Grapelive: Wine of the Day January 27, 2020
2018 Assiduous, Merlot, Kells Vineyard, Santa Cruz Mountains.Winemaker and farmer Keegan Mayo, founder of Adissuous Wines, who calls the Santa Cruz Mountains his home, his inspiration and his focus point…
2018 Assiduous, Merlot, Kells Vineyard, Santa Cruz Mountains.Winemaker and farmer Keegan Mayo, founder of Adissuous Wines, who calls the Santa Cruz Mountains his home, his inspiration and his focus point…
2017 Halcon Vineyards, Elevación Syrah, Estate, Yorkville Highlands, Mendocino County.This is the second vintage of this special 100% Syrah cuvée Elevación by Halcon Vineyards from their high elevation estate in…
2018 Weingut Goldatzel, Riesling Spaltese Feinherb, Johannisberger Goldatzel, Rheingau Germany.Johannes Gross is one of the rising stars of the Rheingau and his Goldatzel wines are a stellar set of under…
2016 Simon di Brazzan, Cabernet Franc, Isonzo del Friuli DOC, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy. Tucked in Italy’s top right corner, the Friuli Venezia Giulia region is known for most recently…
2017 Tablas Creek Vineyard, Picardan, Rhone White, Adelaida District, Paso Robles.One of the rarest white wines and varietal in California is Tablas Creek’s tasty Picardan, made from this little known…
2013 Domaine Bitouzet-Prieur, Volnay Taillepieds, Premier Cru Red Burgundy, France.Vincent Bitouzet, from the traditional Domaine Bitouzet-Prieur, makes elegantly structured wines, and is known primarily for his Meursault white Burgundies from…
2018 Château Pegau, Cotes du Rhone “Cuvee Lône Blanc” Rhone Valley, France.The second label of the famed Domaine du Pegau, Château Pegau offers a line of great value Rhone wines,…
2017 Laura Lorenzo – Daterra Viticultores, Portela do Vento, Ribeira Sacra, Galicia Spain.Laura Lorenzo is one of Spain’s great new generation of vignerons (viticultores) making incredible Mencia based reds from…
2016 Weingut Künstler, Riesling Kabinett Trocken, Kirschenstuck, Rheingau Germany.The Künstler family winery, based since 1965 in the historic Rheingau town of Hochheim, one of Riesling’s original sites near the Main…
2018 Samuel Louis Smith, Syrah, Sandstone Terrace, Santa Cruz Mountains.One of the most exciting new labels to emerge in recent years in Monterey is Sam Smith’s Samuel Louis Smith Wines…