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, November 1, 2014

"O" what a great wine night!

The Invitation:
Oh Dear Friends, 
We Observe that it is Our turn to host wine night. The Occurrence will happen this Friday February 7, at 7:30 O'clock. We look forward to the Opportunity to present Wines with the letter O. We Opine that it will be an Occasion of Obvious fun filled with wonderful food, including Olives, and wines with Only appealing Odors. We are aware that the Onus is On us to present Optimum wines, and hopefully no Outrageous Ones. It is an Outstanding Occasion for Oenophiles. Only One person per household needs to reply with the number of people coming.
 Obsequiously yours, Andy and Elizabeth


The Response(s):
Overjoyed, is the Obvious expression of Our feelings for the Opportunity to Overtly quaff the Opulent Offerings you have Ordered for Our upcoming Outing this Friday.  Both Linda and I Obdurately hold that all Occasions involving vino and Othoniel stimulation are Open for Objective Observations by all.  Our Opus, no, Operatic  renditions of Oldies abound with Ostentatious Oxonian Ovations.  Overall, it should be fun, Our Order shall be for two. Wayne and Linda
We would like to take this Opportunity to attend this Occurrence of Wine Night.  The Mealey's will be Obligated to have three in Observance at this Occasion at the McDonald house that is like a ship in the Offing.  Optimistically Yours, Bob and Karen

Okay…it appears that the Only Outstanding reply is Ours. After Outlining the plan to the Objects of my affection, I Obtained the final count of SIX, One of which has Often been found Obtaining Objects from a couch.  Over and Out…the Vortherms/McBee clan


Wine #1: Old Vine Red Lot Number 59 California Red  $15.99
Tasting comments:
Andy “I want to be the first to say Outstanding”
Sean “The smell is not overpowering. Sharp taste. Catches you right at the beginning.”
Bob “I like this one”
Becky “Should I be more optimistic than that?”
Robert “In the spirit of ‘O’, I want to say Okay, but it’s better than that”
Karen “Sweet”
Becky “This has a nice taste.”
Jessica “Starts out a little sweet, then mellows out”
Wayne “It’s a pleasant wine”
Elizabeth “The taste is optimal. Fragrant odor.”
Linda “Smooth in general”
Karen “A wine you can drink a lot”
Mike “Would be good with a meal”

WINE #1 SCORING:
Bob 7.5, Karen 7, Mike 7, Becky 7.5, Andy 7, Elizabeth 7.5, Wayne 7.5, Linda 7.5, Jessica 7.5, Sean 5, Robert 8

Wine #2:  Oberon Merlot Napa Valley 2011 Michael Mondavi Family $21.00
Tasting comments:
Elizabeth “An odor of black currant”
Bob “Not much smell, but a huge taste”
Wayne “Nice tannins”

Sean “Smoky”
Wayne “If it’s tobacco’y it must be a Cab Franc”
Karen “I really like it”
Jessica “Because it’s really dry” (Karen nodded)
Becky “A very light but good odor. You need to stick your nose down into the glass to smell it.”
Wayne “A full mouth of wine”
Bob “It calms down a lot with the bleu cheese”
Bob “Sean, this is a real wine. You’re becoming a big boy.”

WINE #2 SCORING
Bob 7, Karen 7.5, Mike 6.5, Becky 7.5, Andy 8, Elizabeth 7.5, Wayne 8.5, Linda 7.5, Jessica 8, Sean 7, Robert 7.5

Wine #3:  Ondarre 2006 Reserva Rioja Spain $17.99
Tasting comments:
Karen “A lot more aroma”
Linda “Nice smell. Has more tannins than the last one”
Sean “It’s okay”Jessica “My favorite smell of the night”
Karen “A little tart”
Mike “Andy likes little tarts. We’ve heard that before”
Andy “Has more character than the last one. Has more Oomph.”
Becky “It does have a little tartness to it”
Elizabeth “But I like it”
Becky “It’s growing on me”

WINE #3 SCORING

Bob 7.5, Karen 7.5, Mike 6, Becky 7.5, Andy 8, Elizabeth 8.5, Wayne 8, Linda 7.5, Jessica 7.5, Sean 7.5, Robert 8 



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