandel, Kirschenmann Vineyard, Lodi.Larry Turley’s iconic Turley Wine Cellars has maintained exceptional quality in a pioneering style for more than three decades with some amazing and…
2016 Weingut Kunstler, Spatburgunder Trocken, Tradition, Rheingau Germany.I usually rave about Gunter Kunstler’s Rieslings, but it shouldn’t be overlooked that he also produces some fantastic Pinot Noir, especially his Grand…
2019 Domaine La Bastide Blanche, Bandol Rosé, Provence, France.The Domaine La Bastide Blanche, located in St. Anne de Castellet, founded back in the early 1970s is one of the great…
2018 Weingut Leitz, Riesling Kabinett, Rüdesheimer Klosterlay, Rheingau Germany.The 2018 Leitz Klosterlay Kabinett is bright and focused, drinking with a snappy dry tanginess and feels very well balanced with just…