Category: Wine Articles

Grapelive Daily Pick By Kerry Winslow *** 2008 Ryan Chenin Blanc Arroyo Seco, Monterey County. Peggy Ryan, know for her elegant and deep Pinot Noirs, has produced a delightful and…

Grapelive Daily Pick By Kerry Winslow *** 2008 Rochioli Sauvignon Blanc Russian River Valley. One of my favorite wineries, Rochioli, has been producing one of the best loved Sauvignon Blanc…

Grapelive Daily Pick By Kerry Winslow *** 2005 Bridesmaid Red Napa Valley. Cabernet Sauvignon Blend. Pam Starr, Crocker & Starr and formerly at Spottswoode, and Drew Neiman, who worked with…

Rancho Cellars Vintage Bordeaux Seminar January 22, 2010  6:30pm-8pm at Rancho Cellars, Carmel. (Kerry Winslow, grapelive.com is helping to promote this special event) *** 2000 Bordeaux Tasting “A Classic Vintage…

Grapelive Daily Pick By Kerry Winslow *** 2005 Weingut Schloss Schonborn Riesling Spatlese “Hattenheimer Pfaffenberg” Monopole, Graflich Schoenborn’scher Eingenbau, Rheingau, Germany. This is a perfect introduction to Rheingau Spatlese Riesling…

Grapelive Daily Pick By Kerry Winslow *** 1987 Diamond Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Volcanic Hill Vineyard Napa Valley. Diamond Creek, the first “Cult” Cabernet in California, is still a classic and…

Grapelive Daily Pick By Kerry Winslow *** 2007 Copain Syrah “Tous Ensemble” Mendocino County, California. Wells Guthrie and Kevin McQuown have been making some of the great values in Syrah…

Grapelive Daily Pick By Kerry Winslow *** 2000 Domaine du Caillou Chateauneuf-du-Pape “Les Quartz” (Vacheron-Pouizin) Rhone, France. What a joy to get a chance to taste a top Chateauneuf at…

Grapelive Daily Pick By Kerry Winslow *** 2008 Ridge Vineyards (Zinfandel)  Sonoma County “Three Valleys” California. This Zin cuvee is from 6 vineyard plots from some of Sonoma’s finest Zinfandel…

Grapelive Daily Pick By Kerry Winslow *** 2007 Domaine Thomas & Files Sancerre La Crele, France (Sauvignon Blanc). This white is pure class and a wonderful Sauvignon that reminds you…