2009 Grayson Cellars Zinfandel Lot 12 June 21, 2011February 5, 2016Nick 2 2009 Grayson Cellars Lot 12 is a California Zinfandel, and not one of the blushy ones that are oh-so common in summer. While [...]
2009 Leese Fitch Cabernet Sauvignon June 7, 2011February 5, 2016Nick Comment 2009 Leese Fitch Cabernet Sauvignon isn’t necessarily a pure a Cabernet Sauvignon, but it’s pretty darn close. What it lack in purity it [...]
First Pour Wine: Desserts – Ruby Port & Cream Sherry (Ep 8) June 4, 2011October 1, 2011Nick Comment Ahh, dessert, is there anything quite as wonderful? In this post Dr. Not Port? (or how I stop worrying about Douro and drink the wine.) [...]
The Manhattan Project 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon May 31, 2011October 12, 2015Nick 14 The Manhattan Project 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon comes from Walla Walla, Washington. While not necessarily the first place most people would think of when [...]
2008 Oxford Landing Viognier May 28, 2011February 5, 2016Nick Comment Oxford Landing is another South Australian, who like Yellow Tail, produces a large variety of wines for relatively good prices, with more of [...]
First Pour Wine: National Chardonnay Day (Epi. 7) May 26, 2011October 1, 2011Nick Comment Welcome to our seventh episode, and National Chardonnay Day! On this episode: Chardonnay: To oak or not to oak. 2010 Simply Naked Chardonnay [...]
2009 Cortijo Tinto May 24, 2011February 5, 2016Nick Comment Hailing from Rioja, Spain’s preeminent region for reds, this Tinto is made up of 80% Tempranillo, and 20% Grenache. As such, it should [...]
2008 Red Knot South Australia Shiraz May 21, 2011February 5, 2016Nick Comment Welcome to a special extra episode of First Pour Wine, where we’ll be covering the Zork for the very first time. Zorks! 2008 [...]
First Pour Wine: Episode 6 May 19, 2011October 1, 2011Nick Comment This week on First Pour Wine: Episode 6 2010 Phebus Torrontes and 2009 Domaine Pignard Beaujolais [...]
Big Stuff Too! May 17, 2011February 5, 2016Nick 2 Recently, I had the opportunity* to try wine from Wisconsin. Now, it’s worth bearing in mind that when most people think about wine, [...]