Grapelive: Wine of the Day May 16, 2024
2022 Tyler Winery, Chardonnay, Estate, Sta. Rita Hills AVA, Santa Barbara County.A real sleeper in the Tyler lineup, this 2022 Sta. Rita Hills Chardonnay, which crafted using exclusively estate grapes…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day May 15, 2024
2022 Brick House Vineyard, Pinot Noir “Select” Ribbon Ridge AVA, Willamette Valley, Oregon.One of my favorite producers and one of the first Burgundy inspired certified biodynamic properties in the new…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day May 14, 2024
n.v. Billecart-Salmon, Brut Rosé, Champagne, France.Billecart-Salmon’s latest disgorgement of Billy Rose is luxurious, comforting and very refined, this again, is one of nicest lots of this classic in the last…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day May 13, 2024
2009 Beaux Frères, Pinot Noir, The Beaux Frères Vineyard, Ribbon Ridge AVA, Willamette Valley, Oregon.The beautifully mature 2009 Beaux Frères BFV Pinot Noir is, especially this bottle, peaking now and…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day May 12, 2024
2019 Domaine Mongeard-Mugeret, Vosne-Romanée “En Orveaux” Premier Cru Red Burgundy, France.The Domaine Mongeard-Mugeret, who is a highly regarded winery and admired for some fabulous Premier Cru and Grand Cru bottlings,…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day May 11, 2024
2021 Théo Dancer – Roc Breïa, Chardonnay, Vin de France, Mâcon/Burgundy, France.The 2021 vintage proved a difficult one, for the Roc Breïa estate and the winery, run now by the…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day May 10, 2024
2023 Chesebro Wines, Grenache Rosé, Cedar Lane Vineyard, Arroyo Seco AVA, Monterey County.The latest release of Chesebro’s Provençal style, 100% Grenache Rosé, which sports a more delicate pale light pink/salmon…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day May 9, 2024
2023 Morgan Winery, Dry Riesling, Double L Estate Vineyard, Santa Lucia Highlands.This ultra pale and bone dry Trocken style Morgan Double L Vineyard Riesling, a limited alternative version, is wildly…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day May 8, 2024
2018 Hundred Suns, Pinot Noir, Sequitur Vineyard, Ribbon Ridge AVA, Willamette Valley, Oregon.Still youthful, juicy and vivid, the 2018 Sequitur Vineyard Pinot Noir by Hundred Suns is sensual, vinous and…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day May 7, 2024
2022 Txomin Etxaniz, Getaria Bianco, D.O. Getariako Txakolina, Spain.The light bodied, pure and zingy Txomin Etxaniz Basque white, from the classic Getariako Txakolina coastal region southwest of San Sebastian on…