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Grapelive Wine of the Week By Kerry Winslow *** 2008 Chateau Grand Mayne Grand Cru Classe, Saint-Emilion, Red Bordeaux. For those looking for a great Bordeaux that still qualifies as…

Grapelive Wine of the Day By Kerry Winslow *** 2005 CastelGiocondo Brunello di Montalcino, Tuscan Red. (Frescobaldi) This dark and richly fruity Brunello is wonderfully open and smooth with ripe…

Bordeaux 2008 “Left Bank” Gems By Kerry Winslow *** Regional Tasting Report I got a chance to sample finished bottle examples of 2008 Bordeaux in late January, and here are…

Grapelive Wine of Week By Kerry Winslow *** *** 2009 Martinelli Pinot Noir “Bella Vigna” Russian River Valley. Another great vintage for Martinelli, 2009 might be the best Pinot year…

Grapelive Wine of the Week By Kerry Winslow *** 2009 Roar Chardonnay “Sierra Mar Vineyard” Santa Lucia Highlands. This vineyard is another joint project with the Pisoni clan, and again…

Grapelive Wine of the Week By Kerry Winslow *** 2007 La Spinetta Barbaresco Vigneto Starderi Vursu, Neive, Piedmonte. The Neive Cru “Vigneto Starderi” is for me perhaps the finest site…

Grapelive Wine of the Week By Kerry Winslow *** 2007 School House Pinot Noir Spring Mountain Estate, Napa Valley. This is the 50th anniversary release of this unique Napa hillside…

Grapelive Wine of the Week By Kerry Winslow *** 2008 Pavo Syrah Estate, Bennett Valley, Sonoma. Made by Jordan Kivelstadt, former winemaker at Donum Estate and Stemmler, working with Ken…

Grapelive Wine of the Week By Kerry Winslow *** 2009 Selbach-Oster Riesling “Anrecht” Zeltinger Himmelreich, Mosel, Germany. This single block Riesling is Auslese weight and textured, but is so well…

Grapelive Wine of the Week By Kerry Winslow *** 2007 Jean Foillard Fleurie Cru Beaujolais, France. Everything about this beautiful and sublime wine says perfection, except maybe the price, but…