Grapelive: Wine of the Day May 8, 2022
2017 Mauro Veglio, Barolo DOCG, Piedmonte, Italy.A more recent discovery for me the Mauro Veglio wines, offering a studied series of Barolo, from many highly regarded Cru sites, as well…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day May 7, 2022
2019 Weingut Bründlmayer, Dry Riesling, Ried Zöbinger Heilgenstein, Erste Lage, Kamptal, Austria.The beautifully aromatic and elegant 2019 Bründlmayer 1er Lage Ried Löbinger Heilgenstein Dry Riesling rival top Grosses Gewachs from…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day May 6, 2022
2014 Domaine Jean-Paul et Beniot Droin, Chablis Premier Cru, Vaillons, White Burgundy, France.The brilliant, invigorating and brisk 2014 Vaillons by Droin is just starting to enter full maturity and has…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day May 5, 2022
2019 Vincent, Pinot Noir, Eola-Amity Hills AVA, Willamette Valley, Oregon.The 2019s here at Vincent have proved to be lovely and charming wines, especially the Eola-Amity Pinot with its fresh, almost…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day May 4, 2022
2016 Bruna Grimaldi, Barolo DOCG, Bricco Ambrogio, Piedmonte, Italy.These 2016s are easy to love Nebbiolo wines, even now there is a lot of pleasure to be had, especially Barolo offerings…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day May 3, 2022
2019 Sandlands Vineyards, Zinfandel, Lodi, California.The darkly colored and deeply concentrated Sandlands Kirschenmann Vineyard Zinfandel is wonderfully rich and detailed on the full bodied palate, perfectly displaying the best qualities…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day May 2, 2022
2019 Domaine Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey, Rully Blanc “Les Cailloux” White Burgundy, France.This pale straw colored 2019 Rully Les Cailloux white Burgundy is pulsating with energy and its zesty acidity heightens the…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day May 1, 2022
2019 Saint Cosme, Crozes-Hermitage Rouge, Northern Rhone, France.I am a huge fan of Louis Barroul’s negociant line of Northern Rhone bottlings, which seem, as I say almost every year, to…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day April 30, 2022
2020 Bedrock Wine Co., Evangelho Vineyard Heritage Red, Contra Costa County.The latest releases from Bedrock are exceptional and have a sense of lightness and grace, traits not always found in…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day April 29, 2022
2021 Extradimensional Wine Co. Yeah! Summer-Salters Rosé, Shake Ridge Ranch Vineyard, Amador County.Hardy Wallace’s new Summer-Salters Rosé under his Extradimensional Wine Co. Yeah! label is unbelievably pale pink/salmon in the…