Grapelive: Wine of the Day September 18, 2015- Happy International Grenache Day #GrenacheDay
2013 Domaine D’ Ourea, Vacqueyras, Rhone Red, France. This gorgeous Vacqueyras is a mind blowing effort from a new young vigneron Adrien Roustan, who looks to be the next Rhone…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day September 17, 2015
2014 Arianna Occhipinti, SP68, Nero d’ Avola/Frappato, IGT Rosso, Terre Siciliane, Italy. It’s well known now that Arianna Occhipinti is a superstar and one of the leading lights of the…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day September 16, 2015
2014 Francine et Olivier Savary, Chablis, Selection Vieilles Vignes, White Burgundy, France. The Savary Old Vine Chablis is one of my all time favorite wines, it is a great deal…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day September 15, 2015
2012 Guillaume Gilles, Cornas, Northern Rhone Red, France. This is one of my favorite wines, and this vintage of Gilles Cornas is really alive and richly packed with flavor showing…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day September 14, 2015
2014 Silvestri, Rose of Pinot Noir, Estate, Carmel Valley. The 2014 Rose from Silvestri is from estate grown Pinot Noir in Carmel Valley and is about the best pink wine…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day September 13, 2015
2012 Ridge, Monte Bello, Proprietary Red, Santa Cruz Mountains. One of the great wines of California, the Ridge Monte Bello delivers pure class and First Growth substance and this infantile…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day September 12, 2015
2014 Alfaro Family Vineyards, Gruner Veltliner “A” Estate, Santa Cruz Mountains. This is a blend of two plots of Gruner at Alfaro, and while the single vineyard and organic La…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day September 11, 2015
2014 Weingut Donnhoff, Riesling, Hermannshole, Grosses Gewachs, Trocken, Nahe, Germany. The Donnhoff Hermannshole GG Trocken Riesling is one of the world’s top wines, in fact in some years it is…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day September 10, 2015
2009 Estate Chrisohoou, Xinomavro, Naoussa PDO, Greece.Nana Chrisohoou studied in Piedmonte, Italy and it shows in this beautiful Naoussa Xinomavro that really tastes like a fine Langhe Nebbiolo is many…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day September 9, 2015
2013 The Princess & the Peasant, Pinot Noir, Signal Ridge Vineyard, Mendocino Ridge. Signal Ridge Vineyard, high above the Anderson Valley in the Mendocino Ridge AVA is the source for…