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!!

Thursday, April 3, 2014

G is for Good wines at a nice price!

Blind Wine Tasting hosted by Bob & Karen
“G” Night


Wine #1: Il Molino di Grace Chianti Classico 2008 DOCG $20.39
Tasting comments:
Becky “The first taste was delicious”
Mike “It is a good one”
Sean “I like it”
Jessica “A really smooth taste”
Bob “I think this wine is great. It grows on you.”
Karen “Full flavor. Not fruity. Nice dry finish.”
Jessica “A soft dry”
Kara “Not dry, but also a little blah”
Wayne “It’s a Gonzo wine”
Linda “Very mild. Tastes good, but doesn’t fill your mouth.”
Wayne “It’s a pizza wine”
Robert “It’s good”

WINE #1 SCORING:
Bob 8, Karen 7.5, Mike 7.5, Becky 7.5, Jessica 8, Sean 7.5, Wayne 7.5, Linda 7, Kara 6, Robert 8

Wine #2:  Joel Gott Zinfandel 2011 $16.14
Tasting comments:
Karen “Pretty color”
Bob “Uh oh. Not a fantastic smell.”
Kara “It almost has a bit of carbonation to it”
Bob “It tastes like the wine from yesterday. Young.”
Jessica “Berry tasting. Not geriatric.”
Wayne “Not in my wheelhouse. A syrupy taste.”
Linda “Yes. Sweet.”
Sean “Might taste good on ice cream”
Becky “Has a coffee taste”
Bob “It grows on you”
Kara “Like the wine last night”
Robert “Definitely sweeter”
Becky “It’s a little harsh”
Jess “Yes”

WINE #2 SCORING
Bob 6, Karen 5, Mike 6, Becky 6, Jessica 6, Sean 6, Wayne 6, Linda 6, Kara 5.5, Robert 5.5

Wine #3:  Murphy-Goode 2010 Merlot Carlifornia $13.59
Tasting comments:
Wayne “This is much better”
Bob “That’s a good one”
Karen “This one is a lot better”
Linda “I still don’t think it has a lot of zip to it”
Wayne “Full bodied, aromatic wine”
Karen “This is Andy’s black currant start, full bodied, with a very nice dry finish”
Sean “Tasted great”
Jessica “A lot drier than the other ones”
Mike “It’s fair”
Robert “Gorgeous flavor”
Wayne “This is G-G-G-Great!”

WINE #3 SCORING
Bob 7.5, Karen 8.5, Mike 7, Becky 7, Jessica 7, Sean 8, Wayne 8, Linda 7.5, Kara 7.5, Robert 7.5
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