Grapelive: Wine of the Day February 24, 2017
2015 Bow & Arrow, Pinot Noir/Gamay “Rhinestones” Willamette Valley, Oregon. Scott Frank’s Rhinestones 2015 maybe the best under $25 wine I’ve ever tasted from Oregon, in fact the 2015 is…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day February 23, 2017
2015 Domaine Christian Moreau, Chablis 1er Cru Vaillon, White Burgundy, France. Most of the 2015 Moreau Premier Cru and Grand Cru were preview samples, but finished bottle examples included the…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day February 22, 2017
2015 Olivier Leflaive, Auxey-Duresses Blanc, Burgundy, France. Olivier Leflaive’s beautiful Auxey-Duresses white is a stylish and rich white Burgundy with clear and persistent layers of fruit delivered with mineral charm…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day February 21, 2017
2014 Drew Family Cellars, Pinot Noir, The Fog-Eater, Anderson Valley. Another magical Pinot, from Drew in the 2014 vintage, The Fog-Eater Anderson Valley shows a vivacious character and deep fruit…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day February 20, 2017
2014 Forman, Cabernet Sauvignon “Chateau la Grande Roche” Napa Valley. Ric Forman’s second label wine, Chateau la Grande Roche, is a winner in 2014 and is all estate fruit from…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day February 19, 2017
2013 Prieler, Blaufränkisch “Johanneshole” Burgenland, Austria. Prieler’s 2013 Johanneshole is a stunning example of Blaufrankisch with deep fruit intensity and mineral character with the vintage’s powerful extract and vibrancy on…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day February 18, 2017
2014 Domaine de Montille, Bourgogne Rouge, France. Etienne de Montille’s stylish and open-knit base red Burgundy really delivers in quality and class for an entry level wine and is hard…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day February 17, 2017
2015 Hirsch, Gruner Veltliner “Kammern” Kamptal Austria. The Hirsch 2015 Gruners are an exceptional set of offerings from this Kamptal estate not far from the majestic Danube, west of Vienna,…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day February 16, 2017
2014 Weingut Spreitzer, Riesling Feinberb, Hattenheimer Engelmannsberg, Rheingau Germany. While I say you’ll not want to miss any of the Spreitzer 2015’s, sometimes a wine slips past that you might…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day February 15, 2017
2015 Dolores Cabrera Fernandez, La Araucaria Tinto, Valle de la Orotava, Tenerife, Canary Islands Spain. Here’s an exciting new producer from one of the most wild wine regions on earth,…