Grapelive: Grape of the Year
Riesling XXX Rated: The Pleasure and Pain, Tension and Release! The fetish of Riesling, it’s what turns on acid freaks and those that want a gripping almost sexual experience in…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day December 31, 2017
2013 Thierry Richoux Vigneron, Irancy Rouge, Red Burgundy, France. The Irancy region is in essence the red Chablis, once disregarded is seeing some amazing wines come forth, like this Thierry…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day December 30, 2017
2016 Le Temps des Copains, Gamay “Sanctus” Love & Grapes Project, Vin de France, Loire Valley, France. 100% Gamay Noir, organic 18 year old vines, on gneiss soils from Benoît…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day December 29, 2017
2015 Nanclares y Prieto Viticultores “Penapedre” Vino Tinto, Ribeira Sacra, Galicia, Spain. From an old vine vineyard in the Mino slope in the Ribeiro Sacra, the wonderfully layered 2015 Penapedre…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day December 28, 2017
2013 Cameron, Nebbiolo, Willamette Valley, Oregon. The beautiful and detailed Cameron Nebbiolo is denominated “Willamette Valley” because the wine is a blend of fruit from Clos Electrique, planted in 1993…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day December 27, 2017
2016 Bow & Arrow, Gamay, Willamette Valley, Oregon. Scott Frank’s Bow & Arrow Gamay is one of the best new world versions I’ve tried and I love the Loire inspiration…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day December 26, 2017
2015 Weingut Kruger-Rumpf, Riesling Spatlese, Munsterer Dautenpflanzer, Nahe Germany. Georg Rumpf’s concentrated and richly flavored Munsterer Dautenpflanzer Spatlese reveals the glories of the vintage and while deep and sweet on…
Grapelive: Wine of The Day December 25, 2017 – Merry Christmas
2016 Daterra Viticultores (Laura Lorenzo) “Camino de la Frontera” Vino Tinto, Arribes, Spain. Grown along the Duero River across from Portugal Laura Lorenzo’s Daterra Camino de la Frontera is an…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day December 24, 2017
2016 Weingut Leitz, Riesling Kabinett, Rüdesheimer Berg Kaisersteinfels, Terrassen, Grosse Lage, Rheingau Germany. What a thrilling wine, don’t let that word Kabinett on the label fool you, this drinks drier…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day December 23, 2017
2015 Domaine d’Ouréa, Vacqueyras, Rhone Valley, France. A blend from “Hautes Garrigues” and “Les Pendants” plots, Adrien Roustan’s beautiful Vacqueyras is a pure terroir wine with amazingly deep character that…