Grapelive: Wine of the Day May18, 2019
2015 Domaine Jean Foillard, Fleurie, Cru Beaujolais, France. Jean Foillard, who took over his father’s domaine in 1980, is one of the legendary Cru Beaujolais producers and best known for…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day May 17, 2019
2016 Weingut Selbach-Oster, Riesling Kabinett, Zeltinger Schlossberg, Mosel Germany. The 2016 Zeltinger Schlossberg by Johannes Selbach at Selbach Oster starts with mineral intensity and reduction before opening to a delightfully…
Grapelive: California’s New Star Grape, The Rebirth Of Chenin Blanc
The Chenin Renaissance by Kerry Winslow, grapelive.com Chenin Blanc, the famous grape of Vouvray and Montlouis, also known also as Pineau de la Loire among other names, is a white…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day May 16, 2019
2009 Cobb Wines, Pinot Noir, Coastlands Vineyard, Sonoma Coast.Cobb Wines, founded in 2001, by winemaker Ross Cobb, is one of the state’s most respected Pinot Noir specialists, focuses on cool…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day May 15, 2019
2016 Chateau Massiac, Minervois Rouge, Languedoc, France.Here is an absolute stunner that has to be one of the great values of the vintage, proving again the Languedoc is a go…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day May 14, 2019
2016 Cave Yves Cuilleron, Saint-Joseph Rouge “Cavanos” Vieilles Vignes, Northern Rhone, France. The last three vintages for Yves Cuilleron have been exceptional and this old vine 2016 Saint-Joseph Rouge “Cavanos”…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day May 13, 2019
2015 Pithon-Paillé, Anjou Rouge “Mozaik” Cabernet Franc, Loire Valley, France. This wonderfully priced 100% pure Cabernet Franc, with a faint whiff of brett (Brettanomyces), red berries and dark flowers, comes…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day May 12, 2019
2016 Big Basin Vineyards, Pinot Noir, Lester Family Vineyard, Santa Cruz Mountains. Bradley Brown’s whole cluster, thrilling no holds barred, Lester Family Vineyard Pinot is a wine that is just…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day May 11, 2019
2018 Morgan Winery, Riesling, Double L Vineyard Estate, Santa Lucia Highlands. The 2018 vintage is shaping up to be one of the greatest on the Central Coast in living memory…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day May 10, 2019
2018 Martha Stoumen Wines & Las Jaras “Bam Bam” Sparkling Valdiguie, Pétillant-Naturel, Mendocino County.The ultra fun and cool red sparkler from Martha Stoumen, in collaboration with Las Jaras is a…