Grapelive: Wine of the Day August 19, 2015
2012 Le P’tit Paysan, Le P’tit Pape, San Benito County. Ian Brand’s Le P’tit Paysan based in Salinas is a wonderful winery focusing on Central Coast grapes, mostly in Monterey…
2012 Le P’tit Paysan, Le P’tit Pape, San Benito County. Ian Brand’s Le P’tit Paysan based in Salinas is a wonderful winery focusing on Central Coast grapes, mostly in Monterey…
2011 Giovanni Rosso, Barolo DOCG, Del Comune di Serralunga D’ Alba, Piedmonte, Italy. The new Giovanni Rosso Barolo Serralunga by Davide Rosso is absolutely outstanding, and it seriously seduces from…
2014 Les Héritiers du Comte Lafon, Macon-Villages, White Burgundy, France. The latest from Dominique Lafon’s Les Heritiers du Comte Lafon is a quite extraordinary Macon-Villages, an entry level offering that…
n.v. Andre et Mireille Tissot, Cremant de Jura Rose Extra Brut, Sparkling wine, France. The Benedicte & Stephane Tissot Rose Extra Brut Rose is a thing of beauty, this sublime…
2013 Chateau Pech-Latt, Corbieres, Selection Vieilles Vignes, France. This is a terrific Syrah based old vine Corbieres that is all organic and made with natural winemaking techniques, it is full…
2012 J.K. Carriere, Pinot Noir, Antionette, Willamette Valley, Oregon. Jim Prosser’s latest set of Pinots are majestic and especially gorgeous and outstanding the 2012 Antionette is one of the stars…
2014 G.D. Vajra, Dolcetto d’Alba DOC, Piedmonte, Italy. The new Vajra Dolcetto is bright, tangy and full of personality, even in what was a fairly trying vintage, and it delivers…
nv Domaine Rimbert, Cousin Oscar, on se l’ arrache, Vin de France Rouge, Languedoc, France. The fresh young vine Cinsault from Domaine Rimbert’s Saint-Chinian estate Cousin Oscar is a charming,…
2013 Weingut von Winning, Sauvignon Blanc “500” Trocken, Pfalz, Germany. The von Winning Sauvignon Blancs are game changers for this varietal, they are without a doubt some of the best…
2013 Silvestri, Barbera, Estate, Carmel Valley. Alan Silvestri’s estate in Carmel Valley is really coming into it’s own, producing many fine offerings and especially good in this 2013 vintage is…