Grapelive: Wine of the Day January 17, 2022
2019 Monte Rio Cellars, Mission, Lodi, California.Still very fresh and lively with a range of spicy and floral aromatic, the ruby/orangey colored 2019 Mission grape red from Patrick Cappiello, the…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day January 16, 2022
2019 Domaine Weinbach, Riesling, Vin d’Alsace, France.The baby Riesling from Weinbach is a killer value and exceptional wine, crisply detailed, but with opulent texture and balance showing a real presence…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day January 15, 2022
2016 Domaine L’Austral, Saumur Saumur Puy-Notre-Dame Rouge “Vigneaux” Loire Valley, France.The exceptionally perfumed and pure old vine Saumur Puy-Notre-Dame Rouge “Vigneaux”, which is 100% Cabernet Franc, from Domaine L’Austral was…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day January 14, 2022
2019 Corral Wine Co, Sauvignon Blanc, Zabala Vineyard, Arroyo Seco AVA, Monterey County.Very much like the premier release 2018, the new Corral Sauvignon Blanc was fermented and aged in stainless…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day January 13, 2022
2017 Weingut Georg Breuer, Riesling, Rauentaller Nonnenberg “Monopol” Rheingau Germany.This 2017 Rauenthaller Nonnenberg, that was sourced from Breuer’s all organic monopole vineyard site, was fermented with native yeasts and traditionally…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day January 12, 2022
2019 Jean-Paul & Charly Thevenet, Morgon “Vieilles Vignes” Cru Beaujolais, France.The 2019 Thevenet Old Vine Morgon is vibrant and zingy with loads of natural acidity, mineral notes and subtle fruit…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day January 11, 2022
2019 Brovia, Langhe Freisa DOC “La Villerina Secca” Piedmonte, Italy.In recent years Freisa, a local rarity, has made a comeback from obscurity to be a darling of the Piedmonte region…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day January 10, 2022
2020 Filipa Pato & William Wouters, Baga “Dinamico” Vinho Tinto, Bairrada D.O.C., Portugal.One of my favorite producers in Portugal, Filipa Pato, along with her husband, Belgian sommelier and restaurateur William…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day January 9, 2022
2019 Yann Chave, Crozes-Hermitage Rouge, Classique, Northern Rhone, France.My very first quality Crozes-Hermitage was this Yann Chave’s basic no oak version and it really opened my eyes to Northern Rhone…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day January 8, 2022
2018 Tablas Creek Vineyard, Le Complice, Rhone Blend, Adelaida District, Paso Robles.A wine that I have not tried before the Le Complice Rouge from Talbas Creek in Paso Robles is…