Grapelive: Wine of the Day March 3, 2020
2017 Littorai, Pinot Noir, The Haven Vineyard, Sonoma Coast.Ted Lemon’s Littorai is one of the great wines (wineries) of California and while not an easy wine to find, like Aubert…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day March 2, 2020
2017 Weingut Von Winning, Sauvignon Blanc Trocken, II, Pfalz Germany.While the outstanding Von Winning estate in Germany’s Pfalz region is mostly known for their amazing dry Rieslings, especially their magnificent…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day March 1, 2020
2015 Domaine Les Grandes Vignes, Anjou Rouge Villages, L’ Ancrie, Loire Valley, France.Jean-François Vaillant, vigneron at the Domaine Les Grandes Vignes in the Loire Valley, is crafting a large selection…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day February 29, 2020
2018 Schlossgut Diel, Riesling Feinherb, Von der Nahe, Nahe Germany.It is with great joy and admiration that I send my congratulations to winemaker Caroline Diel, who was just named Winemaker…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day February 28, 2020
2017 Tablas Creek Vineyard, Esprit Blanc de Tablas, Adelaida District, Paso Robles.One of California’s great white whites and certainly the class of the field when it comes to mostly Roussanne,…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day February 27, 2020
2016 Marjan Simčič, Pinot Noir “Opoka” Goriska Brda, Slovenia.With vineyards that cross between the Collio region of Italy and the Brda zone of Slovenia, the Marjan Simčič winery has a…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day February 26, 2020
2018 Troon Vineyard, Vermentino, Kubli Bench, Applegate Valley AVA, Oregon.West coast Vermentino is all the rage right now with this Mediterranean grape seeing a real rise in popularity with many…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day February 25, 2020
2016 Fattoria di Fèlsina, Fontalloro IGT Rosso, Castelnuovo Berardenga, Tuscany, Italy.The wines of Fèlsina have always moved me and I find them as compelling as Bordeaux and or Burgundy, the…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day February 24, 2020
2018 Cameron Winery, Pinot Blanc “Giovanni” Dundee Hills, Willamette Valley, Oregon.The beautiful and taut Pinot Blanc from John Paul at Cameron Winery in the Dundee Hills AVA of Oregon’s Willamette…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day February 23, 2020
2016 Weingut Korrell, Riesling Trocken, Nahe Germany.The Korrell estate in the Nahe has been one of beautiful additions to my lineup of fine Riesling producers and I have been impressed…