Piccini Villa Al Cortile Brunello Di Montalcino 2008 January 21, 2017January 18, 2017Nick Comment One last splurge as we cover Italy, with the ‘dark one’ of Tuscany, Brunello di Montalcino. Brunello di Montalcino Even though it’s made [...]
Dow’s Late Bottled Vintage Porto 2008 October 2, 2016October 16, 2016Nick Comment Welcome to our final post in our series on the wines of Portugal, and the fourth on the region of Douro. Today, we’ll cover the [...]
Americo Nunes Seabra Dao 2008 December 16, 2015December 14, 2015Nick Comment Touriga Nacional is best known for making Port, but it’s also been one of the primary drivers in the revolution in wine coming [...]
2008 Kaiken Cabernet Sauvignon January 4, 2013October 12, 2015Nick Comment Like all wine, cabernet sauvignon is influenced by the place where it grows to a great extent. For instance, a new world cabernet [...]
2008 Castillo Calvijo Crianza November 23, 2012October 16, 2015Nick Comment Hailing from Rioja, 2008 Castillo Calvijo Crianza seeks to demonstrate how being a Crianza helps produce smoother, more complicated wines. Can it live [...]
2008 The Watcher Shiraz May 26, 2012February 5, 2016Nick Comment If there was a prize for the bottle art that blew my mind last year, it definitely goes to Fetish’s V Spot Viognier. [...]
2008 De Bortoli DB Family Selection Shiraz February 24, 2012February 5, 2016Nick Comment When in Australia, I had the opportunity to visit De Bortoli’s vineyard. While this wine wasn’t one of the one’s I sampled, De [...]
2008 Yellow Tail Shiraz Grenache [Revisited] January 2, 2012November 15, 2015Nick Comment It’s been a while since I last enjoyed Yellow Tail’s Shiraz Grenache. Way back, before the First Pour Wine got rolling, this was [...]
2008 Red Truck Red Wine December 24, 2011February 5, 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 Fetish “The V Spot” Viognier December 17, 2011February 5, 2016Nick Comment Sometimes bottle labels sucker in the best of us. In this case 2008 Fetish “The V Spot” Viognier called to me time and [...]