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…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day February 22, 2020
2015 Giacomo Borgogno & Figli, Langhe Nebbiolo “No Name” Piedmonte, Italy.Another one of the stars of the recent Slow Wine Tasting in San Francisco was the Borgogno No Name (Nebbiolo),…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day February 21, 2020
2018 G.D. Vajra, Langhe Riesling “Petracine” Piedmonte, Italy.One of my absolute favorite whites, the G.D. Vajra dry Riesling, comes from high elevation plots near Barolo in Vajra’s cru sites Fossati…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day February 20, 2020
2017 Folded Hills Vineyards, August Red, Santa Ynez Valley.One of the surprises and a new find for me at the Slow Wine tasting in San Francisco was Andrew and Kim…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day February 19, 2020
2017 Drew Family Cellars, Chardonnay, Valenti Ranch, Mendocino Ridge.The super rare and limited Drew Chardonnay is a gorgeous wine, it was a real pleasure to get a chance to try…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day February 18, 2020
2016 Drench Wine, Rosé, Spindrift, Napa Valley.The Drench Wine Spindrift Rosé, handmade by winemaker Emily Hunt from a small vineyard off the Silverado Trail in Napa Valley using about 80%…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day February 17, 2020
2018 Turley Wine Cellars, Cinsault, Bechtold Vineyard, Lodi California.The Turley wines, mainly celebrated for their exceptional Zinfandel portfolio, are ripe and luxurious with outspoken personalities, less known is that all…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day February 16, 2020
2017 Nanclares y Prieto Viticultores, Albariño, Rias Baixas, Galicia, Spain.One of my favorite white wines, the Nanclares Albariño is a minerally, bright, slightly leesy and sea breeze infused beauty with…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day February 15, 2020
2018 Weingut Alzinger, Gruner Veltliner Smaragd, Ried Steinertal, Wachau, Austria.One of the most complex and serious Gruners I’ve tried in ages, the Alzinger Smaragd Ried Steinertal is one of Austria’s…