Grapelive: Wine of the Day December 26, 2016
2013 Nobili, Valtellina Superiore “Sassella” Lombardy, Italy. A wonderful experience these Nobili Valtellina’s, a great and generous sharing from a friend who bought them at the winery and carried them…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day December 25, 2016-Merry Christmas
2014 Beaux Freres, Pinot Noir, Zena Crown Vineyard, Eola/Amity, Willamette Valley, Oregon. The Zena Crown, single vineyard series, from Beaux Freres is a wonderful example of year and place captured…
Grapelive: Wine of the Year
2015 Weingut Leitz, Riesling Trocken, Rudesheimer Berg Kaisersteinfels, Terrassen, Grosses Gewachs, Rheingau Germany. My wine of the year is Johannes Leitz’s gorgeous and powerful Kaisersteinfels Terrassen Grosses Gewachs dry Riesling…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day December 23, 2016
2015 Nacho Gonzalez-La Perdida, A Mallada, Valdeorras, Spain. One of the coolest wines I’ve tried all year and a very unique amphora raised red from Spain, the La Perdida A…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day December 22, 2016
2015 Jean-Louis Dutraive-Domaine de la Grand Cour, Fleurie Cru Beaujolais, Le Clos, Cuvee Vieilles Vignes, France. The 2015 Dutraive Le Clos old vine Gamay is as close to perfection as…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day December 21, 2016
2013 Ridge Vineyards, Carignane, Buchignani Ranch, Sonoma County. The hillside old vine Carignane Buchignani Ranch from Ridge is a lovely and juicy deeply purple wine that smacks of old school…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day December 20, 2016
2014 Domaine Roulot, Bourgogne Blanc, France. The new 2014 Roulot basic white Burgundy is a brilliant and stylish wine with real depth of character and steely mineral intensity, it is…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day December 19, 2016
2015 Weingut Nigl, Gruner Veltliner, Senftenberger Piri, Kremstal Auistria. The warm vintage shines through here without taking anything away from the electric energy and bright mineral character in Nigl’s lovely…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day December 18, 2016
2013 Bernard Baudry, Chinon Rouge, La Croix Boissee, Loire Valley, France. This Baudry Cabernet Franc is not showy or flamboyant, but amazingly pure and shines with an inner gorgeousness of…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day December 17, 2016
2015 Stolpman Vineyards, Para Maria de Los Tecolotes, Santa Barbara County. Stolpman’s vineyard manager Ruben Solorzano has a en eye for great vines and grapes, this Para Maria, a mostly…