Grapelive: Wine of the Week
2008 Domaine de Fontsainte Rose, Corbieres, Gris de Gris, France. This is a lovely and spicy dry rose that is pure and refreshing with mothwatering red citrus, strawberry, pepper, mineral…
Grapelive Lastest: Visiting Rüdesheim Germany (Repost 2009)
A Small (Wine) Town in Germanyby Kerry Winslow Rudesheim is to Riesling as Napa is to Cabernet, so when in Rome as they say, and I went Riesling nuts, but…
Grapelive Lastest: Brandy’s Italian Wine Trek Continues, The South of Italy
Puglia – Wine tasting at Locorotondo’s Cantina Sociale and Monopoli and Cantina Albea and Alberobello Brandy Falconer Early Friday morning, my friends and I drove to the nearby sports and…
Grapelive Lastest: Brandy’s Italian Wine Trek Continues
Sicily – Morgante Winery in Grotte, Agrigento Brandy Falconer Noticing that the stormy weather had not subsided despite my efforts to appease the gods yesterday, I decided to try again,…
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2007 Robert Craig “Mt. George Cuvee” Napa Valley (Bordeaux Blend). This Cabernet based red punches way above its weight in terms of quality and class! This wine is mostly Cabernet…
Grapelive Lastest: Brandy’s Italian Wine Trek Continues
Grapelive: Sicily Brandy Falconer Trecastagni Sicily, BBQ with Ciro and Stephanie Biondi and the winemakers of Etna region. After a week in Naples to reorganize and refresh at my friends’…
Grapelive: Wine of the Week
2007 Red Car Pinot Noir “Trolley” Sonoma Coast. This is a rich and creamy wine that has lots of lush fruit and classic Pinot character. Red Car has a cult…
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Tasting some California Grand Cru’s When you think of Peter Michael and Lewis Cellars, you think, and rightly so, you think top quality and limited availability. They produce some of…
Grapelive Lastest: Pebble Beach Food & Wine
The Pebble Beach Food & Wine (Formally the Master’s of Food and Wine) kicked off their second year as America’s premier Wine and Food event for foodies and wine geeks.…
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2007 Martin Alfaro Pinot Noir “Garys’ Vineyard” Santa Lucia Highlands. This stunning Garys’ Pinot has the elegance to seduce you and the richness to impress you, all in all this…