Honoro Vera Monastrell 2014
Welcome to the second in our Wine 301 series, where we’re going to dig into some of the more unusual varietals you might see
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Mourvèdre
Pontificis GSM 2013
Wine writing sometimes has a habit of pontificating ad nauseam, but in this case, let’s just get into whether or not the Grenache-Syrah-Mourvedre
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Chocolate Box 2012
Grenache – Syrah – Mourvedre (GSM) are like The Rat Pack, in that while they’re all great on their own, when they come
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Tarima Monastrell 2013
When it comes to Valentine’s Day, what say’s be mine, more than flowers? Well Tarima Monastrell’s got flowers on a wine bottle (so
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Cypher The Peasant 2012
Cypher was without a doubt one of the highlight, stand out wineries I visited in Paso Robles earlier this year. With a philosophy
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The Wolftrap 2013
As October comes to a close, it’s time to finish up our round up of things that go bump in the night. While
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2009 Château de Landure Minervois
Minervois is not necessarily a wine region that’s on the tip of most people’s tongue. Located in the massive wine region Languedoc-Roussillon, Minervois
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2009 Pink Truck
Disclaimer: This bottle was sent to us by the folks over at 585 Wine Partners, not purchased by the First Pour Wine. The
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2009 Altos Del Cuco
Monastrell? I wonder what that is, it sounds sexy. As I later found Monastrell is Mourvédre, which makes this one of the only
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2010 Les Hauts d’Acantalys
Our first Cru. Well more than that, our first Cru Des Cotes Du Rhone. Hailing from Lirac, this wine belongs to a select
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