2009 Rhiannon September 3, 2011December 7, 2015Nick 3 How many wines are named after a Goddess of horses and magical birds in celtic mythology? As far as First Pour Wine is [...]
Barefoot Moscato September 2, 2011December 6, 2015Nick Comment Hot off the heels of Barefoot’s last delicious wine review here, comes something completely different. Welcome to Moscato, a slightly sparkling, sweet white [...]
2009 Penfolds Koonunga Hill Cabernet Sauvignon September 1, 2011February 5, 2016Nick Comment Earlier this week, it was brought to my attention that today is Cabernet Day. While Cabernet Sauvignon is the most common, there is [...]
2009 Lucky Star Pinot Noir August 31, 2011November 5, 2015Nick Comment Recently, there’s been a lot of recommendations for Pinot Noir, which is probably the result of so many boring and bad Pinot Noirs [...]
2009 Pacific Rim Gewürztraminer August 30, 2011February 5, 2016Nick 2 Do wine scores really matter? This was one of the core questions at the foundation of First Pour Wine, and while there haven’t [...]
Lucky Duck Chardonnay August 29, 2011February 5, 2016Nick Comment Quack. 1. A noise made by ducks 2. An individual who pretends to have certain skills, most commonly medical. The first definition is part [...]
Lucky Duck Riesling August 26, 2011October 12, 2015Nick 12 Warning: The following is an every day scenario that affects millions of wine purchasers a year. Many are in denial of their condition, [...]
Barefoot Pinot Noir August 25, 2011November 5, 2015Nick Comment Barefoot is another of the larger brands out there, and is owned by E&J Gallo, one of the largest in the business. Established [...]
2009 Mark West Pinot Noir August 24, 2011November 5, 2015Nick 3 The deluge of bad cheap Pinot Noir seems to be a spring eternal. Fair enough, it’s a hard wine to grow, and a [...]
2010 Sutter Home White Zinfandel August 23, 2011December 10, 2015Nick Comment Sutter Home is one of the largest names in the business when it comes to growing White Zinfandel. Being extremely popular is a [...]