Grapelive: Wine of the Day September 9, 2022
2018 Boëté, Merlot, Reserve, Saunders Estate Vineyard, Carmel Valley AVA, Monterey County.The 2018 Reserve Merlot is first time the Saunders family have produced a solo Merlot effort from their tiny…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day September 8, 2022
2021 Scratch Wines – C-47, Marsanne/Roussanne, Monterey County.Sabrine Rodems, head winemaker at Monterey’s Wrath, has made a brand new series of blended wines, which will be a part of her…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day September 7, 2022
2019 Domaine Gour de Chaulé, Gigondas “Cuvée Tradition” Rhone Valley, France.This vintage of Gour de Chaulé’s Cuvée Tradition Gigondas is still a firm and youthful wine with an underlying potential…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day September 6, 2022
2019 Domaine Louis Latour, Corton-Grancey Grand Cru “Chateau Corton Grancey” Côte de Beaune, Red Burgundy, France.Today’s wine of the day is a special tribute to Fabrice Latour, who it is…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day September 5, 2022
2018 Domaine Agnès et Xavier Amirault, St.-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil Rouge, Les Quarterons, Loire Valley Red Wine, France.This unmistakable Loire Valley red, 100% organic Cabernet Franc, is an absolute raw beauty in the…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day September 4, 2022
2020 Turley Wine Cellars, Zinfandel, Turley Estate, Napa Valley.The vintage 2020, which suffered from extreme drought and horrendous wildfires, in some cases produced awesome wines, such as Turley’s Napa Valley…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day September 3, 2022
2019 Elaine, Pinot Noir, Calypte Vineyard, Russian River Valley.The latest release from Elaine Sale, a young winemaker and potentially a star in Sonoma County’s Russian River Valley, who I’ve been…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day September 2, 2022
2007 Domaine du Vieux Chateau-Daniel-Etienne Defaix, Chablis, Vaillon Premier Cru, White Burgundy, France.The extended aged 2007 Vaillon Premier Cru Chablis by Daniel-Etienne Defaix is an intriguing example or expression of…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day September 1, 2022
n.v. Valdo “Cuvée 1926” Extra Dry, Prosecco Superiore, Valdobbiadene DOCG, Italy.While I normally go for a drier style, Brut at least, this Valdo Cuvée 1926 Extra Dry is a well…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day August 31, 2022
2020 Giornata, Barbera, Panache Vineyard, Adelaida District AVA, Paso Robles.In the last few years I have tried to shine on light on just how good these Cal Itals, California wines…