Torre Dei Gesuiti Zinfandel 2015
As noted before, many of the wines in Italy, especially the primitivo, are straightforward, rustic, everyday wines. This means a number of things
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Chateau Ste Michelle Harvest Select Sweet Riesling 2014
Riesling is a dynamic wine, and runs the gamut from bone dry and racy to cloyingly sweet. While there are many good producers
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Rusina Symposia 2010
Wines were good across the board in California in 2010. Almost 6 years later, there’s still a handful of examples hanging around
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Vinopolitan
Wine doesn’t get a lot of love in the cocktail world, so let’s give it a little. Based off of the modern classic
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CDR Côtes Du Rhône 2012
Rounding out our week of earthy wines is CDR Côtes Du Rhône 2012. As mentioned previously, the southern Côtes Du Rhône is home
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Elfo Primitivo 2014
Moving on from Grifone, to Elfo Primitivo, how does it compare picking up a non-Trader Joe’s example of Italian Zinfandel? Sight: A
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Grifone Primitivo 2014
Moving from one Grifone wine to another, the grape switches from Sangiovese to Zinfandel. While some Italians use the word Zinfandel now to
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Grifone Sangiovese 2014
This week on First Pour Wine, it’s all about cheap, earthy reds. While states like California and Australia are known for many of
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Beelgara Cabernet Merlot 2012
Hailing from Australia, Beelgara Cabernet Merlot combines two of the great red grapes into a convenient blend. Do they build off each other
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Pontificis GSM 2013
Wine writing sometimes has a habit of pontificating ad nauseam, but in this case, let’s just get into whether or not the Grenache-Syrah-Mourvedre
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