Grapelive: Wine of the Week
2006 Hamacher Pinot Noir Willamette Valley, Oregon. Eric Hamacher grew up in my hometown of Carmel, California and has made wine at Chalone, the moved north to work at Etude,…
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July News As the wine business continues to feel the economic crisis and a slump in sales hits every price point, we can only hope things come back a bit…
Grapelive Lastest: Sonoma
Sonoma and an All American Fourth of July Kerry Winslow I went to Sonoma to see a friend and reconnect with my inner American/Rocker roots, as well as taste a…
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Masteroberardino winery, Atripalda, Avellino – Part I Brandy Falconer When I lived in Naples from 2001 to 2003, I fell in love with the wines of Mastroberardino, what I consider…
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2005 Ryan Pinot Noir “Pisoni Vineyard” Santa Lucia Highlands this wine is pure class & pure Pisoni fruit, with blackberry, dark cherry and plum with elegant violets and wild flowers…
Grapelive Lastest: Brandy’s Italian Wine Trek Continues, Tuscany
Marchesi de Frescobaldi, at Nipozzano and Pomino Brandy Falconer After such a fun visit to the Marchesi de Frescobaldi camp at Vinitaly, I was really looking forward to seeing two…
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2008 Domaine de Fontsainte Rose, Corbieres, Gris de Gris, France. This is a lovely and spicy dry rose that is pure and refreshing with mothwatering red citrus, strawberry, pepper, mineral…
Grapelive Lastest: Visiting Rüdesheim Germany (Repost 2009)
A Small (Wine) Town in Germanyby Kerry Winslow Rudesheim is to Riesling as Napa is to Cabernet, so when in Rome as they say, and I went Riesling nuts, but…
Grapelive Lastest: Brandy’s Italian Wine Trek Continues, The South of Italy
Puglia – Wine tasting at Locorotondo’s Cantina Sociale and Monopoli and Cantina Albea and Alberobello Brandy Falconer Early Friday morning, my friends and I drove to the nearby sports and…
Grapelive Lastest: Rheingau, Germamy
I’m headed off to Germany to taste wine and see the vineyards in the Rheingau region along the Rhein River near to Rudesheim. This looks set to be a great…