2008 La Mano Mencía Roble
Mencía is a grape that few have heard of, but that made gains in Spain in the 1990’s and 2000’s. While this
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2008 Picket Fence Pinot Noir
Disclaimer: This bottle was sent to us by the folks over at 585 Wine Partners, not purchased by the First Pour Wine. The
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2008 K Milbrandt Syrah
It seems I’ve spent the better part of the week with a lot of Mr. Charles Smith’s wines, and I can particularly think
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2008 Le Paradou Grenache Syrah
Thanksgiving is one of those flavor profiles laced with lots of earthy and spicy qualities. The yams and squashes are seasoned with plenty
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Southern Italy: Umbria & Abruzzi
Heading to the Mediterranean this week to take a look at Italy from just north of Rome down to the top of Apulia. On this
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2008 Cono Sur Carménère
Hot off the heels of last weeks South America comes a Carménère from Chile that could be a real representative of the hidden
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2008 Oveja Negra Chardonnay Viognier
What’s nice about Chile, and a lot of New World, and increasingly old world, wine regions, is the focus on experimentation. Now, there’s
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2008 Robert Mondavi Private Selection Merlot
If there’s one thing that I’m guilty of when it comes to buying wine, it’s being suckered in by vintage changes. Now there’s
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Splurge Saturday: 2008 Ernest Hill Alexander Chardonnay
Welcome to Splurge Saturday, where we take a break from bottles under $10 to step out and up, in search of exciting new
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2008 Bubo Pinot Grigio
This California Pinot Grigio got hit with some sort of magical latin owl named Bubo. So it’s fair to say the marketing department
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