2010 Charles Shaw Pinot Grigio July 28, 2011February 5, 2016Nick Comment So Two-Buck-Chuck can make a good red wine for a few bucks. This is certainly great news for the under $5 crowd, [...]
2010 Charles Shaw Cabernet Sauvignon July 25, 2011February 5, 2016Nick 1 Two-buck-chuck. A name that lives in infamy, or that possibly conjures up have memories of a decent value priced wine. Unfortunately, there weren’t [...]
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 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 [...]
2009 Grayson Cellars Zinfandel Lot 12 June 21, 2011February 5, 2016Nick 2 2009 Grayson Cellars Lot 12 is a California Zinfandel, and not one of the blushy ones that are oh-so common in summer. While [...]
2009 Leese Fitch Cabernet Sauvignon June 7, 2011February 5, 2016Nick Comment 2009 Leese Fitch Cabernet Sauvignon isn’t necessarily a pure a Cabernet Sauvignon, but it’s pretty darn close. What it lack in purity it [...]
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 3 April 28, 2011October 1, 2011Nick 3 This is the final episode in the series on the noble grapes. This week we’re going to be talking about merlot and cabernet [...]
2008 Blackstone Winemaker’s Select Merlot April 19, 2011February 5, 2016Nick Comment 2008 Blackstone Merlot, while not my personal favorite, is a much loved darling of my parents. It’s low price point, and frequent mail-in [...]