Grapelive: Wine of the Day August 29, 2017
2016 Schlossgut Diel, Riesling Feinherb, Von der Nahe, Nahe Germany. The beautifully detailed Schlossgut Diel Von der Nahe Riesling is crisply dry feeling, but with a hint of generous fruitiness…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day August 28, 2017
2012 Spring, Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast. Natural and garagista winemaker Mark Bunter’s lovely and vibrant 2012 Spring Sonoma Coast is a very limited, four barrel cuvee, offering that delivers a…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day August 27, 2017
2013 Drew, Syrah, Perli Vineyard, Mendocino Ridge. Drew’s 2014’s are some of the best wines in California, both Syrah and Pinot, so it was fun to go back a vintage…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day August 26, 2017
2015 Ken Wright Cellars, Pinot Noir, Guadalupe Vineyard, Willamette Valley, Oregon. A classic Dundee vineyard founded back in 1989 the Guadalupe Vineyard is planted to Wadenswil “Swiss Clone” and Dijon…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day August 25, 2017
2014 Piedrasassi, Syrah & Mourvedre, Harrison Clarke Vineyard, Ballard Canyon. Sashi Moorman’s deeply hued and brooding Harrison Clarke Vineyard red, his first Mourvedre based red under his own Piedrasassi label…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day August 24, 2017
2016 Weingut Goldatzel, Riesling Spatlese Trocken, Geisenheimer Kläuserweg, Rheingau Germany. One of the surprises in the Terry Theise lineup at Skurnik’s SF tasting was the thoughtful and austere laser sharp…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day August 23, 2017
2015 Halcon Vineyards, Esquisto, Rhone Style Blend, Yorkville Highlands. Halcon’s Chateauneuf du Pape inspired red Esquisto 2015 is extremely tightly wound, with staggering concentration and power, but still reveals gorgeous…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day August 22, 2017
2015 Frederic Esmonin, Gevrey-Chambertin, Vieilles Vignes “Les Jouises” Red Burgundy, France. What a beauty, clear and concentrated with lovely detail, perfume and length the 2015 Frederic Esmonin Les Jouises Gevrey…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day August 21, 2017
2016 Weingut A. J. Adam, Riesling Feinherb, Im Pfarrgarten, Mosel Germany. Andreas Adam (having worked at Heymann-Löwenstein, after studying at Geisenheim) is a rising star in the middle Mosel not…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day August 20, 2017
n.v. Weingut Brundlmayer, Sekt Brut Rose, Langenlois, Austria. Vincent Brundlmayer’s Brut Rose, a methode champenoise grower fizz, is one of the great dry sparkling wines of the world with wonderful…