Grapelive: Wine of the Day December 28, 2015
2012 Krutz Family Cellars “Magnolia” Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley. The Krutz brothers from Mississippi form a trio that make up the Krutz Family artisan winery based in Santa Rosa focusing…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day December 27, 2015
2012 Alfaro Family Vineyards, Pinot Noir, Garys’ Vineyard, Santa Lucia Highlands. The 2012 Garys’ Pinot thrills with bold fruit, luxurious textures and depth, Richard Alfaro has done very nice job…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day December 26, 2015
2013 Alberto Nanclares, Albariño “Soverribas” La Vina del Mochuelo, Rias Baixas, Spain. Another mind-blowing Albariño from Nanclares, the Soverribas has amazing clarity and delicacy with steely mineral intensity, leesy extract…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day December 25, 2015 Merry Christmas
2010 Monasterio de Corias, 10 Meses Barrica, Vino de Calidad de Cangas, Spain. This earthy and natural red from Asturias was a beautiful choice for Christmas eve dinner with friends,…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day December 24, 2015
2013 Alberto Nanclares, Albariño, Rias Baixas, Spain. The 2013 Nanclares Albariño is absolutely beguiling and majestic, it, as I said about the 2012 is utterly profound wine and the single…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day December 23, 2015
2013 Phelps Creek, Pinot Noir, Cuvee Alexandrine, Columbia Gorge, Oregon. Burgundian vigneron Alexandrine Roy of Domaine Marc Roy crafts the beautiful Phelps Creek wines, and these are well worth searching…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day December 22, 2015
2014 COS, Nero d’Avola, Nero di Lupo, Terre Siciliane IGP Rosso, Sicily, Italy. Giusto Occhipinti’s COS Nero di Lupo 2014 is an amazingly pure expression of Nero d’Avola from the…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day December 21, 2015
2007 Chateau Dauphine Rondillon, Loupiac, Cuvee d’Or, Sweet Bordeaux White Wine, France. This wonderful and noble rot infused sweet wine is from Loupiac across the Gironde river from it’s more…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day December 20, 2015
2002 Copain, Syrah, Broken Leg, Anderson Valley. This amazing find from the darkest region of my tiny cellar is rewarding as rewarding gets, the 2002 Copain Broken Leg Syrah from…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day December 19, 2015
2014 Weingut Knoll, Loibner Rose, Blauer Burgunder Federspiel, Wachau, Austria. The Emmerich Knoll Rose of Pinot Noir from Austria is a lovely and austere example of super dry and mineral…