Grapelive: Wine of the Day March 18, 2018
2016 Bow & Arrow, Melon, Johan Vineyard, Willamette Valley, Oregon. This is a wine I’m always drawn to, it’s a brilliant and fresh white that delivers the varietal characteristics of…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day March 17, 2018
2016 Weingut Leitz, Sylvaner Trocken, Alte Reben, Rheingau Germany. The mineral driven and richly flavored Leitz old vine Sylvaner is a brilliant white wine, coming off the famed Drachenstein (Dragon…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day March 16, 2018
2016 Pessoa da Vinha, Terroir Blend, Vinho Verde DOC, Portugal. One of the best values in white wine that I’ve tried this year, this Pessoa Vinho Verde is a savvy…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day March 15, 2018
2016 Domaine de la Sarazinière, Mâcon-Bussières Blanc “Cuvee Claude Seigneuret” White Burgundy, France. Philippe Trebignaud along with his son Guilhaume run the Domaine de la Sarazinière, a 6 hectare estate…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day March 14, 2018
2017 Ameztoi, Rosé of Hondarribi Belza/Hondarribi Zuri “Rubentis” Getariako Txakolina DO, Spain. Grown in the Basque region near Getaria in the Getariako Txakolina zone, Ameztoi’s zesty fresh Rosé is one…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day March 13, 2018
2016 Viticultores Envinate, Tinto “Benje” Ycoden Daute Isora, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. The Benje Tinto from Envinate is mostly Listan Prieto (Pie Franco) aka The Mission Grape from almost wild…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day March 12, 2018
2016 Alberto Nanclares, Albarino, Rias Baixas DO, Galicia Spain. The signature wine of the Nanclares y Prieto Viticultores, the Alberto Nanclares Albarino 2016 is brilliant and crystalline with verve and…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day March 11, 2018
2017 Casanova della Spinetta, Il Rosé di Casanova, Tuscany, Italy. Giorgio Rivetti’s dry Tuscan Rosé from La Spinetta’s Casanova della Spinetta is one of Italy’s finest and most delicate pink…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day March 10, 2018
2015 Domaine Lionnet, Cornas “Terre Brûlée” Northern Rhone, France. One of my favorite wines and producers, Domaine Lionnet makes an incredible and authentic Cornas that never disappoints this Syrah geek,…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day March 9, 2018
2016 Domaine Marc Roy, Gevrey-Chambertin “La Justice” Red Burgundy, France. Domaine Marc Roy’s La Justice Lieu-Dit Gevrey is an absolute beauty with a graceful easy to drink structure and silky…