Grapelive: Wine of the Day February 24, 2022
2019 Chesebro, Albarino, Cedar Lane Vineyard, Arroyo Seco AVA, Monterey County.Mark Chesebro’s crisp and bone dry Albarino is a delightfully fresh and pure version that goes great with everything from…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day February 23, 2022
2019 Bucklin, Grenache “Ancient” Old Hill Ranch, Sonoma Valley.The beautiful full bodied old vine “Ancient” Grenache by Will Bucklin at his family’s legendary Old Hill Ranch, home to California’s oldest…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day February 22, 2022
2017 Cantina Gostolai, Rosa ‘e Monte, Vino Bianco Secco, Sardinia, Italy.Based in Sardinia’s Nepente di Oliena, Cantina Gostolai is one of the island’s most interesting and influential producers, widely admired…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day February 21, 2022
2017 Vietti, Barolo DOCG, Lazzarito, Piedmonte, Italy.One of the greats of Barolo, View’s Lazzarito never fails to disappoint and this 2017 is a stunning wine, tasted at this year’s Slow…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day February 20, 2022
2017 Weingut Tement, Sauvignon Blanc, Reid Grassnitzberg, STK 1er Cru, Südsteinermark DAC, Styria, Austria.An area that doesn’t get much attention, but one that can producer remarkable Sauvignon Blanc, like this…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day February 19, 2022
2019 Hundred Suns, Pinot Noir, Old Eight Cut, Willamette Valley, Oregon.In a vintage that winemaker Grant Coulter says was kind of a return to normal or a classic Willamette year,…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day February 18, 2022
2018 La Spinetta, Barbera d’Asti Superiore DOCG “Ca’ Di Pian” Piedmonte, Italy.One of my secret favorite wines, La Spinetta’s Ca” Di Pian Barbera is a wine I like to stock…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day February 17, 2022
2019 Weingut Donnhoff, Dry Slate Riesling, Tonschiefer, Nahe Germany.Like the 2018 version the 2019 Donnhoff Tonscheifer (Dry Slate) Riesling is pristine and crystalline with crisp details and a salty freshness…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day February 16, 2022
2016 G.D. Vajra, Barolo DOCG, Ravera, Piedmonte, Italy.I recently attended the fabulous Slow Wine tasting in San Francisco, an event that highlights small sustainable and organic producers and always is…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day February 15, 2022
2019 Domaine Saint-Damien, Gigondas, Les Souteyrades, Vieilles Vignes, Rhone Valley, France.The fabulous and sultry Grenache based 2019 Saint-Damien Les Souteyrades Gigondas has layers of black raspberry, boysenberry, plum and grenadine…