Grapelive: Wine of the Day December 6, 2024
2022 Leo Steen, Casa Verde, Red Wine, Redwood Valley, Mendocino County.The 2022 vintage version of Leo Hansen’s Casa Verde is dark garnet in the glass and is ripely quaffable with…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day December 5, 2024
2020 Tenuta Terraviva, Abruzzo Pecorino DOC, White Wine, Italy.This light gold 100% organically farmed Pecorino, a native grape variety from the Northern part of Abruzzo, is dusty bone dry authentically…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day December 4, 2024
2022 Turley Wine Cellars, Zinfandel, Juvenile, California.The lush, ripe and luxuriously textured 2022 Juvenile Zinfandel by Turley is everything you would expect from this winery and is a great value…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day December 3, 2024
2023 Weingut Dönnhoff, Riesling Spätlese, Oberhäuser Brücke, VDP Grosse Lage, Nahe, Germany.For this beautifully detailed and fresh Spätlese, Dönnhoff uses a selection of vines on grey slate bedrock covered by…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day December 2, 2024
2016 Drew Family Cellars, Pinot Noir, Fashauer Vineyards, Anderson Valley.I had tucked this bottle away, knowing Drew’s 2016 vintage Pinots were exceptionally good and well structured for aging, but I…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day December 1, 2024
2023 Weingut Prieler, Gemischter Satz, Kalkterrassen, Steinweingarten, Burgenland, Austria.Tasted this Summer, this wine was seriously delicious with loads of crisp mineral tones, lovely jasmine aromatics, ginger spice, spearmint and a…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day November 30, 2024
1999 Vincent Girardin, Chambertin-Clos de Bèze. Grand Cru, Red Burgundy, France.The powerful, dark garnet hued and very old school 1999 Grand Cru Chambertin-Clos de Bèze by Vincent Girardin is seriously…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day November 29, 2024
2016 Podere Le Cinciole “Petresco” Colli della Toscana Centrale IGT, Tuscany, Italy.The incredible powerful pure 2016 Sangiovese Petresco IGT Rosso from Chianti Classico’s famous Le Cinciole is an exceptional single…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day November 28, 2024
2018 Domaine A. Clape, Saint-Péray, Northern Rhône White, France.The mature golden hued and silky smooth 2018 Clape Saint-Péray, a blend of 80% Marsanne and 20% Roussanne, is drinking perfectly right…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day November 27, 2024
2022 Domaine Chardigny, Beaujolais-Leynes “La Croix des Batailles” France.All new to me, this Chardigny Beaujolais-Leynes, is an exciting new Gamay discovery with expressive fruit and a transparent natural feel to…