Grapelive; Wine of the Day June 23, 2019
2017 Masseria Li Veli, Susumaniello, IGT Rosso, Salento, Italy.The 2017 Susmaniello from Li Veli is extraordinarily rich and decedent on the palate with an opulent array of dense red fruits…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day June 22, 2019
2016 Weingut Schmitt’s Kinder, Silvaner Trocken, Randersackerer Sonnenstuhl VDP Erste Lage, Franken Germany.The 2016 dry Silvaner from Schmitt’s Kinder (like Schmitt’s Children or Kids) is lovely and complex white with…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day June 21, 2019
2015 Bruno Giacosa, Nebbiolo d’Alba DOC, Piedmonte, Italy.Bruno Giacosa’s polished village wine, the Nebbiolo d’Alba is one of the most stylish and well made red from Piedmonte in its price…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day June 20, 2019
2018 Sheldon Wines, Sangiovese, Dry Creek Valley, Sonoma County.The Sheldon Sangiovese, their first wine to be made from this Tuscan grape, is an unbelievably gorgeous version with a seductive perfume…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day June 19, 2019
2017 Domaine Les Héritiers du Comte Lafon, Mâcon Milly-Lamartine, White Burgundy, France.Tasted from magnum, the 2017 Les Heritiers du Comte Lafon, Mâcon Milly-Lamartine is a beauty, so pure and mineral…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day June 18, 2019
2017 Flaneur Wines, Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, Oregon. The expressive and dynamic Flaneur Willamette Valley Pinot has that crunchy, semi carbonic like fruit intensity and exotic spices with layers of…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day June 17, 2019
1972 Freemark Abbey, Petite Sirah, Napa Valley. A wine that seems forgotten in time, I’d bet the winery doesn’t know much about it either, the garnet and dark brick hued…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day June 16, 2019
2017 I. Brand & Family, Cabernet Franc, Bayly Ranch, Paicines, San Benito County.The beautiful Bourgueil like dark garnet and ruby Bayly Ranch Cab Franc from Ian Brand is maybe the…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day June 15, 2019
2012 Cantine I Favati, Aglianico “Cretarossa” Irpinia Campi Taurasini DOC, Campania, Italy.The beautifully integrated and textured I Favati Cretarossa, made from 100% Aglianico, is very Nebbiolo like in character and…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day June 14, 2019
2013 Domaine Bitouzet-Prieur, Volnay Mitans, Premier Cru Red Burgundy, France.The delightfully nuanced, graceful and pure in Pinot fruit Bitouzet-Prieur Volnay Mitans 2013 was a standout out in a recent Burgundy…