Grapelive Lastest: Smoke on the Water…. (Monterey Bay)
With fire in the sky, I went out to Galante Vineyards and saw huge flames rising from the last of the “Basin Complex Fire” and sipped a wonderfully crisp Sauvignon…
Grapelive Latest: The Garys’ Show, Great Vines & Wines
by Kerry Winslow, grapelive This last week has been a blur, a real frenzy of wine and vineyards to taste and try. But, it really is the people that matter…
Grapelive: Wine of the Week
2006 Fritz Haag Riesling “ Brauneberger Juffer Sonnenuhr” Spatlese, Mosel-Saar-Ruwer, Germany This beautiful and delicate Riesling will make any day seem special, and will especially enchant on brilliant summer days…
Grapelive Lastest
Happy Fourth of July from Grapelive by Kerry Winslow To celebrate the Fourth of July and the American Dream I’m going to give a quick nod to some great American…
Italy Scores, Not Just At The Euro 2008!
Italy are world champions in soccer and just knocked the French out of the Euro 2008 tourney! But, it is their wine that is stealing the stage and La Spinetta…
Grapelive Latest From Carmel Valley to the Russian River
My springtime adventures continue and this week grapelive caught up with some of my favorite winemakers and people from my home Carmel Valley to the far reaches of the Russian…
Grapelive Latest: Santa Cruz Mountains
Touring the beautiful and mysterious Santa Cruz Mountains is too often an overlooked pleasure and after a wonderful spring Sunday in the green hills I am again a true believer!…
Grapelive Latest: Napa The Splendor & The Silliness
Napa Valley is wonderful in the springtime with the first leaves on the vines giving a lovely green liveliness and the lack of crowds really makes it almost perfect. The…
Wine Travel: Tuscany
Wine Travel: Tuscany Kerry Winslow The Twelve-hour flight helped build the anticipation and I couldn’t sleep a wink on the Lufthansa red-eye to Florence. I had dreamt of Italy all…