Grapelive: Wine of the Day August 6, 2023
2019 Three Furies Wines, Pinot Noir “The Angry One” Santa Lucia Highlands.I recently got a chance to meet up with and taste with Three Furies Wines Kiwi winemaker Martin Mackenzie…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day August 5, 2023
2021 Agricola Brandini, Dolcetto d’Alba DOC, Piedmonte, Italy.Brandini’s seductively floral, nakedly transparent and dark fruited Dolcetto “Filari Lunghi” comes from a single high altitude, organic vineyard with vines a touch…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day August 4, 2023
2018 Weingut Kruger-Rumpf, Riesling Kabinett, Münsterer Rheinberg, Nahe Germany.One of my favorites, Kruger-Rumpf’s Münsterer Rheinberg Kabinett is an excellent value and offering with subtle fruit sweetness and loads of mineral…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day August 3, 2023
2021 Arribas Wine Company, Saroto Tinto, Trás-os-Montes, Portugal.A beautifully aromatic, bright and spicy red wine from a remote high elevation region of Portugal, the 2021 Saroto Tinto is wildly delicious…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day August 2, 2023
2019 Vietti, Barolo DOCG “Castiglione” Piedmonte, Italy.It’s always a treat to drink Luca Currado’s Vietti wines and in particular his Nebbiolo offerings, and this 2019, while youthful and backward, gives…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day August 1, 2023
2020 Chateau Vitallis – Maxime Dutron, Pouilly-Fuissé, Premier Cru “Les Perrières” White Burgundy, France.Maxime Dutron, winemaker at his dad Denis’ historic Chateau Vitallis, has made a gem here with his…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day July 31, 2023
2021 Alex Foillard, Beaujolas-Villages, France.Stepping out from behind his famous father’s shadow couldn’t have been easy, but Alex Foillard is now well on the way to be a star in…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day July 30, 2023
2022 Domaine de Marquiliani, Rosé “Gris de Marquiliani” Vin de Corse, Corsica, France.Fresh, crisp, delicious and impossibly pale in the glass, the 2022 Domaine de Marquiliani Vin Gris de Marquiliani…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day July 29, 2023
2017 Nicolas-Jay, Pinot Noir, Own-Rooted, Willamette Valley, Oregon.I’ve been excited to follow the progress of Nicolas-Jay, the Nicolas stands for famous Burgundy producer Jean-Nicolas Méo-Camuzet, and their 53-acre Dundee Hills…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day July 28, 2023
2020 Sandlands Vineyards, Zinfandel, Kirschenmann Vineyard, Lodi, California.Tegan Passalacqua’s signature Sandlands Kirschenmann Vineyard Zinfandel comes from a hundred and eight year old vines on the East Side of Lodi’s Mokelumne…