Grapelive: Wine of the Day January 29, 2026
2024 Farm Cottage, Pinot Noir, Santa Cruz Mountains.The beautiful, dark ruby and supple Santa Cruz Mountains 2024 Farm Cottage Pinot Noir by winemaker Ryan Alfaro, which leans heavily on his…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day January 28, 2026
2016 Viñdeos y Bodegas R. López de Heredia Viña Tondonia, Viña Gravonia, Crianza Blanco, White Rioja DO, Rioja Alta, Haro, Spain.This historic winery, López de Heredia, as mentioned here many,…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day January 27, 2026
2016 Domaine Vacheron, Sancerre Rouge “Belle Dame” Loire Valley, France.Without a doubt, Domaine Vacheron remains one of Sancerre’s most important and great modern estate with this new generation of winemakers,…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day January 26, 2026
2022 Moreau-Naudet, Chablis, Forèts Premier Cru, White Burgundy, France.The beautifully stony and complex Forèts Premier Cru Chablis from Virginie Moreau at Moreau-Naudet is pale straw/gold in the glass and shows…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day January 25, 2026
2023 Weingut August Kesseler, R Riesling Qualitätswein, Rheingau, Germany.My first visit to the Rhein region of Germany included a wondrous hike through the Niederwald forrest from Rüdesheim to Assmanshausen and…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day January 24, 2026
2000 Château Lafon-Rochet, Saint-Estephe, Grand Cru Classé, Red Bordeaux, France.A big thank you to Tommy Struhm of Le Grand USA, maker of French oak barrels, who kindly shared this 2000…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day January 23, 2026
2024 Domaine Zafeirakis, Assyrtiko, Tyrnavos, Greece.The brightly crisply and Summery Domaine Zafeirakis Assyrtiko, comes, rather than Santerini, from Tyrnavos, which is ocated in the foothills of Mount Olympus, the seat…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day January 22, 2026
2024 Cantine Garrone, Munaloss, Vino Rosso IGT, Piemonte, Italy.I saw, a value priced, small production alpine red from Cantine Garrone available for under $20, and I couldn’t resist, especially coming…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day January 21, 2026
2023 Familie Friedrich Becker, Pinot Blanc, Pfalz, Germany.German Pinot Blanc is a thing, and the Becker Family version is not only an exceptional wine, it is also a fabulous value…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day January 20, 2026
1975 Mirassou, Petite Sirah, Harvest Selection, Monterey County.A big and pleasing surprise the other night was just how good and how remarkably well this bottle of Mirassou Harvest Selection Monterey…