Grapelive: Wine of the Day February 1, 2026
Blandy’s Bual, 10 Year Madeira, Medium Sweet, Portugal.This new set of 10 Year Madeira offerings from Blandy’s is outstanding stuff and this Bual in particular is lovely and perfect during…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day January 31, 2026
2021 Weingut Rings, Spätburgunder, Estate, Pfalz, Germany.The smoky, slightly reductive and brilliant ruby gemstone hued Rings estate Pinot Noir is really hitting its stride with gorgeous silken layers of black…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day January 30, 2026
2021 Hundred Suns Winery, Chardonnay, Old Eight Cut, Willamette Valley, Oregon.This bottling of Grant Coulter and Renée Saint-Amour’s Hundred Suns, the Old Eight Cut Chardonnay, was their first white wine…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day January 29, 2026
2024 Farm Cottage, Pinot Noir, Santa Cruz Mountains.The beautiful, dark ruby and supple Santa Cruz Mountains 2024 Farm Cottage Pinot Noir by winemaker Ryan Alfaro, which leans heavily on his…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day January 28, 2026
2016 Viñdeos y Bodegas R. López de Heredia Viña Tondonia, Viña Gravonia, Crianza Blanco, White Rioja DO, Rioja Alta, Haro, Spain.This historic winery, López de Heredia, as mentioned here many,…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day January 27, 2026
2016 Domaine Vacheron, Sancerre Rouge “Belle Dame” Loire Valley, France.Without a doubt, Domaine Vacheron remains one of Sancerre’s most important and great modern estate with this new generation of winemakers,…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day January 26, 2026
2022 Moreau-Naudet, Chablis, Forèts Premier Cru, White Burgundy, France.The beautifully stony and complex Forèts Premier Cru Chablis from Virginie Moreau at Moreau-Naudet is pale straw/gold in the glass and shows…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day January 25, 2026
2023 Weingut August Kesseler, R Riesling Qualitätswein, Rheingau, Germany.My first visit to the Rhein region of Germany included a wondrous hike through the Niederwald forrest from Rüdesheim to Assmanshausen and…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day January 24, 2026
2000 Château Lafon-Rochet, Saint-Estephe, Grand Cru Classé, Red Bordeaux, France.A big thank you to Tommy Struhm of Le Grand USA, maker of French oak barrels, who kindly shared this 2000…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day January 23, 2026
2024 Domaine Zafeirakis, Assyrtiko, Tyrnavos, Greece.The brightly crisply and Summery Domaine Zafeirakis Assyrtiko, comes, rather than Santerini, from Tyrnavos, which is ocated in the foothills of Mount Olympus, the seat…