Concannon Petite Sirah 2014 December 12, 2016December 12, 2016Nick Comment Located just around the corner from Lodi, Concannon Vineyards is one of the oldest vineyards in the country and home to “America’s First [...]
Shannon Ridge High Elevation Petite Sirah 2013 July 11, 2016July 11, 2016Nick Comment Welcome to the fifth in our Wine 103 series, where we continue to explore single varietals that you may see in the store or [...]
Rusina Symposia 2010 April 25, 2016April 22, 2016Nick Comment Wines were good across the board in California in 2010. Almost 6 years later, there’s still a handful of examples hanging around [...]
Vino Salida Petite Sirah 2014 March 15, 2016March 15, 2016Nick Comment Cabernet can be tough to ripen in a cool climate, can Vino Salida Petite Sirah offer a better chance to enjoy the wines [...]
Handcraft Petite Sirah 2013 March 10, 2016March 9, 2016Nick Comment Jumping out of France, it’s time to cover some highlights of wines I’ve tried from other regions in the last few weeks. First [...]
Cupcake Black Forest 2013 February 12, 2016February 10, 2016Nick Comment Cupcake has come through once or twice before, and has managed to mostly provide unobtrusive wines with some subtly. The Black Forest though, [...]
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 [...]
Dark Horse Petite Sirah 2013 December 2, 2015December 1, 2015Nick Comment Happy Holidays and welcome to December! It’s fair to say that in the past, I wouldn’t have looked to Dark Horse as my [...]
Monster Mash Red Blend 2013 October 16, 2015October 13, 2015Nick Comment Having covered cats and skeletons in our quest to find the perfect wine for Halloween, it seemed prudent to pick something a little [...]
2011 Vincent Arroyo Winemaker’s Reserve Petite Sirah September 19, 2015October 12, 2015Nick Comment Every now and then, you just need to cut loose, and try an amazing bottle of wine. While the world is increasingly working [...]