The Invitation:
Nothing
Needed. Notification Noted. Bob
The Response:
Naturally.
Elizabeth
Wine #1: Novelty Hill
2009 Royal Slope Red Columbia Valley $21.99
Tasting comments:
Bob “It has
a little Nip to it”
Andy “A pop.
Get’s you.”
Mike “A nice
smell”
Bob “Spicy”
Andy “Good
after bleu cheese”
Elizabeth “Has
a nice finish to it”
Karen “I
like it. Good start, middle and finish. No nonsense.”
Elizabeth “Noble”
Andy “kNowledgeable”
(note the “n”)
Jessica “The
blue cheese mellows out the wine”
Andy “Nice
or Naughty?”
Elizabeth “Nice”
Bob “I like
Naughty”Becky “A
little spicy”
Kara “I was
going to say mellow but I think it’s the amount I’ve been eating”
Becky “A
little harsh”
WINE #1 SCORING:
Bob
7, Karen 7.5, Mike 7, Becky 7.5, Andy 7, Elizabeth 8, Jessica 7.5, Kara 6.5
Wine #2: Block Nine – Caiden’s Vineyards Pinot Noir
2012 $13.99
Tasting comments:
Bob “Ewww”
Mike “The
smell is definitely different”
Karen “Tastes
like a red chardonnay”
Bob “This
wine sucks”
Elizabeth “An
acid-y smell”
Andy “Smells
bad”
Mike “Tastes
worse than the Happy Hour wine at the hotel”
Kara “Musty”
Elizabeth poured
hers into Bob’s glass
Kara “Has
Lauren’s ‘feet’ smell”
Becky “It’s
not as bad as it smells”
Karen “I had
it with these crackers and it wasn’t bad” (Bob’s gluten free crackers - Elizabeth
can’t eat those crackers)
WINE
#2 SCORING
Bob
4, Karen 4, Mike 4, Becky 5.5, Andy 5, Elizabeth 4, Jessica 5, Kara 4
Wine #3: Argiano NC Rosso Toscano 2011 Italian Red
$22.99
Tasting comments:
Becky “This
one looks a lot better – darker”
Andy “This
one is Heaven on Earth compared to the last one”
Karen “Nirvana”
Elizabeth “Has
a nebulous flavor”
Mike “I’m
not getting a taste yet”
Bob “Soak
your tongue in it”
Karen “Has a
bite in the back at the end”
Bob “It bit
me when I was putting the aerator in it”
Elizabeth “Has
a sharp finish”
Andy “Makes
my ears hurt”
Kara “Is it
oak or something?”
Bob “You are
sitting next to the Weeping Pussy Willow”
Kara “It’s
dry but it doesn’t have much flavor”
Jessica “Has
a bitter taste at the end”
Bob “Better
au naturale”
Elizabeth “Better
with the bleu cheese”
Bob “I like
it with the Gouda cheese”
WINE
#3 SCORING
Bob
6, Karen 5.5, Mike 5, Becky 6, Andy 6, Elizabeth 6, Jessica 5.5, Kara 5.5
