Santa Rita Organic Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon 2011 December 14, 2015December 14, 2015Nick Comment With the Christmas fast approaching, it’s time to stock up on wine for the big day. If you have a big red drinker [...]
Vino Volo Sommelier Series December 12, 2015December 12, 2015Nick Comment Time to travel, means time for wine! Heading back from Denver, I had the opportunity to drop into another Vino Volo, and try [...]
Luccio Moscato d’Asti 2014 December 11, 2015December 8, 2015Nick Comment While Asti Spumante is generally the well known sparkling version of moscato, and as numerous producers elbow into the still moscato market, there [...]
Gerard Bertrand Languedoc 2011 December 10, 2015December 15, 2015Nick Comment When it comes to France, one of the best areas to seek out values from remains Languedoc-Roussillon. The wines from this region are [...]
Valley Of The Moon Chardonnay 2012 December 9, 2015December 12, 2015Nick Comment Things have been red heavy this holiday season on First Pour Wine, so let’s give a little love to the whites. Hailing [...]
Paringa Shiraz 2013 December 8, 2015December 7, 2015Nick Comment Similar to merlot, shiraz provides a lot of value in a crowd pleasing, easy to find, and familiar package. Warmer climates, like California and [...]
Rhiannon 2013 December 7, 2015December 6, 2015Nick Comment When I first started First Pour Wine, there was a feature called Splurge Saturday. The idea was simple, explore more upscale options that [...]
Browne Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 December 5, 2015December 4, 2015Nick Comment As I mentioned in the past, Vino Volo is a great way to try new things when traveling as part of their $2 [...]
Alexander & Fitch Merlot 2013 December 4, 2015December 4, 2015Nick Comment Merlot got a bad reputation for being boring, but merlot can actually be a smooth, wonderfully balanced red packed with blackberry and plum [...]
Clone 5 Pinot Noir 2010 December 3, 2015December 2, 2015Nick Comment Finding a dependable pinot noir at a lower end price point is nothing short of difficult. As you can see in our [...]