2008 La Mano Mencía Roble December 15, 2011February 5, 2016Nick Comment Mencía is a grape that few have heard of, but that made gains in Spain in the 1990’s and 2000’s. While this [...]
Freixenet Extra Dry Cava December 14, 2011January 14, 2016Nick Comment Cava is distinctly different from Champagne in a few major ways. First, it’s not made in the Champagne region of France. Second, as [...]
2009 Pink Truck December 13, 2011January 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 [...]
2008 Picket Fence Pinot Noir December 12, 2011November 5, 2015Nick Comment Disclaimer: This bottle was sent to us by the folks over at 585 Wine Partners, not purchased by the First Pour Wine. The [...]
2009 côté EST December 10, 2011February 5, 2016Nick Comment Le Campuget Grenache Viognier was by far one of my favorite wines this year, and a true standout on First Pour Wine. That [...]
The Fresh Market 2010 Christmas Traditions Merlot December 9, 2011February 5, 2016Nick Comment Walla Walla, Washington makes me so excited ever since The Manhattan Project Cabernet Sauvignon. When I saw The Fresh Market has similarly priced [...]
Yellow Tail Bubbles Sparkling White Wine December 8, 2011January 14, 2016Nick Comment Welcome to the first First Pour Wine Holiday Sparkler. For the next few weeks, we’ll be looking at some options for under $10 [...]
Dubonnet Rouge December 7, 2011January 14, 2016Nick 1 Being a bit of a cocktail lover (in addition to wine lover), it’s hard not to run into a bit of crossover between [...]
2009 Altos Del Cuco December 6, 2011February 5, 2016Nick Comment Monastrell? I wonder what that is, it sounds sexy. As I later found Monastrell is Mourvédre, which makes this one of the only [...]
Lucky Duck Tempranillo December 5, 2011February 5, 2016Nick Comment If memory serves me correctly, this is the first Lucky Duck that has been red that’s been on the site. Once again, it [...]