Grapelive: Wine of the Day January 24, 2017
2013 Serafina Cellars, Barbera, Amador County. The Serafina Barbera from the Sierra Foothills is a juicy richly textured and fruit driven wine with layers of black and red fruits along…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day January 23, 2017
2015 Equis by Maxime Graillot, Crozes-Hermitage “Equinoxe” Rhone Red, France. A pure and beautifully purple Syrah that is an almost quilt free everyday red that delivers outstanding varietal character and…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day January 22, 2017
2014 Weingut Karl-Johann Molitor, Pinot Noir Trocken, Assmannshauser Hollenberg, Rheingau Germany. Based in the upper Rheingau in the town of Hattenheim, the family estate of Karl-Johann Molitor is an old…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day January 21, 2017
2015 Selbach, Riesling Kabinett, Piesporter Michelsberg, Mosel Germany. This bistro style, light Kabinett from Johannes Selbach is a real solid value and a lovely drinking mineral/crisp Riesling of fine class…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day January 20, 2017
2015 Domaine d’E Croce-Yves Leccia, YL, Ile de Beaute Rouge, Corsica. Yves Leccia is one of the most celebrated vignerons on Corsica and his wines from the Patrimonio near the…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day January 19, 2017
2015 Thierry Germain, Saumur Champigny “Les Roches” Loire Valley, France. The beautiful and detailed all biodynamic/organic 2015 Les Roches by Thierry Germain takes a few moments to unveil itself, like…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day January 18, 2017
2008 I Favati, Taurasi “Terzotratto” Campania, Italy. When they talk of Aglianico being the Barolo of the south, this is what they mean, a picture perfect example and a gorgeous,…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day January 17, 2017
2015 Wetzer, Kekfrankos, Sopron Hungary. Peter Wetzer’s beautifully delicate and flavorful Kekfrankos is a new Hungarian treasure, and for those not familiar with Kekfrankos, it’s the same grape as Blaufrankisch…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day January 16, 2017
2013 Workman Ayer, De Facto Red, Central Coast. Michel Ayer’s Workman Ayer “de Facto” Red Rhone style blend is a ripe and decedent wine with a deep color and shaded…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day January 15, 2017
2014 Domaine de la Tour du Bon, Mourvedre, En-Sol, IGP Méditeranée, France. What an astonishing wine, a gloriously pure Mourvedre from Domaine de la Tour du Bon’s Agnès Henry, this…