Grapelive: Wine of the Day May 24, 2026
n.v. Venturini Baldini, Lambrusco Rosso, Montelocco, Emilia Romagna, Italy.I was thrilled to try the fizzante Lambrusco Rosso from Venturini Baldini, with its dark hue in the glass and low pressure…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day May 23, 2026
2023 Domaine Alain et Adrien Gautherin, Grand Cru Chablis, Grenouilles, White Burgundy, France.The Grenouilles Grand Cru Chablis, one of the rarest of the top crus, by Domaine Alain et Adrien…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day May 22, 2026
2020 Graci, Terre Siciliane IGT Rosso, Barbabecchi, Quota 1000, Sicily, Italy.It was a pleasure, over the course of a few days in New York and Chicago, to full explore he…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day May 21, 2026
2024 Sandlands, Assyrtiko, Lodi.The vibrant, ultra pale gold, delicately floral and steely crisp 100% Assyrtiko from Tegan Passaucqua of Sandlands Vineyards is a refreshing bone dry white wine made from…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day May 20, 2026
2023 Weingut Max Fred. Richter, Riesling Spatlese, Elisenberg, Mosel, Germany.The gorgeous 2023 Richter Elisenberg Spatlese shows off loads of mineral driven intensity, but with this unique monopole vineyard’s quartzite giving…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day May 19, 2026
2022 Produttori di Manduria Lirica, Primitivo di Manduria DOC, Puglia, Italy.One of the tastiest values coming out of Italy’s dusty and less travelled Southern parts is Produttori di Manduria’s Lirica…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day May 18, 2026
n.v. Bruno Paillard, Premier Cuvée, Extra Brut Champagne, Reims, France.The beautiful, bone dry and richly elegant Bruno Paillard Extra Brut Premer Cuvée is an absolutely delicious bubbly that has pretty…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day May 17, 2026
2023 Weingut Willi Schaefer, Riesling Kabinett, Graacher Himmelreich, Mosel, Germany.Coming from Schafer’s historic plots that are located on steep weathered Devonian slate (soil) slopes and consist of up to 100-year-old,…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day May 16, 2026
2022 Ficomontanino, Bulgarelli, Toscana Rosso ITG, Tuscany, Italy.The 2022 Ficomontanino “Bulgarelli” is beautifully dark garnet in the glass with a bright fresh intensity on the palate with tangy black cherry,…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day May 15, 2026
2021 Clos de L’Oratoire des Papes, Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc “Cuvée Les Choregies” Rhône Valley, France.What an incredible treat it was to try the extremely rare Clos de L’Oratoire des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape…