Grapelive Lastest: Roar(ing) Success
Gary Franscioni’s Roar label has been turning out world-class wine since 2000, and has only gone from strength to strength with total passion and commitment to quality. For the first…
Grapelive: Wine of the Week
2007 Roar Pinot Noir “Garys’ Vineyard” Santa Lucia Highlands. This wine is a stunner, no question this is one of the best Garys’ Vineyard Pinots made by Roar to date,…
Grapelive Lastest: Pisnoi Releases New Lucia Pinots & New Baby!
We are happy to report that Mark Pisoni and his wife Quinn had a beautiful baby boy, Davis, shown here with proud dad Mark and new Grandpa Gary Pisoni! Congrats…
Grapelive Lastest: Corralitos
Corralitos Wine Trail I found myself completely free on a lazy, mostly sunny Saturday and ready for a short drive, so I breezed through Carmel, took in the beach watching…
Grapelive: Wine of the Week
2006 Sean Thackrey “Andromeda” Pinot Noir, Devil’s Gulch Vineyard, Marin County. This was my first chance to try this rare and beautiful wine from the unique and brave winemaker Sean…
Grapelive Lastest: Vinitaly 2009
Vinitaly Verona, 2009 Grapelive will be covering Italy’s top wine event for the first time, and is very happy to introduce our new reporter that will be at this years…
Grapelive: Wine of the Week
2005 J.Rochioli Pinot Noir “Three Corner’s Vineyard” Russian River Valley. This amazing complex Pinot Noir has deep layers of flavors and a heavenly earthy essence that makes this wine seem…
Grapelive: Wine of the Week
2006 Soter Pinot Noir “Mineral Springs Vineyard” Yamhill-Carlton, Willamette Valley, Oregon. This is a Pinot Noir of depth and perfume that has so much going on it reminds of a…
Grapelive Lastest
The past year brought many highs and some pretty bad lows, but now it is 2009 and we can look to the future. There is no getting away from the…
Grapelive: Wine of the Week
2006 Clos La Coutale Cahors, Red, Southwest France. Just when you think the French have lost it, and the Argentina makes the best Malbec, you find this beauty to prove…