Grapelive: Wine of the Day August 10, 2024
2021 Parsonage Village Vineyard, Syrah, Monterey County.A big, opaque purple/black and tannic Shiraz style Syrah from Parsonage with deep aromatics, a dusting of mixed spices and a core of ripe…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day August 9, 2024
2021 Weingut Prieler, Pinot Blanc, Leithaberg DAC “Alte Reben” Burgenland, Austria.Georg Prieler, one of my favorite Austrian producers, makes some of Europe’s best examples of complex and delicious Pinot Blanc,…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day August 8, 2024
2019 Whitehall Lane, Merlot, Napa Valley.The dark purple/garnet and lush 2019 Whitehall Lane Napa Valley is a smooth and deeply opulent wine that is drinking fabulously well right now, it…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day August 7, 2024
2022 Sandlands Vineyards, Assyrtiko, Lodi, California.While winemaker Tegan Passalacqua is manly known for his red wine, especially his Turley Zinfandel and Petite Syrah, along with his own Sandlands collection of…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day August 6, 2024
2021 Ridge Vineyards, Lytton Springs, Red Wine, Dry Creek Valley, Sonoma County.The beautiful, aromatic, opulent and spiced 2021 Ridge Lytton Springs Zinfandel blend is one of my favorite vintages and…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day August 5, 2024
2023 Weingut Dönnhoff, Riesling Trocken, Felsenberg, Grosses Gewächs, Nahe Germany.The Dönnhoff Schlossböckelheimer Felsenberg VDP Grosse Lage or Grand Cru site is set on porphyry dominated soils, which are volcanic influenced…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day August 4, 2024
2019 Drew Family Cellars, Syrah, Perli Vineyard, Mendocino Ridge, Mendocino County.Again, as fantastic as Drew’s Pinots are, Jason Drew’s Perli Syrah is just as desirable, and it is usually one…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day August 3, 2024
2018 Assenovgrad Winery, Mavrud, Asen’s Fortress, Red Wine, Thracian Valley, Bulgaria.I tasted this bottle, which was brought back from Bulgaria by a friend’s daughter, with it’s local home market label…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day August 2, 2024
nv Domaine Rolet, Brut Blanc, Crémant du Jura, Sparkling Wine, Jura, France.Very savvy buy in quality sparkling wine, the Domaine Rolet Crémant du Jura Brut Blanc delivers loads of class,…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day August 1, 2024
2016 Kenefick Ranch, Cabernet Sauvignon “Doctor’s Cuvée” Estate Grown, Calistoga AVA, Napa Valley.I was thrilled to try this reserve bottling from Kenefick Ranch, it really is in a wonderful stage,…