Grapelive: Wine of the Day February 9, 2022
2020 Troon Vineyard, Vermentino, Kubli Bench, Estate Vineyard, Applegate Valley AVA, Oregon.Much credit and attention needs to be directed at Craig Camp and his team at Troon Vineyard for the…
Grapelive: Special Report Slow Wine Tour San Francisco
Part One Slow Wine USA Tour 2022 – San Francisco – Piedmont and Nebbiolo Stars of the Showby Kerry Winslow, grapelive The San Francisco stop for Slow Wine was a…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day February 8, 2022
2017 Agricole Brandini la Morra, Barolo DOCG, Annunziata, Piedmonte, Italy.The Agricola Brandini La Morra Estate, owned by Piero Bagnasco and run by his daughters, Giovanna and Serena, is a new…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day February 7, 2022
2018 Schlossgut Diel, Riesling Trocken, Eierfels Dorsheim, Nahe, Germany.One of my favorite dry bottlings at Schloss Diel is Caroline Diel’s Dorsheim Riesling Eierfels which is a special cuvée that Diel…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day February 6, 2022
2018 Sandlands, Grenache, Besson Vineyard, Santa Clara County.Tegan Passalacqua’s Sandlands beautifully detailed and aromatic Old Vine Grenache comes from the historic Besson Vineyard, near the Hecker Pass and the town…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day February 5, 2022
2012 I Vigneri I Custodi delle Vigne dell’ Etna, Sæculare, Etna Rosso DOC Riserva, Sicily, Italy.The Salvo Foti made I Vigneri I Custodi delle Vigne dell’ Etna Sæculare Riserva, which…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day February 4, 2022
2018 Domaine Camus-Bruchon et Fils, Savigny-Les-Beaune “Aux Grands Liards” Vieilles Vignes, Red Burgundy, France.Guillaume Camus at Domain Camus-Bruchon is making some incredible wines right, especially this 2018 Aux Grand Liards…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day February 3, 2022
2020 Avignonesi, Da – Di, IGT Toscano Rosso Biologico, Tuscany, Italy.This easy delicious, uniquely made Da – Di Rosso by Avignonesi, the famous producer of classic Vino Nobile di Montepulciano,…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day February 2, 2022
N.V. Victorine de Chastenay, Brut Crémant de Bourgogne, Sparkling Wine, Burgundy, France.It is so nice that after more than 25 years in the wine business that I can still be…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day February 1, 2022
2018 Krupp Brothers, The Doctor, Red Blend, Stagecoach Vineyard, Napa Valley.On a brilliant sunny crisp winter day I ventured out to the Krupp Brothers estate off Napa’s Silverado Trail to…