Category: Wine Articles

New Release from Failla! By Kerry Winslow *** 2009 Failla Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast This wonderful cool climate Pinot is crafted by Ehren Jordan, Turley’s winemaker, and is named after…

Grapelive New Producer Update: Dos Lagos Vineyards, Better the second time around! By Kerry Winslow *** 2008 Dos Lagos Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon, Atlas Peak, Napa Valley. Tom and Marcie Dinkel…

Grapelive Wine of the Week By Kerry Winslow *** 2008 Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage Rouge, Rhone Red, France. (Syrah) While the vintage was tricky and lots of Northern Rhone reds…

Grapelive Wine of the Week By Kerry Winslow *** 2010 Domaine Tempier Rosé Bandol, France. The 2010 vintage is intense and bright with all the stuffing you’d expect from this…

Grapelive Wine of the Day By Kerry Winslow *** 2007 Emilio Moro Ribera del Duero, Spanish Red. I have long been a fan of this wine and have enjoyed it…

Grapelive New Producer Review By Kerry Winslow *** 2007 Dauvergne Ranvier Gigondas “Vin Rare” Rhone Red, France. This new domaine is a future star, and this 2007 Gigondas is a…

Grapelive Wine of the Week By Kerry Winslow *** 2009 Brewer-Clifton Pinot Noir “Clos Pepe” Sta. Rita Hills. One of the stars of the vintage has to be Brewer-Clifton’s remarkable…

Grapelive Wine of the Week By Kerry Winslow *** 2008 Samsara Syrah “Melville” Sta. Rita Hills. This stunning Syrah is even better than the great reviews it has received already,…

Wine of the Weekend By Kerry Winslow *** 2009 Frederic Esmonin Gevrey-Chambertin “Clos Prieur” Red Burgundy, France. It has been a long time since having Frederic Esmonin Burgundy, but I…

Grapelive Wine of the Week By Kerry Winslow *** 2008 Native 9 Pinot Noir “Rancho Ontiveros Vineyards” Santa Maria/Santa Barbara County. This ultra Pinot is a stunning wine that just…