2010 Smart Cookie Vineyards Sauvignon Blanc May 16, 2012January 14, 2016Nick 1 To be perfectly honest, the last few Sauvignon Blanc tastings haven’t gone particularly well. First, the an amazingly vegetal Marlborough turned off almost [...]
2010 Alterra Merlot May 14, 2012February 5, 2016Nick Comment Welcome to the fifth of six tastings, Merlot, for a back to wine basics series. Merlot is something of the middle child between [...]
2010 D’Autrefois Pinot Noir May 12, 2012November 5, 2015Nick Comment Welcome to the fourth of six tastings, and the first red, for a back to wine basics series. Reds are a slightly different [...]
2010 Muirwood Chardonnay May 10, 2012January 14, 2016Nick Comment Welcome to the third of six tastings for a back to wine basics series. Following the explosively bright Sauvignon Blanc is the wonderfully [...]
2010 Stony Bay Sauvignon Blanc May 9, 2012January 14, 2016Nick Comment Welcome to the second of six tastings for a back to wine basics series. Following riesling in the tasting order is the bright, [...]
2010 Dr. Heidemanns-Bergweiler Riesling May 8, 2012January 14, 2016Nick Comment Welcome to the first of six tastings for a back to wine basics series. To lead things off, we’ll be starting with the [...]
2010 Kemblefield Sauvignon Blanc May 4, 2012January 14, 2016Nick Comment Sometimes, when you open a bottle of wine, and the first smell hits your nose, you just can’t believe the aroma. Other times, [...]
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 [...]
2010 Caleo Salice Salentino May 1, 2012February 5, 2016Nick Comment Negroamaro, the black bitter, is a brutish, brooding grape from Southern Italy. Forged in the fiery sun of the Italian summer, this wine [...]
2010 Château De Nages April 25, 2012January 14, 2016Nick Comment 2010 Château De Nages takes one of the grapes that thrilled me last year, Grenache Blanc, and mixes it with the floral powerhouse that [...]