Grapelive: Wine of the Day November 13, 2022
2020 Theopolis Vineyards, Petite Sirah, Estate Grown, Yorkville Highlands, Mendocino County.Always an exciting wine and one I look forward to trying, the Theopolis Petite Sirah by Theodora Lee, who owns…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day November 12, 2022
2020 I. Brand & Family Winery, Cabernet Sauvignon, Bates Ranch Vineyard, Old Vines, Santa Cruz Mountains.Winemaker Ian Brand has been making a fine Bordeaux inspired Cabernet Franc from this Bates…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day November 11, 2022
2019 Cruse Wine Co, Syrah, Charles Heintz Vineyard, Sonoma Coast.Coming from the cool, western Sonoma Coast and coastal marine sandstone and loamy soils, mostly known for top notch Chardonnay, the…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day November 10, 2022
2020 Sandlands Vineyards, Carignane, Lodi Wine, California.I couldn’t keep my hands off this new batch of Tegan Passalacqua’s Sandlands Vineyards wines and especially his brilliant Lodi Carignane, this is always…
Grapelive: Special Report on Languedoc Wines to go with Bradley Gray’s Traditional Cassoulet Recipe
Grapelive Cassoulet Wine Suggestions The Languedoc has many ancient secrets from their rustic Cassoulet to some of France’s most authentic and easy to drink food wines, like the wines from…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day November 9, 2022
2018 Alfaro Family Vineyards, Sangiovese, Gimelli Vineyard, Cienega Valley, San Benito County.While mainly, and rightly so, for their Chardonnay and Pinot Noir offerings, Alfaro Family Vineyards also does a few…
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…