Wine of the Day March 7, 2014
2012 De Forville, Langhe Nebbiolo DOC, Piedmonte, Italy. This delicious Nebbiolo is crafted from young vines in the Barbaresco Crus of Rabaja and Loreto from great terroirs, this is a…
Wine of the Day March 6, 2014
2012 Hirsch, Chardonnay, Hirsch Vineyard Estate, Sonoma Coast. Beautifully pure and detailed, the new Hirsch Chardonnay is a wonderful and vibrant wine, done in a sleek, crystalline and lean style.…
Wine of the Day March 5, 2014
2006 Rovellotti, Ghemme DOCG “Chioso del Pomi” Piedmonte, Italy. Rovellotti is a new and exciting find for me, I’m very geeky about Nebbiolo, I just love the stuff when it…
Grapelive Special Report: Riesling 2013 Preview
Grapelive German Riesling 2013 Preview By Kerry Winslow This winter I had a chance to try some barrel/tank samples from some of Germany’s top Riesling producers, they were showing some…
Wine of the Day March 4, 2014
2010 Cobb, Pinot Noir, Jack Hill Vineyard, Sonoma Coast. Ross Cobb’s wines are now some of the state’s leading lights, his wines certainly are some of the finest examples of…
Grapelive La Paulée San Francisco 2014
The La Paulee is a celebration of Burgundy, it was first established in New York in 2000 by the famed Daniel Johnnes as homage to the festivals of Burgundy’s fabled…
Wine of the Day March 3, 2014
2011 Domaine Francois Raveneau, Chablis, Montee de Tonnerre, Premier Cru, White Burgundy, France. Raveneau Montee de Tonnerre is my favorite Chablis, though I must say if I could afford Les…
Wine of the Day March 2, 2014
2012 Soliste, Pinot Noir “Narcisse” Sonoma Coast. This joyous Pinot Noir, made in a restrained old world style, can’t hide it’s generous nature and in fact shows perfectly what nature…
Wine of the Day March 1, 2014
2011 Pascal Marchand, Morey-Saint-Denis, Rue de Vergy, Red Burgundy, France. The Marchand-Tawse label of Pascal Marchand is a winery to watch and start collecting if you are a rabid Burgundy…
Wine of the Day February 28, 2014
2011 Weingut Monchhof, Riesling Urzig Wurzgarten, Spatlese, Mosel Germany. The “Monks House” estate, Monchhof, dates back to about 1177 and the underground cellars go back to around 1509, but the…