Martini & Rossi Bianco Vermouth July 21, 2016July 20, 2016Nick Comment If Dry Vermouth is one political party, and Sweet Vermouth is the other, than Bianco Vermouth (or Blanc) is the third party. Where [...]
Blandy’s 5 Year Malmsey Madeira June 28, 2016August 25, 2016Nick Comment Karen MacNeil’s Wine Bible claims that you shouldn’t bother with Rainwater. It’s not worth drinking. If anything, you should take your Rainwater, leave [...]
Broadbent Rainwater Madeira June 23, 2016June 22, 2016Nick Comment When it comes to looking at the 4th of July from a historical perspective, perhaps no wine holds as much a place in [...]
Tribuno Extra Dry Vermouth May 9, 2016May 8, 2016Nick Comment Kicking off the week is an aperitif, to build your hunger for the rest of the week to come. If the aperitif angle [...]
Pastora Fino Sherry February 19, 2016February 18, 2016Nick Comment If there is a wine as confusing as Vermouth, it might be Sherry. While Sherry has a plethora of styles ranging from dry [...]
Dolin Dry Vermouth February 18, 2016March 9, 2016Nick Comment While Martini may hold the name sake for a drink related to Dry Vermouth, Dry Vermouth is frequently referred to as French in [...]
Martini & Rossi Extra Dry Vermouth February 17, 2016March 9, 2016Nick Comment While you can’t make a manhattan without Sweet Vermouth, you can’t make a Gibson without Dry Vermouth (if you thought I was going to say [...]
Dolin Rouge Vermouth February 16, 2016March 9, 2016Nick Comment As mentioned before, sweet vermouth has a ton of uses like Manhattans, Rob Roys, and Negronis. In case that list seems short, you [...]
Martini & Rossi Rosso Vermouth February 15, 2016March 9, 2016Nick Comment All this week on First Pour Wine, we’ll be focusing on fortified wines that primarily get play time as cocktail ingredients. Leading off is [...]
Quinta do Noval Black Porto February 3, 2016February 3, 2016Nick Comment Port is one of those wines that’s steeped in mystery, and a rich history that ties together two of the great european powers, [...]