Grapelive: Wine of the Day August 22, 2018
2016 Rivers-Marie, Pinot Noir, Anderson Valley. Made by one of California’s most celebrated winemakers, Thomas Rivers Brown, who has made Schrader, Maybach Cellars, Outpost, Round Pond, ALOFT, and Kinsella, along…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day August 21, 2018
2016 Brewer-Clifton, Pinot Noir, Sta. Rita Hills. Greg Brewer’s Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir cuvee sees only neutral barrels (well seasoned) of French oak and is a selection of the…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day August 20, 2018
2016 Poe Wines, Pinot Meunier, Van der Kamp Vineyard, Sonoma Mountain, Sonoma County. The hugely talented Samantha Sheehan, who founded her own label Poe Wines in 2009 and known for…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day August 19, 2018
2016 Kobza, Rosé of Mourtaou (Cabernet Pfeffer) 100 Year Old Vines, Wirz Vineyard, Cienega Valley, San Benito County. Coming off the heritage vineyard site Wirz Vineyard in the Cienega Valley,…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day August 18, 2018-Happy #nationalpinotnoirday
2017 Joyce Vineyards, Pinot Noir, Submarine Canyon, Monterey County. This new vintage of Submarine Canyon Pinot Noir from Russell Joyce at Monterey’s Joyce Vineyards is a truly stunning wine, it…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day August 17, 2018
2017 Domaine Serol, Gamay Rosé, Cote Roannaise “Cabochard” Loire Valley, France. The pretty bright Serol Rosé comes from the remote Cote Roannaise, which oddly enough is part of the Loire…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day August 16, 2018
2016 Weingut Leitz, Riesling Trocken, Rüdesheimer Berg Rottland “Hinterhaus” Grosses Gewächs, Rheingau Germany. Some wines are special and have a deep personal meaning and this one is one of those.…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day August 15, 2018
2016 Domaine des Lises, Crozes-Hermitage, Northern Rhone, France. Alain Graillot’s son Maxime Graillot, who’s taking the reins at the family Domaine also has his own project Domaine des Lises doing…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day August 14, 2018
2014 Bonny Doon Vineyard, Syrah “Cuvée Splendide” California. Wild and almost feral, the 2014 Cuvee Splendide is a savory and gamey Syrah that opens to reveal a serious stemmy side…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day August 13, 2018
2016 Greg Brewer Wines “Ex Post Facto” Syrah, Santa Barbara County. The Ex Post Facto by Greg Brewer, is a pure Syrah from one of state’s best artist/philosopher winemakers, his…