Kitchen Sink White December 8, 2012October 12, 2015Nick Comment White blends tend to be all the vogue, and have a particularly good propensity to pair well with a variety of foods because [...]
2011 Cloud Break Barrel Fermented Chardonnay December 6, 2012October 16, 2015Nick Comment Pro-tip: If you don’t like oak, do not buy barrel fermented. Barrel fermented means, of course, in oak, which for those out there [...]
2000 Waverley Estate Chardonnay December 1, 2012October 16, 2015Nick Comment One of the more unique experiences I had in Australia was at Waverley Estate. This small boutique winery specializes in aged wines, particularly focused [...]
2011 côté EST November 26, 2012October 16, 2015Nick Comment Last year, 2009 côté EST was a great find, full of fruit, acid, and body for under $10. Made from Grenache Blanc, Chardonnay, and [...]
2011 Kinetic Chardonnay November 16, 2012October 16, 2015Nick Comment Kinetic refers to motion, and a Chardonnay that has come all the way from France has certainly experienced a lot of motion. While [...]
Wine Sisterhood Chardonnay September 26, 2012January 14, 2016Nick Comment Wine shopping in Target still seems wrong to me. It seems like the selection is just always so, well, Target. It’s bourgeois, and has [...]
2009 Green Truck Chardonnay September 17, 2012January 14, 2016Nick Comment Disclaimer: This bottle was sent to us by the folks over at 585 Wine Partners, not purchased by the First Pour Wine. The [...]
2010 Muirwood “Zanetta Vineyard” Reserve Chardonnay June 2, 2012January 14, 2016Nick Comment A few weeks ago, during the launch of Back to Wine Basics 2012, we stumbled across 2010 Muirwood Chardonnay. It was a wonderfully [...]
2010 Muirwood Chardonnay May 10, 2012January 14, 2016Nick Comment Welcome to the third of six tastings for a back to wine basics series. Following the explosively bright Sauvignon Blanc is the wonderfully [...]