'I' Love Red Wine! The 'I's have it tonight!!

Thursday, January 5, 2012

‘I’ Night at Becky & Mike’s

I LOVE raspberries! Karen brought over the fruit trays that she forgot to take to the funeral reception at church. She felt very bad about it, but I am happy.

1. Izadi Reserva 2003, Villabuena de Alava, Spain $19.95
   
   Bob: “Smells good. Wow!”
   Becky: “I like it. It has lots of layers of flavors”
   Bob: “How about that – Not crap!”
   Karen: “Spicy”
   Wine socks to be made by Jessica. Should they be numbered?
   Kara needs to stop eating & start drinking.
   Becky & Jess like the wine after raspberries.
   Karen & Kara like it after blackberries.
   Mike: “Not good with ribs & BBQ sauce. Also, never put the Styrofoam plate too far into the oven when pulling out a rib.”
   Bob 7.5, Karen 8, Mike 8, Becky 8, Kara 7.5, Bryan 7
   
   
2. Coto de Imaz 2004, Spain  $23.99Bob: “Smells fruity.”
   Karen (as she wafts the smell up with her hand): “Not a lot of smell. This is one you could drink a ton of. No bite. The 2^nd sip is better.”
   Jess: “Yes. More bold.”
   Becky: “Vanilla finish.”
   Mike: “Fruity taste. I wonder if it goes with ribs?”
   Bob 7, Karen 7, Mike 7, Becky 7, Jess 7, Kara 6.5, Bryan 6.5
   
   
   
3. Berco do Infante Reserva 2008, Lisboa Portugal  $9.99
   Karen: “Eww. Musty.”
   Kara: “Smells like it has been in a wet basement for a while.”
   Bob: “Smells like sweatpants.”
   Jess: “Why would you smell sweatpants?”
   Karen: “Smells like dirt. Earthy.”
   Kara: “Can we get in trouble for publicizing this?”
   Bob: “The poor vendor that created this.”
   Karen: “It doesn’t taste as bad as it smells.”
   Bryan: “I haven’t had sweatpants in years!”
   Robert: "I haven't smelled Bryan's sweatpants in a long time."
   Bob" What are these things?" (points at blackberries)
   "Blackberries" everyone shouted.
   "I like them," said Bob
   Karen: "The smell is so bad I have to hold my breath."
   Kara: "I don't want it."
   Becky: "It tastes better after cheese."
   Bryan: "It tastes bad."
   Kara: "Tastes the same as it smells."
   Jess: "It IS better after cheese."
   Kara: "Better after cheese, but still not good."
   Bob 3, Karen 3, Mike 3, Becky 3, Kara 2, Jess 4.5, Bryan 1
   
   
   
   
4. Coto de Imaz Rioja 2004 (Repeat!! See #2) $22.00 (Karen got a discount!)
   
   Kara: "I hope I'm smelling something you're eating & not this."
   Karen: "It doesn't smell."
   Bob: "It has cleansed my palate. Fresh & inviting. A whirlwind of flavor."
   Jess: "Smooth."
   Karen: "Reminds me of the 1st one."
   Becky: "This is a good one to end on! The 3rd one not so much."
   Bob: "This is good."
   Mike: "Compared to the last one it's soothing."
   Bob: "It's almost as good as getting free peanuts."
   Karen: "It's really dry."
   Bob: "It's not dry."
   Bob 8, Karen 8, Mike 7, Becky 7.5, Jess 7.5, Kara 7.5,