Food & Wine Travel: Traditional Cassoulet
Traditional Cassoulet: – In Search of the Languedoc Holy Grail By Bradley Gray, Special Contributor to Grapelive.com Cassoulet is undeniably the most delicious comfort food on the planet. This is…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day November 8, 2022
2019 Domaine Drouhin, Pinot Noir “Laurène” Dundee Hills AVA, Willamette Valley, Oregon.Always one of the most consistently excellent wines in the Willamette Valley, Domaine Drouhin’s Laurène Pinot is a star…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day November 7, 2022
2018 Domaine Fouet, Saumur Champigny “L’Amarante” Loire Valley, France.The authentic and pure Cabernet Franc L’Amarante by Julien Fouet, the sixth generation vigneron who runs his 15-hectare Fouet estate, is full…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day November 6, 2022
2016 Roccolo Grassi, Valpolicella Superiore DOC, Veneto, Italy.Rare is the wine that has Valpolicella on label drink in the upper realms of the likes of Barolo or Brunello, but this…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day November 5, 2022
2020 Rootdown Wine Cellars, Dry Riesling “R1” Cole Ranch AVA, Mendocino County.The brilliant and crisply detailed Root Down Cellars Cole Ranch Riesling is wonderfully aromatic and lively on the light…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day November 4, 2022
2004 Silvio Carta, Vernaccia di Oristano DOC Riserva, Sardinia, Italy.A rare treat and a wine almost never seen outside of the Oristano region on the island of Sardinia, the traditional…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day November 3, 2022
2019 Arnot-Roberts, Chardonnay, Watson Ranch Vineyard, Napa Valley.Arnot-Roberts has come to be known as an adventurous winery, exploring unique varietals and finding out of the way undiscovered vineyards, many that…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day November 2, 2022
2019 Sandlands Vineyards, Nebbiolo, Sonoma County.Tegan Passalacqua’s Sonoma County Nebbiolo is quite astonishing for its true varietal character and it could be easily mistaken for Langhe Nebbiolo and or a…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day November 1, 2022
2006 Domaine Pichot, Vouvray “Domaine le Peu de la Moriette” Loire Valley, France.The mature, bright golden/yellow and exotic Domaine Pichot demi-sec late cellar release Domiane le Peu de la Moirette…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day October 31, 2022
2019 Halcón, Syrah, Elevación, Yorkville Highlands, Mendocino County.As mentioned in my recent reviews of Halcón wines, it is sad that owner and winemakers Jackie and Paul Gordon have sold the…