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…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day April 28, 2022
2016 La Fiorita, Brunello di Montalcino DOCG, Tuscany, Italy.There’s a lot to be said about these 2016 Brunellos, much has been done already, but they will be talked about for…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day April 27, 2022
2014 La Marea, Grenache, Brosseau Vineyard, Chalone AVA, Monterey County.The single vineyard 2014 Brosseau Grenache by Ian Brand under his La Marea label is drinking fantastically well right now, eight…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day April 26, 2022
2017 Ferrando, Carema DOC, Etichetta Bianca, Piedmonte, Italy.The Ferrando Carema is a beautifully crafted wine from high up in the Canavese district, near the lake country in the Alpine foothills…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day April 25, 2022
2020 Cameron Winery, Friulano, Clos Electrique Vineyard, Dundee Hills, Willamette Valley, Oregon.This is ultra serious stuff, one of the most exciting and pleasing white wines I’ve had this year, it…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day April 24, 2022
2019 Turley Wine Cellars, Zinfandel “Cedarman” Howell Mountain, Napa Valley.In Turley’s awesome lineup of wines, it is hard to pick favorites, but this Cedarman consistently is one I am hugely…