Grapelive: Wine of the Day April 21, 2018
2014 Chesebro, Syrah, La Mariposa, Cedar Lane Vineyard, Arroyo Seco, Monterey County. Mark and Will Chesebro’s single barrel Syrah with a touch of co-ferment Viognier, Cote-Rotie style La Mariposa was…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day April 20, 2018
2015 Weingut Mueller-Catoir, Riesling Trocken, Haart Burgergarten “Im Breumel” Grosses Gewächs, Pfalz Germany. The fabled estate of Mueller-Catoir, a family owned winery since 1774, going back nine generations in it’s…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day April 19, 2018
2014 Girolamo Russo, Etna Rosso DOC “Feudo” Sicily, Italy. The winery, an organic tiny Etna producer, Girolamo Russo is one of Sicily’s newest stars led by Giuseppe Russo, a professionally…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day April 18, 2018
2016 Le Temps des Copains by Frederic Niger, Gamay “Astra” Vin de France, Loire Valley, France. This is a new project of Fred Niger of Domaine de l’Ecu, which is…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day April 17, 2018
2014 Via Giusti, Pinot Noir, Giusti Ranch, Estate, Russian River Valley. The seriously endowed and beautiful estate Via Giusti Pinot Noir flows seamlessly across the palate with a bold dark…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day April 16, 2018
2015 Cameron Winery, Pinot Noir “Arley’s Leap” Willamette Valley, Oregon. John Paul is an Oregon legend and his wines just as legendary, especially his Pinots, like this one from A…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day April 15, 2018
2017 Skylark Wine Company, Rosé of Grenache, Pink Belly, Mendocino County. Skylark’s Pink Belly is always a favorite Rosé of mine, since the 2007 vintage (their first) I have always…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day April 14, 2018
2017 Arnot-Roberts, Rosé of Touriga Nacional, California. Duncan Arnot Meyers and Nathan Lee Roberts, the minds behind California’s Arnot-Roberts winery, craft a bunch of awesome tiny production wines, everything from…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day April 13, 2018
2016 Vincent Gaudry, Sancerre, La Constellation de Scorpion, Loire Valley, France. This Sancerre from Vincent Gaudry was recently renamed to La Constellation de Scorpion, it’s the cuvée formerly known as…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day April 12, 2018
2014 Le P’Tit Paysan, Petite Sirah, Monterey County. One of Monterey’s sleeper wines and best values, Ian Brand’s Le P’Tit Paysan Petite Sirah is an extremely pleasing full bodied red…