Splurge Saturday: 2009 Santa Margherita Pinot Grigio July 16, 2011February 5, 2016Nick Comment Welcome to Splurge Saturday, where we take a break from bottles under $10 to step out and up, in search of exciting new [...]
N/V Yellow Tail Sauvignon Blanc July 15, 2011January 18, 2016Nick Comment It always seems concerning when the grapes for a wine have moved so far from where they were originally grown. While it’s no [...]
Season 2: Episode 1, Summer! July 7, 2011October 1, 2011Nick Comment Welcome to the second season of First Pour Wine. In this episode: Old Vines Albariño 2009 Verdemar Albariño from Riás Baixas, Spain & 2009 [...]
2009 Quinta Da Aveleda Vinho Verde July 5, 2011February 5, 2016Nick Comment Vinho Verde, or ‘Green Wine’ is a group of young crisp wines from Northwest Portugal, and is typically made from a blend of [...]
FAQ Friday – Sherry Confusion June 24, 2011June 24, 2011Nick Comment Welcome to another FAQ Friday, lets see what’s shown up via search this week! [...]
2009 Coppola Bianco Pinot Grigio June 23, 2011February 5, 2016Nick Comment Francis Ford Coppola presents the 2009 Bianco Pinot Grigio. This is a long and complicated name for a fairly straight forward and innocuous [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]