Our "Scoring System"

A note about what our scores mean:
5 - Wine your kids buy for you
6 - Would drink. Jug wine. Good for parties and your kids!
7 and above - Good for ANYTHING. Would recommend to friends. The higher the better!

And for PAIRINGS the scores mean:
0 = Wine tastes best alone
1 = Wine tastes best with food #1
2 = Wine tastes best with food #2

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This blog started because we needed a tenor in the church choir... Bob, Karen and I told Mike that if he joined the choir we would go out after practice every Thursday for drinks and appetizers. After a while we decided that it would be more fun (and less expensive!) to take turns hosting a "wine & cheese" night. Then Bob had the brilliant idea to "Taste the Vine" in alphabetical order. We started with Cabernet Sauvignon. The rules were simple: 1) The wine had to start with your designated letter, and 2) the bottle had to be covered up so we didn't know what we were drinking. I decided to write down our scores so that we would know which wines we liked the best....then was "forced" into writing a blog so that we could share our "finds" with our friends. So, enjoy!!

Monday, January 2, 2012

The "A"s don't have it!

Thursday, February 27, 2011

Karen and Bob hosted the "A's". Our first night was an experiment. Bob and Karen used paper bags to cover up the wines, and after we tasted the wines, we ranked them from 1 to 10. I keep a diary of comments, and have also entered all scores into an excel spreadsheet.

You will notice (if you keep reading the blog) that the comments get more detailed as we move along the alphabet. Also, you will see that we start learning about each other - what kinds of wines we each prefer.



  1. Alexander Valley Vineyards 2008 - Sonoma County
    Ratings: Bob-5, Karen-6, Mike-6, Becky-6
    "Dry"


  2. Angeline - Alexander Valley 2008
    Bob-4, Karen-2, Mike-5, Becky-4
    Karen - "Doesn't smell good"


  3. Archstone Vineyards 2007 - Napa Valley
    Bob-4, Karen-4, Mike-4, Becky-4
    "Smells Good"; "Very Dry"

Next Up: "B's are Better"

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