grapelive.com

2023 Clos de L’Oratoire des Papes, Châteauneuf-du-Pape Rouge, Rhône Valley, France.I love the 2023 version of Clos de L’Oratoire Châteauneuf Rouge with its youthful freshness, dark ruby color and its…

2021 Domaine Guffens-Heynen, Mâcon-Pierreclos ”Deuxieme Vendange de Chavigne” White Burgundy, France.Tasted blind, I believed this was an upper echelon Premier Cru Chassagne-Montrachet, and I had to be convinced that the…

2024 Impromptu, Carignano, Isola Dei Nuraghi Rosso IGT, Sardinia, Italy.My Sardinian winemaker friend Giuséppi Còssu has expanded his lineup of Impromptu Wines with his 2024 and 2025 vintages, which includes…

2025 Grosjean, Petite Arvine, Vigne Rovettaz Valle d’Aoste, Italy.Tasted with a couple of diverse winemakers, this Grosjean Petite Arvine, we all agreed was surprisingly vinous and concentrated depth on the…

2024 Vignerons de Buxy, Montagny, Bourgogne Blanc, France.Just like the last vintage, the 2024 Montagny is delightfully crisp and mineral driven white Burgundy that does everything just as it should…

2023 Jolie-Laide, Syrah, North Coast, California.Thanks to Alexis Carr, of Revel Wines and Lee Lightfoot, of La Bicyclette in Carmel by the Sea, who generously let me in on a…

2024 Weingut Joh. Joh. Prüm, Riesling Kabinett, Wehlener Sonnenuhr, Mosel, Germany.Maybe a perfect harvest day wine, the 2024 version of J. J. Prüm’s Wehlener Sonnenuhr Kabinett is delightfully fresh, mildly…

2025 Big Sur Vineyards, Big Sur Red, Central Coast AVA, California.One of my favorite vintages to date from Lenora Carey’s Big Sur Vineyards and winemaker Ryan Kobza, this deep garnet/ruby…

2022 Weinhaus Zur Fledermaus, Roter Riesling, Mittelrhein, Germany.I’d never had Roter Riesling before, and while it tastes very, very similar to regular Riesling, it was intriguing to try it, a…

2023 Filipa Pato, Baga “Nossa Calcário” Vinhas Velhas, Bairrada DOC, Portugal.A remarkable wine, and yet another expression of the Baga grape from Filipa Pato that presents this rare varietal in…