Grapelive: Wine of the Day March 31, 2025
2021 Weathereye Vineyards, Syrah, Estate Vines, Red Mountain AVA, Washington State.The dark black/purple Syrah from Weathereye and the talented Todd Alexander, who seems to have the magic touch, is a…
2021 Weathereye Vineyards, Syrah, Estate Vines, Red Mountain AVA, Washington State.The dark black/purple Syrah from Weathereye and the talented Todd Alexander, who seems to have the magic touch, is a…
2021 Elderton, Cabernet Sauvignon, Estate Vineyards, Barossa Valley, Australia.The deep, dark purple/garnet and complex 2021 Elderton Barossa Cabernet Sauvignon is made from grapes sourced at their Nuriootpa and Craneford estate…
2018 Fattoria di Bacchereto – Rosella Bencini Tesi, Terre A Mano, Carmignano DOCG, Tuscany, Italy.Rosella Bencini’s Carmignano DOCG is a rare bottling and is beautiful authentic and complex wine with…
2019 Weingut Wittmann, Riesling Trocken, Aulerde VDP Grosses Gewächs, Rheinhessen, Germany.A friend opened this fantastic GG from Wittmann with a casual dinner the other night and as no stranger to…
2021 Mauro Marengo, Langhe Nebbiolo DOC, Piemonte, Italy.This is seriously delicious dark ruby/garnet and aromatic Langhe Nebbiolo is from the youthful talents and insightful winemaker Daniele Marengo at Mauro Marengo,…
2022 Quinta do Ameal, Loureiro, Vinho Verde, Portugal.The ultra pale gold 100% Loureiro Vinho Verde by Quinta do Ameal, which comes in super dry, low alcohol (just about 11%) and…
2016 Vigne del Malina, Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy.The Vigne del Malina lineup is absolutely stunning and shows off the quality of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia terroir, with their…
2021 Weingut Wagner Stempel, Weissburgunder, Reserve, Rheinhessen, Germany.The Wagner Stempel lineup is a compelling set of wines and I was grateful to taste through a good sampling of Daniel Wagner’s…
2023 Castello di Perno, Dolcetto, Ciama N’Aut Rosso, Piemonte, Italy.The dark colored and floral Ciama N’Aut semi-carbonic whole cluster fermented Dolcetto is a juicy, but dry almost Beaujolais like style…
2022 Weingut K. Wechsler, Scheurebe Trocken, Rheinessen, Germany.I am a big fan of Scheurebe, a rare German varietal and especially the versions made by Müller-Catoir and Kruger-Rumpf, so tasting this…