Grapelive: Wine of the Day March 8, 2019
2011 Domaine William Fevre, Chablis Grand Cru, Bougros, White Burgundy, France. There are wines that always light up the faces around a table of wine lovers, Grand Cru Chablis is…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day March 7, 2019
2012 Bonny Doon Vineyard, Le Cigare Volant, Rhone Style Red Blend, California. The gorgeous drinking 2012 Le Cigare Volant is dark Rhone style blend that leans heavily on Mourvedre ,…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day March 6, 2019
2018 La Marea, Albariño, Kristy Vineyard, Monterey County. Ian Brand’s La Marea Albariño is one of the most serious wines of his portfolio and a real sleeper in his set…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day March 5, 2019
2015 Pax, Grenache-Syrah “The Vicar” North Coast, California. The Vicar is Pax’s Grenache driven nod to the rustic wines of the southern Rhone Valley. It’s a sexy and seductive blend…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day March 4, 2019
2011 Paolo Bea, Pagliaro, Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy. The Paolo Bea wines are some of the most iconic in all of Italy, especially his natural expressions of Sagrantino,…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day March 3, 2019
2017 I Vigneri di Salvo Foti, Etna Rosso DOC, Sicily, Italy. Known as the godfather of Mount Etna, Salvo Foti from Catania, is one of Italy’s most iconic vignerons, and…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day March 2, 2019
2013 Paolo Conterno, Barolo DOCG “Riva del Bric” Piedmonte, Italy. There is a lot to get excited about with the 2013 Barolo vintage, and this beautiful and forward example from…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day March 1, 2019
2015 Ca’ Del Baio, Barbaresco DOCG “Autinbej” Piedmonte, Italy. Giulio Grasso’s Ca’ del Baio, which was founded back in the early 1920’s, but didn’t start making wine under their own…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day February 28, 2019
2015 Laurent Herlin, Bourgueil Rouge, Illuminations, Loire Valley, France. The 2015 Illuminations Bourgueil by Laurent Herlin is a unique Cab Franc with lots of interesting fruit and spiciness showing an…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day February 27, 2019
2016 Sylvain Dittiere, Saumur-Champigny Rouge, La Porte Saint Jean, Loire Valley, France. One of the Loire’s rising natural stars, Sylvain Dittiere, works his 4 hectares all organic, and as his…