Long Neck Chenin Blanc 2015 November 23, 2016November 23, 2016Nick Comment It’s the last minute, on Thanksgiving, what do you do? Depending on who you are (or are with), you might end up picking [...]
Castle Creek Chenin Blanc March 22, 2016March 21, 2016Nick Comment While Castle Creek Uintah Blanc provided a similar label experience to Cyndi Lauper, there Chenin Blanc is a little more restrained. Most of [...]
Lacheteau Vouvray 2014 March 4, 2016March 5, 2016Nick Comment Moving toward the middle Loire, we get into a mix of grapes used to make sweet wines, dry wines, red, white, rosé, and [...]
Releaf Chenin Blanc 2014 January 6, 2016March 27, 2016Nick Comment Welcome to Wine 102, a deeper dive into some of the less common varietals you see on store shelves or restaurant wine lists. [...]
The Royal Old Vine Chenin Blanc 2013 November 18, 2015November 18, 2015Nick Comment If red isn’t your thing, sweet whites won’t do it for you, and you’d rather be caught dead than caught drinking chardonnay, then [...]
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 Big House White November 7, 2012October 16, 2015Nick 1 Twice in the past month, a wine at a tasting has jumped up and blown my mind. The first time it was 2010 [...]
2010 Bougrier Vin De Pays Chenin Blanc May 17, 2012January 14, 2016Nick Comment Chenin Blanc is best known for two things. First, is the powerfully known Vouvray, a minerality driven white that can range from dry [...]
2010 Bougrier V Vouvray May 2, 2012October 12, 2015Nick 5 It’s been a very long time since Vouvray has been on First Pour Wine, in fact, nearly a year. Not a lot of [...]
Middle Sister “Drama Queen” Pinot Grigio February 25, 2012January 14, 2016Nick Comment Every time I’m in Target, I’m struck by the fact that the Middle Sister wines look incredibly well branded without a lot of [...]