Grapelive: Wine of the Day June 3, 2016
2015 Uriondo, Bizkaiko Txakolina, Basque White, Spain. The bright and zesty crisp Uriondo Txakoli is a pretty and dynamic summer white showing lots of lime citrus and high toned stone…
2015 Uriondo, Bizkaiko Txakolina, Basque White, Spain. The bright and zesty crisp Uriondo Txakoli is a pretty and dynamic summer white showing lots of lime citrus and high toned stone…
2015 Weingut Donnhoff, Riesling, Estate Trocken, Nahe Germany. Donnhoff’s Estate Trocken is a vibrantly dry and crisp mineral driven Riesling from plots of mixed soils, mostly porphyry with some gravel,…
2014 Bodegas Menade, Verdejo, Rueda Spain. This all organic Verdejo from near Valladolid in the Rueda region is like a Loire Valley Sauvignon Blanc in style and crisp/tangy on the…
2014 Alfaro Family Vineyards, Pinot Noir “A” Estate, Santa Cruz Mountains. The Alfaro Family Vineyards estate is in the south Santa Cruz Mountains near Corralitos, just inland from Aptos and…
2014 Alberto Nanclares, Albariño, Rias Baixas, Spain. First, if you’ve not had these wines by Alberto Nanclares and Silvia Prieto you are missing out on some fantastic Albariño, these two…
2011 La Spinetta, Barbaresco, Starderi, Vurso, Piedmonte, Italy. The ultra luxurious La Spinetta Starderi Cru Barbaresco is always a glorious treat to experience, it is without question one of my…
2014 Celler Frisach, Vernatxa Blanca “La Foradada” Terra Alta, Spain. For over 200 years winemaker Francesc Ferre’s family has been growing organic wine grapes in the Terra Alta region of…
2013 Alfaro Family Vineyards, Chardonnay, Trout Gulch Vineyard, Santa Cruz Mountains. The Trout Gulch Vineyard sits above Aptos, very close to the ocean and is dry farmed, planted in 1980…
2014 Cooper Mountain Vineyards, Pinot Noir “Life” Willamette Valley, Oregon. The Life Pinot Noir from Cooper Mountain Vineyards is a biodynamic natural wine without the use of sulfur or sulfites…
2014 Whitcraft Winery, Pinot Noir, Pence Ranch, Pommard Clone, Santa Ynez Valley. This unfined/unfiltered native yeast and whole cluster Pinot Noir from Drake Whitcraft might be the best wine I’m…