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!!

Friday, December 19, 2014

Pale Purple Palette Pleasing Pulp otherwise known as "P" wine night

The Invitation:
P Party Postponement and Pronouncement
People Put forth that Perhaps I Procrastinated Putting forth this Pronouncement.  I Profess that I Purposely delayed to Ponder whether the Prognosticators would Properly Predict the impact of the Poor weather.  With angst it appears the Prognosticators’ Predictions were spot on.  So with Profound sorrow, we will Postpone P night until tomorrow.
But it is with great Pleasure that I invite you to Participate in P’s Friday night at Sophia’s Palace.  Profuse, Pleasing Palette Participation will Proceed  Promptly at 7:30 Pm.  Though any Premeditated arrival would be Profusely embraced. 
We will Partake of a Pre-eminent (which could be Presumptuous) Pairing of Purple hued Potions.  Whose Pungent Perfume may cause Pronouncements of Plum or Pear.  It has been said that we never become Pachyglossal as we Partake the Purple Potion.  We will sing a Paean to the Purveyors of Purple Pleasure.
Pantologists are invited.  Even those Papillose exceeding two.

The Response(s):
The Mealey Plans have been Permanently adjusted to Partake in the Pleasant Pale Purple Palette Pleasing Pulp!!!!   
A practically perfect pronouncement!  All we are saying is give P’s a chance (John Lennon).

Wine #1: Famille Perrin Cotes du Rhone Reserve France $10.19
Tasting comments:
Bob “Smells great”
Elizabeth “I’m pondering it”
Jessica “This wine has potential”
Karen “It does smell good”
Linda “It tastes good too”
Sean “I like it. It has the Sean seal of approval on it.”
Andy “I like it too”
Elizabeth “This is good wine. I’m positive this is good wine.”
Jessica “I like this one”
Mike “I thought it was very good”
Wayne “Strong tobacco taste”

WINE #1 SCORING:
Bob 9, Karen 8, Mike 8, Becky 7.5, Andy 7.5, Elizabeth 8, Wayne 8, Linda 8, Jessica 8, Sean 9

Wine #2:  Michael Pozzan 2010 Napa Valley Merlot $15.29
Tasting comments:
Wayne “This is a deep purple”
Bob “It does have a smell but not as clear as the last one”
Mike “Tart. Sour.”
Bob “I heard an Ewwww…Elizabeth?”
Becky “Was that a good Ewww?”
Elizabeth “A sour Ewww”
Linda “Smells earthy”
Wayne “Is that a cloves smell?
Bob “What kind of clothes? Gym clothes?”
Becky “It does have a tartness to it. It has a little tobacco taste, too.”
Andy “This wine is growing on me”
Bob “Where at?”
Elizabeth “It is better after the pepperoni”
Andy “A real contrast to the other one. But good once it stands on its own.”
Becky “More complex”
Wayne “Finish is cloves, mace and all spice”
Jessica “I like this one”

WINE #2 SCORING
Bob 7, Karen 7, Mike 7, Becky 7.5, Andy 7, Elizabeth68, Wayne 7, Linda 7.5, Jessica 7.5, Sean 6

Wine #3:  Predator 2012 Old Vine Zinfandel Lodi Appellation $14.44
Tasting comments:
Bob “It’s not bad. Chocolatey. Plum. A Perfect Plum”
Wayne “Licorice. The smell turns me off a little. Moldy.”
Karen “Yeasty”
Elizabeth “It has a tinge of chocolate”
Bob “That’s what I said”
Sean “It’s not my favorite”

WINE #3 SCORING
Bob 7, Karen 6.5, Mike 7, Becky 7, Andy 7.5, Elizabeth 7, Wayne 7, Linda 7, Jessica 7, Sean 6