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2005 La Spinetta Barbera D’ Asti Ca Di Pian, Piedmonte, Italy I am a hopeless fan of this producer, I feel they might be the overall best winery in Piedmonte!…
Reviews & News Oct. 2007
I’m back from exploring Russia Okay, so the wine sucked, but Russia was awesome and the beer and vodka made up for the disappointment with the wine. I tried an…
Octoberfest & Halloween
The Beergeek crew and Grapelive share a holiday brew, proving Wine & Beer can get along! – Happy Halloween and Octoberfest 2007 She is really a Riesling fiend, but she…
Parsonage 2005 Releases
2005 Parsonage Merlot Estate Carmel Valley This is the breakthrough vintage for the Parsonage estate Merlot and maybe the dark horse of the vintage! I was impressed with the dark…
Grapelive Picks Fun and Local Wines For Ol’ Factory Cafe
Ol’ Factory Cafe is now the hottest place in Monterey for cool Beer & Wine selections Grapelive hand-picked a few wines for their by the glass list including: Martin Alfaro…
Grapelive Reviews Sept. 2007
2005 Alfaro Family Vineyards Pinot Noir Lindsay-Page Vineyard, Santa Cruz Mountains Wildly ripe on the nose with fresh flowers and boysenberry syrup leading to a refined and creamy palate, with…
Palmina Brings a Taste of Italy to California
Italian wines hold a special place in my heart and lots of us American’s are captivated by their romance and simple pleasures, all made more the unique due to the…
Parsonage 2006 Vintage Barrel Tasting Report
Parsonage 2006 Barrel Tasting Early Report July 16, 2007 2006 Parsonage Merlot Estate Carmel Valley Again, the Merlot surprises me, with great depth and length making it a pleasure and…
Fermented Travel: Riga, Latvia
Riga, The Jewell of the Baltic States (And the Home of Some Very Nice Beer) Riga, the capital of Latvia is a beautiful and historic city that has about 4000…
Wine Travel: Tuscany
Wine Travel: Tuscany Kerry Winslow The Twelve-hour flight helped build the anticipation and I couldn’t sleep a wink on the Lufthansa red-eye to Florence. I had dreamt of Italy all…