Grapelive: Wine of the Day January 21, 2026
2023 Familie Friedrich Becker, Pinot Blanc, Pfalz, Germany.German Pinot Blanc is a thing, and the Becker Family version is not only an exceptional wine, it is also a fabulous value…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day January 20, 2026
1975 Mirassou, Petite Sirah, Harvest Selection, Monterey County.A big and pleasing surprise the other night was just how good and how remarkably well this bottle of Mirassou Harvest Selection Monterey…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day January 19, 2026
2024 Lady of the Sunshine, Albariño, Bossi Vineyard, San Luis Obispo Coast.One of California’s new cool climate terroirs and AVA, the SLO Coast, is home to some exciting projects, like…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day January 18, 2026
2016 Arnot-Roberts, Pinot Noir, Peter Martin Ray Vineyard, Santa Cruz Mountains.One of the surprise wines of the night at a recent gathering was this exceptional 2016 Peter Martin Ray Vineyard…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day January 17, 2026
2023 Kuentz-Bas, Riesling, Tradition, Alsace, France.The latest basic Riesling from Kuentz-Bas is a pale gold gem of a wine with lovely aromatics, a dry crisp palate and just enough generosity…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day January 16, 2026
2024 Weingut Bründlmayer, Grüner Veltliner, Terrassen, Kamptal DAC, Austria.Sitting at Nepenthe, the famous burger joint overlooking some of Big Sur’s most beautiful coastline on a summery January day required something…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day January 15, 2026
2023 Weingut Battenfeld Spanier, Grüner Sylvaner, Reserve, Rheinhessen, Germany.I really enjoyed this unique pale straw/gold Reserve Sylvaner from Battenfeld Spanier with its bright and tangy dry palate and mineral focus,…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day January 14, 2026
2023 Weingut Schäfer-Fröhlich, Riesling Trocken, Nahe, Germany.The humbly labeled Weingut Schäfer-Fröhlich Riesling Trocken 2023 vintage is anything but, with outstanding persistence, depth and mineral intensity, this is made for Riesling…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day January 13, 2026
2024 Silvio Giamello, Langhe Nebbiolo DOC “Villa Gentiana” Piemonte, Italy.It’s funny, sometimes the wines you buy for yourself and just enjoy with a causal meal, you kind of overlook, as…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day January 12, 2026
2022 Domaine-Jaeger Defaix, Rully Blanc, Les Cloux, Premier Cru, Côte Chalonnaise White Burgundy, France.The crisp, but concentrated 2022 Jaeger-Defaix Rully Blanc Les Cloux is full of chalky intensity with subtle…