Grapelive: Wine of the Day October 14, 2017
2013 Domaine Jamet, Cote-Rotie, Rhone Red, France. This wine was so beautiful and delicately layered I guessed it was pinot (Burgundy) in a blind tasting! Thank you to winemaker Sam…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day October 13, 2017
2015 Luis A. Rodriguez Vazquez, Ribeiro Blanco “Os Pasas” Vina de Martin, Spain. The brilliant and Chablis like Luis A. Rodriguez Vazquez Vina de Martin Os Pasas Ribeiro Blanco is…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day October 12, 2017
2014 Betz Family Winery, Bésoleil, Rhone Style Red Blend, Columbia Valley, Washington State. Betz’s stunning Bésoleil Chateauneuf du Pape style Washington State red is absolutely regal in form and function…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day October 11, 2017
2015 Waxwing Wine Cellars, Pinot Noir, Lester Family Vineyard, Santa Cruz Mountains. Scott Sisemore’s Lester Family Pinot is a boutique offering from his Waxwing Wine Cellars label, it’s a concentrated…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day October 10, 2017
2015 Ayoub, Pinot Noir, Memoirs, Willamette Valley, Oregon. Mo Ayoub’s wines are some of the most exciting and intriguing Pinots I’ve tasted from Oregon (in recent years) and now with…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day October 9, 2017
2015 Cameron Winery, Pinot Noir, Dundee Hills, Willamette Valley, Oregon. I adore the authentic and rustic nature of the Cameron wines and John Paul’s winemaking, which is a bit more…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day October 8, 2017
2014 Chateau de Beaucastel, Chateauneuf-du-Pape Rouge, Rhone Valley, France. One of the leading Rhone estates, and Chateauneuf icon Chateau de Beaucastel is one of the great domaines of the world,…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day October 7, 2017
2014 Bonny Doon, Sparkling Pinot “Donnier” Methode Traditionnelle, California. Randall Grahm’s red Sparkling Pinot “Doonier” Methode Traditionnelle bubbly is a wonderfully dry blend of Pinot Noir 48% and Pinot Meunier…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day October 6, 2017
1985 Marques de Caceres, Rioja Gran Reserva, Spain. Showing it’s age in a beautiful way this mature Gran Reserva Rioja from Marques de Caceres has peaked with beautiful detail, silky…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day October 5, 2017
2015 Alfaro Family Vineyards, Pinot Noir, Lindsay Page Vineyard, Estate, Santa Cruz Mountains. The 2015 vintage, extremely low yielding, is a full flavored effort from Richard Alfaro that seems to…