Grapelive: Wine of the Day August 3, 2018
2012 Chateau de la Gardine, Chateauneuf du Pape Rouge, Rhone Valley, France. This old school Chateauneuf by Chateau de la Gardine was the almost unrivaled star of a Rhone blind…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day August 2, 2018
2016 Gulfi, Rossojbleo, Terre Siciliane IGT, Sicily, Italy. The all organic Gulfi Rossojbleo is a solid effort and great introduction to Gulfi’s Nero d’Avola wines, it’s a lighter and fresher…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day August 1, 2018
2017 Martha Stoumen, Post Flirtation Red, California. Martha’s Post Flirtation Red is made up of early picked and juicy Zinfandel 55% Grown in pure sand using sustainable and ecologically sound…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day July 31, 2018
2017 Diatom, Chardonnay “Katherine’s” Santa Maria Valley. Another exploration into purity and place from Greg Brewer at Diatom Wines, it’s an old vine Chardonnay, no oak, no malo from a…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day July 30, 2018
2016 Guimaro, Camino Real, Ribeira Sacra DO, Galicia Spain. Pedro Rodriguez’s Guimaro Camino Real from the Ribeiro Sacra D.O. is an old world, old school, old vine based red grown…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day July 29, 2018
2015 Satyre Wines, Pinot Noir “Aristaeus” Russian River Valley. Satyre Wines, Nicole Kosta and her partner winemaker Ted Weisser, sourced their richly flavored Aristaeus Pinot Noir from two vineyards from…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day July 28, 2018
2015 Bow & Arrow, Pinot Noir, Hughes Hollow Vineyard, Willamette Valley, Oregon. The rather exotic Hughes Hollow Vineyard Pinot Noir from Bow & Arrow is amazing stuff, it at first…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day July 27, 2018
2016 Domaine Agathe Bursin, Sylvaner “Lutzeltal” Alsace, France. A beautiful and crystalline wine from Agathe Bursin, the 2016 Lutzeltal Sylvaner delivers a thrilling and complete performance that rivals any white…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day July 26, 2018
2015 Chateau Jas de Bressy, Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc, Rhone Valley, France. Tasted in a blind tasting and was immediately impressed with the substance and richness of this Chateauneuf Blanc…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day July 25, 2018
2009 Sea Smoke, Pinot Noir “Southing” Sta. Rita Hills. One of the modern masters in California Pinot, Sea Smoke is a cult label that has a rabid following and a…