Grifone Primitivo 2014 April 19, 2016April 18, 2016Nick Comment Moving from one Grifone wine to another, the grape switches from Sangiovese to Zinfandel. While some Italians use the word Zinfandel now to [...]
Grifone Sangiovese 2014 April 18, 2016April 18, 2016Nick Comment This week on First Pour Wine, it’s all about cheap, earthy reds. While states like California and Australia are known for many of [...]
Col Brioso Extra Dry Prosecco April 12, 2016April 12, 2016Nick Comment Over the past weekend Mother Nature decided to throw a bit of a curve ball here in Cleveland. Rather than, birds chirping, and [...]
Manero Rosso Di Toscana 2013 April 8, 2016April 3, 2016Nick Comment When I first picked this bottle up, I did not assume it was Italian. The mask forcably reminded me of a luchador, and [...]
Cadia Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 April 7, 2016April 3, 2016Nick Comment When one thinks of Cabernet Sauvignon, the likely places to assume it’s coming from are California and France. However, Cabernet Sauvignon is one [...]
Isola Augusta Verduzzo Friulano 2014 March 12, 2016March 13, 2016Nick Comment While Porto is well known for it’s relationship with dessert from a red or tawny colored perspective. Sauternes gets big credit for it’s [...]
Martini & Rossi Extra Dry Vermouth February 17, 2016March 9, 2016Nick Comment While you can’t make a manhattan without Sweet Vermouth, you can’t make a Gibson without Dry Vermouth (if you thought I was going to say [...]
Martini & Rossi Rosso Vermouth February 15, 2016March 9, 2016Nick Comment All this week on First Pour Wine, we’ll be focusing on fortified wines that primarily get play time as cocktail ingredients. Leading off is [...]
Capanne Ricciolo Toscana 2014 January 12, 2016January 10, 2016Nick Comment Welcome to Wine 102, a deeper dive into some of the less common varietals you see on store shelves or restaurant wine lists. [...]
Kirkland Signature Pinot Grigio 2014 January 5, 2016January 4, 2016Nick Comment Welcome to Wine 102, a deeper dive into some of the less common varietals you see on store shelves or restaurant wine lists. [...]