Grapelive: Wine of the Day July 8, 2017
2014 Piedrasassi, Syrah, Rim Rock Vineyard, Arroyo Grande Valley. Sashi Moorman’s Piedrasassi Rim Rock Syrah is an American Cornas, it’s a cool climate style and earthy/spice wine with amazing depth…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day July 7, 2017
2016 Schlossgut Diel, Riesling Trocken, Dorsheimer Schlossberg, Erstes Lage, Nahe Germany. Caroline Diel’s Premier Cru Schlossberg dry Riesling is brilliant and clear with liquid mineral and lime blossom leading the…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day July 6, 2017
2013 Giacomo Borgogno e Figli, Dolcetto d’ Alba, Piedmonte, Italy. Tasted blind, this amazing Dolcetto by Borgogno, showed so much terroir and complexity at first sip I thought it had…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day July 5, 2017
2014 Poderi Colla, Nebbiolo d’ Alba, Piedmonte, Italy. Bright and vibrantly fresh, the Poderi Colla Nebbiolo d’ Alba is a old school wine wine that shows earthy spices and vintage…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day July 4, 2017
2015 Weingut von Winning, Riesling Trocken “Marmar” Pfalz, Germany. Von Winning’s Marmar Riesling is one of the most adventurous and one most exciting Rieslings I’ve ever tasted, it’s a cuvee…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day July 3, 2017
2012 La Spinetta, Barolo “Campe” Vursu, Piedmonte, Italy. Remarkably refined and pure the Campe Barolo from Giorgio Rivetti and La Spinetta is an exceptional Nebbiolo that is showing beautifully with…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day July 2, 2017
2016 Ameztoi, Rubentis Rose, Getariako Txakolina D.O. Spain. One of the world’s great pink wines, the Ameztoi Rubentis is made from classic basque grapes 50% Hondarribi Beltza and 50% Hondarribi…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day July 1, 2017
2016 Weingut Kruger-Rumpf, Riesling Trocken, Abtei Erste Gewächs, Binger Brucke Im Ruppertsberg, Germany. I walked this vineyard at harvest time 2016, the northern most vineyard in the Nahe, which is…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day June 30, 2017
2016 Joyce Vineyards, Pinot Noir, Gabilan, Monterey County. Russell Joyce’s up coming release, this Gabilan 2016 Pinot Noir, is a lovely sumptuous wine that looks set to be a beauty…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day June 29, 2017
2015 Pedro Parra y Familia, Cinsault, Imaginador, Itata, Chile. Pedro Parra is “Doctor Dirt” with his passion and PhD in Terroir he is one of the most interesting winemakers and…