Grapelive: Wine of the Day November 27, 2016
2015 Laura Lorenzo-Daterra Viticultores, Mencia/Godello, Casas de Enriba, VdT Valdeorras, Spain. This wine reinforces my initial belief and confirms the amazing talents of Laura Lorenzo as a vigneron, her gorgeous…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day November 26, 2016
2015 Schlossgut Diel, Riesling Feinherb, Von Der Nahe, Germany. The wonderful and lushly textured Von Der Nahe is a slightly off dry style Riesling of great poise and vibrancy, but…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day November 25, 2016
2015 M & C Lapierre, Morgon Cru Beaujolais, France. Expressive and outgoing, the latest Mathieu Lapierre Morgon is a beauty with glorious mouth feel and hedonistic charm and pure Gamay…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day November 24, 2016 Happy Thanksgiving
2014 Jean-Francois Ganevat, De Toute Beaute, Vin de France Rouge, France. A crazy blend of 50% Gamay from Fleurie, Syrah from Côte Rôtie, Mondeuse from Savoie and Pinot Noir d’Alsace…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day November 23, 2016
2015 Weingut Leitz, Riesling “Dragonstone” Rudesheimer, Rheingau Germany. The 2015 lineup at Leitz is an amazing set of wines, especially pleasing is the feinherb/QbA (slightly off dry) style Dragonstone Riesling,…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day November 22, 2016
2014 Cobb, Pinot Noir, Coastlands Vineyard: 1906 Block Pommard, Sonoma Coast. I tasted this majestic Pinot Noir with Ross Cobb at the IPOB grand finale tasting, In Pursuit of Balance,…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day November 21, 2016
2014 Jean Foillard, Fleurie Cru Beaujolais, France. The Foillard Fleurie 2014 is one of the most beautiful Gamay expressions I’ve ever tasted, I am always intrigued by Foillard’s wines and…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day November 20, 2016
2014 Ojai, Pinot Noir, Kessler-Haak Vineyard, Sta. Rita Hills. Adam Tolmach’s The Ojai Vineyard Pinot Noir Kessler-Haak 2014 was one of the sleepers at the final IPOB Tasting in San…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day November 19, 2016
2015 Guimaro, Mencia, Ribeira Sacra Tinto, Galicia, Spain. Bright and juicy the latest Guimaro Vino Tinto is a very forward Mencia with the year’s warm marking this wine, but allowing…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day November 18, 2016
2015 Weingut Donnhoff, Riesling Trocken, Felsenberg, Grosses Gewachs, Nahe Germany. The spicy intense Felsenberg Grand Cru dry Riesling from Donnhoff is simply out of this world, it is very different…