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, May 31, 2014

"J" is for a Joyous night of wine

Blind Wine Tasting hosted by Mike & Becky
“J” Night

The Invitation:
Please Join us for a Joyous Jubilation of wine tasting tomorrow evening
The Response:
I cannot believe the Jocularity generated by such an event that Jump starts my Jamboree of a weekend.  Just Karen and I will Jostle to your home for the Junction of family Joy!!!!!!!

Wine #1: Josh Merlot 2011 $23.99
Tasting comments:
Bob “Uh oh. What is this? Welch’s? We’re not on W!” pauses to taste “Doesn’t taste as fruity as it smells”
Elizabeth “I think it tastes like air” note: Elizabeth wasn’t drinking…she was on meds
Karen “Not full”
Sarah “Generic red wine”
Jessica “Non descript”

Robert “More flavor, better after cheese”
Mike “It’s plain. Just plain.”
Bob “You don’t think it’s a Gem?” note: Bob was trying to get a “J” word and failed….
Mike “It’s not a jewel”


WINE #1 SCORING:
Bob 6, Karen 6, Mike 6, Becky 6, Andy 6 Jessica 6, Robert 5.5, Brian 5, Sarah 5

Wine #2:  Santa Julia Malbec Mendoza, Argentina 2012 $9.99
Tasting comments:
Becky “Deep fruity flavor. Plummy.”

Mike “More body”
Andy “Good. A lot more complex than the last one.”
Elizabeth “I don’t think it tastes different than the last one”
Sarah “Too dark for me. Tastes church-y to me.”
Karen ‘I don’t get fruity”
Becky “Not berry…Plummy!”
Andy “Currant” (to laughter)
Becky “A little harsh”

WINE #2 SCORING
Bob 6, Karen 6.5, Mike 7, Becky 5.5, Andy 6.5, Jessica 7, Robert 6, Brian 6, Sarah 6.5

Wine #3:  Joyvin Red/Rouge Italy – Rashi Vineyards
Tasting comments:
Becky “Really light color”
Robert “Bubbly”
Bob “No legs”
Robert “I don’t know if you can call this wine”
Karen “Smells like strawberry”
Robert “Tasty. Tastes like sparkly juice.”
Bob “It’s kind of fun. It’s Jolly.”
Mike “Refreshing”
Bob “Put it this way. I think it will go well with a cookie.”
Jessica “It’s fun. It’s like a cider.”
Becky “Definitely sparkly”
Andy “Did this wine come in a box with a straw?”
Robert “It does have a cool cork…tapered.”
Bob “Is this a joke?”
Mike “A good wine for sangria”
Bob “A Jason wine”

WINE #3 SCORING

Bob 3, Karen 3, Mike 3, Becky 3, Andy 3, Jessica 5, Robert 5.5, Brian 6, Sarah 5


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Thursday, May 8, 2014

I love wine! It's "I" night!

Blind Wine Tasting hosted by Bob & Karen


Wine #1: Incredible Red – Peachy Canyon – 2011 Zinfandel $11.99
Tasting comments:
Bob “Smells fruity”
Karen “Very earthy smelling”
Becky “I was going to say the same thing!”
Karen “More flavor than I expected”
Bob “Is it full body or more intimate?”
Sean “Not bad”
Mike “It’s Ideal. You could almost say incredible.”

WINE #1 SCORING:
Bob 7.5, Karen 6.5, Mike 7.5, Becky 7, Jessica 7, Sean 7, Lauren 6.5, Stephen 6.5, Kara 5.5

Wine #2:  Il Bruciato 2011 Bolgheri – Tenuta Guado Al Tasso $31.99
Tasting comments:
Bob “The wine is really good with the chocolate”
Karen “This one smells good”
Lauren “I like this one. Light and mild.”
Stephen “A little inaccessible. I don’t have an inkling on how I’m going to rate this one.”
Bob “Do you want to impart some of your intelligence?”
Jess “I don’t like the wine by itself. It has a weird after taste.”
Bob “It’s not bad”
Stephen “Inferior to the last one”

Karen “I don’t get a bite. It’s really dry. Drier with the chocolate.”
Mike “A non Italy wine”
Jess “This wine is really inconsistent”
Karen “Chocolate makes it drier”

WINE #2 SCORING
Bob 6.5, Karen 7, Mike 5, Becky 5, Jessica 5, Sean 5, Lauren 6, Stephen 5.5, Kara 6

Wine #3:  Ruffino Il Ducale Sangiovese 60% Toscana 2010 $16.99
Tasting comments:
Sean “I don’t like the smell”
Stephen “It stinks”
Bob, Mike “Ewww”
Lauren “Smells like poop”
Bob “The taste is 10 times better than the smell”
Karen “No finish”
Becky “It’s sour”

WINE #3 SCORING

Bob 5, Karen 5, Mike 4.5, Becky 5, Jessica 4, Sean 3, Lauren 3, Stephen 5.5, Kara 2


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