Grapelive: Wine of the Day December 6, 2016-California Flashback!
1993 Ridge Vineyards, Monte Bello, Santa Cruz Mountains. At 23 years old the 1993 Ridge Monte Bello is shockingly fresh and youthful, after having this wine a few times in…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day December 5, 2016
2015 Weingut Kruger-Rumpf, Riesling Kabinett, Munsterer Rheinberg, Nahe Germany. The delicately sweet Kuger-Rumpf Munsterer Rheinberg Kabinett is pure and classic Riesling, but with the lovely markings of this great vintage…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day December 4, 2016
2013 Luciano Sandrone, Nebbiolo d’Alba, Valmaggiore, Piedmonte Italy. This polished and modern Nebbiolo has the Sandrone touch and textured mouth feel showing Barolo like character and elegant refinement with some…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day December 3, 2016
2014 Brown Estate, Zinfandel, Napa Valley. Located in the remote eastern hills of Napa Valley in the Chiles Valley, Brown Estate is one of the best Zinfandel producers in the…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day December 2, 2016
2013 Monteprloso, A Quo, Toscana Rosso, Italy. Fabio Chiarelotto’s Montepeloso, located on the Tuscan Coast near the famed Tua Rita, has become one of the most interesting and enchanting wineries…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day December 1, 2016
2015 Justin Dutraive, Beaujolais “Les Bullands” France. The first release for Justin Dutraive, the eldest son of the famed Jean-Louis Dutraive of Fleurie, is an exciting single site wine, Les…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day November 30, 2016
2012 Le Berne, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, Tuscany Italy. I’ve always been a fan of this small winery in Tuscany and their wonderful Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, but this amazingly…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day November 29, 2016
2015 Weingut Leitz, Riesling Kabinett Feinherb, Rudesheimer Kirchenpfad, Rheingau Germany. The wonderfully flavorful and generous Leitz Kirchenpfad Kabinett Feinherb is a mostly dry and lightly fruity Riesling with lots of…
Grapelive: Germany 2016 Wine Travel Notes
A Very Serious German Wine Adventure with Scenes from the Rheingau and Nahe at Harvest 2016. By Kerry Winslow, grapelive.com In October of 2016 I went to Germany on a…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day November 28, 2016
2012 Big Basin Vineyards, Syrah, Rattlesnake Rock Estate, Santa Cruz Mountains. Bradley Brown’s Big Basin Vineyard wines are compelling and rewarding wines, especially his estate Rattlesnake Rock Syrah, which is…