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It is Almost Spring! This is a great time of year, a time of rebirth in the vineyard and a time when new releases start showing up in restaurants and…
It is Almost Spring! This is a great time of year, a time of rebirth in the vineyard and a time when new releases start showing up in restaurants and…
2005 DeLille Cellars Chaleur Estate (Bordeaux-Style Cabernet Blend) Washington State Over the years I have grown very fond of DeLille wines and think Chris Upchurch is one of the top…
Grapelive Best of 2007 by Kerry Winslow I am going to reflect on just a few of the highlights of 2007 and then we can move on, as this year…
2001 Masi Amarone “Serego Alighieri” Vaio Amoran, (single vineyard Amarone) Veneto, Italy As soon as I opened this bottling of single-vineyard Amarone, I was inundated with the layers of hedonistic…
Grapelive Latest News, January 2008 This is a great time of year to catch up with your reading and spend some quality time with your favorite wines, or explore a…
2005 Ryan Pinot Noir Garys’ Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands Peggy Ryan has the touch to make pretty and lush wines that rewards those lucky enough to get her wine! This…
2005 Tablas Creek Esprit de Beaucastel Rouge (Rhone Style Red) Paso Robles This amazing Chateauneuf-du-Pape styled red is rich, lively and full of fruit and texture with super balance and…
Richard Alfaro Scores Big with Santa Cruz Mountains Chard & Pinot Nov.24th Carmel, Ca I just finished tasting wines from Richard’s great line up of wines, both under the Alfaro…
2005 Tudor Pinot Noir Tondre Reserve, Santa Lucia Highlands This Pinot is all about purity and elegance with subtle power and solid structure and balance making it all that more…
2005 Domaine Francois Raveneau Chablis “Montee de Tonnerre” Premier Cru (White Burgundy) This is wine is always one of the world’s best whites and Raveneau is a master of this…