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

Nice! a'N'other one makes the top ten

Saturday June 25, 2011
‘N’ hosted by Mike & Becky



  1. Newman’s Own 2009 California, Napa Valley
    Bob 6, Karen 5, Mike 6, Becky 5.5, Jess 6, Meg 6
    Meg:”Smells really good. Nice legs. Not overly heavy. Tangy.”
    Bob: “Refreshing.”
    Karen: “I don’t think this smells good. No bite.”
    Becky: “Fruity after taste. Good with strawberries.”
    Mike: “I like it. Lots of lines.”


  2. Napa Cellars 2008 Napa Valley
    Bob 7.5, Karen 7.5, Mike 7, Becky 7, Jess 7, Meg 7, Ed 6
    Karen: “I like this smell much better.”
    Bob: “Clarity. I’m feeling it.”
    Meg: “It’s kind of nutty.”
    Mike: “Dark color.”
    Karen: “A lot better.”
    Bob: “I’m a fan of this one.”
    Mike: “Better with the bread.”
    Jess: “Pretty smooth.”
    Ed: “It’s all right.”


  3. Ninety Cellars 2007 Lot 22 Columbia Valley, Washington
    Bob 7.5, Karen 8, Mike 7, Becky 7.5, Jess 6.5, Meg 8, Ed 7
    Karen: “Smells woody.”
    Becky: “Smells smoky.”
    Meg: “The sharper cheese goes best with this one.”
    Jess: “Stronger than the last one. More woody.”


  4. Newton 2008 Napa County
    Bob 5.5, Karen 7, Mike 7, Becky 6.5, Jess 5.5, Meg 6.5, Ed 5
    Bob: “Airy. Not a favorite.”
    Karen: “Very woody smell.”
    Karen: “Oh yum! Awesome. Really awesome!”
    Becky: “I love the smell. Tastes watery.”

    Night Harvest – California – Woodbridge
    Bob 5, Karen 6, Mike 7, Becky 5, Jess 5, Sean 5, Meg 6, Ed 5
    Jess: “I would drink it for drinking.”
    Sean: “It’s all right.”
    Meg: “Yum”
    Karen: “A good jug wine. A drinking wine.”
    Bob: “Okay.”
    Black Currant. Black Cherry.

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