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!!

Saturday, January 14, 2012

'K's are oKay

Sunday May 29, 2011
“K” hosted by Bob & Karen
Two special guest tasters from Pennsylvania



  1. Kendall Jackson Vinters Reserve 2007
    Bob 5, Karen 5, Mike 5, Becky 5, Jess 5, Sean 6, Lauren 5, Stephen 4.5, Meg 5.5, Ed 3, Sue 6, Jason 3
    Becky: “Smells spicy.”
    Jason: “Smells like it’s going to be woody.”
    Karen: “Smells good.”
    Meg: “Not a very strong taste.”
    Sue: “Actually, I like this one.”
    Sean: “Not bad.”
    Jess: “Tastes better after cheese.”
    Stephen: ”I don’t really like it.”
    Mike: “Better after cheddar.”


  2. Kenwood 2007 Sonoma County
    Bob 5.5, Karen 6, Mike 6, Becky 4.5, Jess 6, Sean 5, Lauren 6, Stephen 5, Meg 6, Ed 4, Sue 6, Jason 2.5
    Stephen: “It has legs.”
    Jess: “I’ve seen better legs. Attacks the nose.”
    Lauren: “It’s dry.”
    Jason: “Dry.”
    Bob: “Very dry. Dusty tongue. Not bad.”
    Mike: “Better with cheese. Gouda.”
    Sue: “Burns your nose.”


  3. Kendall Jackson Grand Reserve 2007 Sonoma Valley
    Bob 6, Karen 6, Mike 3, Becky 3, Jess 5, Sean 2, Lauren 4, Stephen 4, Meg 3, Ed 3, Sue 3, Jason 2
    Lauren: “I don’t like this one.”
    Karen: “Smells like licorice. This is SO dry.”
    Bob: “This is good. This is the best one of the night.”
    Jason: “Smells woody.”
    Mike: “Trying to get the smell. Not quite turpentine..l.”
    Meg: “You can really smell the alcohol. Dessert in a glass.”
    Sue: “I like dry, but it’s kind of blah. This is the worst one of the night.”
    Jason (after reveal): “Very over-rated.”


  4. Charles Krug 2008 Napa Valley
    Bob 7, Karen 7, Mike 4, Becky 5, Jess 6.5, Sean 7, Lauren 6, Stephen 5.5, Meg 7, Ed 4, Sue 7, Jason 3
    Karen: “Pretty color. Really nice.”
    Sean: “Drinkable.”
    Becky: “Vanilla taste.”
    Sue: “This one actually smells good. Smells the best of them all.”
    Ed: “Pretty good.”
    Jason: “All about the same.”
    Meg: “Dry and a little bit sweet.”
    Karen: “Try it after a brownie.”
    Sean: “Bad with brownie!”
    Bob: “That was not very good advice.”
    Jason: “With the brownie it’s kind of fuzzy.”

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