Grapelive: Wine of the Day October 5, 2015
2013 Alfaro Family Vineyards, Pinot Noir, Trout Gulch Vineyard, Santa Cruz Mountains. The Trout Gulch Vineyard, close to Aptos, is a sweeping and beautiful hillside vineyard that is really making…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day October 4, 2015
2014 Champ Divin-Fabrice et Valerie Closset, Pinot Noir, Cotes du Jura, France. The Jura is one of France’s major hot spots and while we all like those funky geeky wines…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day October 3, 2015
2014 Julien Sunier, Fleurie, Cru Beaujolais, France. The Sunier Fleurie is the most exotic and developed of this artisan winemaker’s current lineup of 2014 Cru Beaujolais and is a real…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day October 2, 2015
2014 Weingut Donnhoff, Riesling, Roxheimer Hollenpfad, Trocken, Nahe, Germany. This beautifully detailed and rather delicate dry Riesling is very aromatic, vivid and wonderfully balanced with a light body, polished acidity…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day October 1, 2015
2015 Louis Antoine Luyt, Pipeno, Pais, Coelemu, Chile. The fresh and fun Pipeno Pais line from Louis Antoine Luyt are from some of the oldest vines still producing wine grapes…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day September 30, 2015
n.v. Eric Rodez, Blanc de Blancs, Grand Cru Brut Champagne, Ambonnay, France. There isn’t many people more passionate about terroir and quality than Eric Rodez and it shows in his…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day September 29, 2015
2014 Louis Antoine Luyt “Cruchon” Pinot Noir, Coteaux de Trumao, Valle del Bueno, Chile. The Cruchon Pinot Noir by Frenchman Louis Antoine Luyt is from old vines of Massale Selection,…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day September 28, 2015
2010 Damilano, Barolo “Cannubi” DOCG, Piedmonte, Italy. The 2010 Cannubi by Damilano is a massive and youthful Barolo that needs plenty of time resting in the cellar, but those that…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day September 27, 2015
2012 Aia Vecchia, Lagone, Toscana Rosso IGT, Italy. With great vineyards in both Bolgheri and Maremma, Aia Vecchia makes some fantastic wines, at the top end from Bolgheri is there…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day September 26, 2015
2013 Domaine A et P de Villaine, Mercurey “Les Montots” Red Burgundy, France. Aubert de Villaine’s family estate in Bouzeron is still one of the best deals in fine and…