Grapelive: Wine of the Day March 6, 2022
2017 G.D. Vajra, Langhe Freisa DOC “Kye” Piedmonte, Italy.I first tried Vajra’s Kye Langhe Freisa DOC in 2013 with their 2009 version being shown at a trade show and I…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day March 5, 2022
2018 Cayuse Vineyards, Grenache, Armada Vineyard “God Only Knows” Walla Walla Valley.The amazing 2018 God Only Knows Grenache from Cayuse’s legendary winemaker Christophe Barron, who’s roots are from the Champagne…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day March 4, 2022
2015 Williams Selyem, Pinot Noir, Thirty-Fifth Anniversary Vintage, Vista Verde Vineyard, San Benito County.One of the first post Bob Cabral era wines from Williams Selyem, the 2015 vintage, which was…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day March 3, 2022
2018 Krupp Brothers, Syrah “Black Bart” Stagecoach Vineyard, Napa Valley.The deep and inky purple Black Bart Syrah by the Krupp Brothers coats the palate with fine grained tannins and opulent…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day March 2, 2022
2017 Mount Eden Vineyards, Chardonnay, Estate, Santa Cruz Mountains.The 2017 Estate Chardonnay by Jeffery Patterson and his team at Mount Eden is everything that expectations had imagined and is a…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day March 1, 2022
2019 Vietti, Langhe Nebbiolo DOC “Perbacco” Piedmonte, Italy.One of the first tables I visited at this year’s Slow Wine 2022 tasting event in San Francisco was of course Vietti, especially…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day February 28, 2022
2021 Arnot-Roberts, Rosé, California.The latest Arnot-Roberts Rosé is really tasty stuff, made from mainly from Touriga Nacional, the famous Port grape though rare here, as per normal, but this year…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day February 27, 2022
2018 Porseleinberg Farm 798, Syrah, Riebeek Kasteel, Swartland, South Africa.This little known Porseleinberg wine by winemaker Callie Louw, part of the Boekenhoutskloof collection is an absolutely stunning Syrah, I can…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day February 26, 2022
2016 Chateau Pradeaux, Bandol Rouge, Provence, France.Etienne Portails’ 2016 Bandol Rouge from his family’s Chateau Pradeaux is a rich and full bodied effort, showing a soulful Mourvedre dominated palate with…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day February 25, 2022
2019 Bava, Ruchè di Castagnole Monferrato DOCG, Piedmonte, Italy.The heavenly perfumed, but dry Ruchè di Castagnole Monferrato by Bave is cherry and plum fruit wine with a liquid rose petal…