Red Decadence
My sommelier never said there’d be days like this. All the same, I knew there’d be days where I’d be trying all manner
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Washington
Harlot’s Harvest Pike Pumpkin Ale
Sometimes the label tells you what an interesting experience you’re going to have before you’ve even opened the bottle. The harlot on the
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2011 Hogue Late Harvest Riesling
A few days ago 2010 Hogue Late Harvest Riesling made it’s appearance on First Pour Wine to demonstrate the difference between rieslings and
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2010 Hogue Late Harvest Riesling
Riesling comes in all styles, from bone dry to almost thick, syrupy sweet. While the drier styles ferment out most to all of
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The Fresh Market 2010 Christmas Traditions Merlot
Walla Walla, Washington makes me so excited ever since The Manhattan Project Cabernet Sauvignon. When I saw The Fresh Market has similarly priced
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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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2009 Two Vines Cabernet Sauvignon
With all the beer running through First Pour Wine, it seems as though there needs to be at least 1 wine representing the
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Splurge Saturday: Frost Bitten Ice Riesling
Ice Wine is an extremely sweet style of wine, that is prevented from being cloying by the high volume of acidity. The traditional
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2009 Pacific Rim Sweet Riesling
The Gewurztraminer from Pacific Rim in the Columbia Valley was pretty great. Their specialty, as their winemaker Nicolas pointed out, is Riesling though, not
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2009 Pacific Rim Gewürztraminer
Do wine scores really matter? This was one of the core questions at the foundation of First Pour Wine, and while there haven’t
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