Grapelive: Wine of the Day July 27, 2025
Blandy’s, 10 year, Verdelho, Medium Dry, Madeira, Portugal.The beautifully balanced amber hued drier style or medium dry 10 year Blandy’s Verdelho Madeira is part of a new series of varietal…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day July 26, 2025
2002 Domaine Zind-Humbrecht, Riesling, Rangen De Thann “Clos Saint Urbain” Grand Cru d’Alsace, France.The lovely deep golden/amber hued 2002 Grand Cru Rangen de Thann Riesling “Clos Saint Urbain” Riesling has…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day July 25, 2025
2024 Anselmo Mendes, Loureiro “Contacto” Mendes-Symington, Vinho Verde DOC, Portugal.The expressive, mineral intense and exciting 100% Loureiro from winemaker Anselmo Mendes at Mendes-Symington, a new project and program by one…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day July 24, 2025
1997 Clarendon Hills, Old Vines Grenache, Kangarilla Vineyard, Clarendon, McLaren Vale, South Australia.Roman Bratasiuk’s Clarendon Hills, an unlikely success story, is one of Australia’s great labels, doing a selection of…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day July 23, 2025
2023 Farm Cottage, Syrah, Ryan Spencer Vineyard, Alfaro Estate, Corralitos, Santa Cruz Mountains.Ryan Alfaro is on a roll with his Farm Cottage wines, and his latest Syrah release from the…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day July 22, 2025
2017 La Spinetta, Barbaresco DOCG, Vursu Vigneto Valeirano, Piemonte, Italy.It’s always a pleasure to enjoy a bottle of the La Spinetta cru Barbarescos, so this dark garnet/brick red hued 2017…
Grapelive Special Report: Rediscovering Madeira
Rediscovering Madeira by Kerry Winslow, grapelive.com Madeira is a great alternative to either Tawny Port or Sherry. Madeira, which was originally a historic and tasty mistake, is a fortified wine…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day July 21, 2025
2023 Capiaux, Pinot Noir, Garys’ Vineyard, Santa Lucia Highlands.Sean Capiaux’s beautiful and deeply flavored 2023 Garys’ Vineyard is a perfect celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Garys’ Vineyard, which…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day July 20, 2025
2022 Jouves & Croisille, Malbec de Soif, Cahors, France.Bright, dark purple/garnet and juicy Jouves & Croisille Malbec de Soif, that was fermented and aged in concrete vats, shows off tobacco…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day July 19, 2025
2010 Weingut Dönnhoff, Riesling Auslese, Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle, Gold Capsule, Nahe, Germany.As I’ve said before, while I usually drink and review Dönnhoff’s drier wines, I would be crazy not to highlight…