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!!

Sunday, January 4, 2015

Italian Night! Blind tasting of 3 Italy favorites

The Invitation:
Ciao amici,
Welcome home McDonalds to warm and sunny Connecticut!!!!   Friday is a special Wine Night with a walk through the vineyards of Italy.  The Mealeys, Pelletiers and Vortherms are each  donating 2 bottles of their favorite wine from their stash of Italian Wines.  We will blind taste them and rank our favorites.  (I will have extra in case Mike gets thirsty)   The Mealeys will have one of Karen's favorite pasta dishes and garlic bread and the Pelletiers volunteered for a dessert.  Please let us know how many will be attending and if you want to bring an appetizer or salad to share.  I have not heard back from our new choir member Charlie Dew but I think he and his wife Dee Dee will be attending also.

La vostra gestione familiare Mood,
Bob

Wine #1: Orazio di Cesare 2003 Chianti Classico
Tasting comments:
Elizabeth “Smells rich”
Karen “Yum”
Elizabeth “I could smell it all day. It has a wonderful rich smell.”
Wayne “A delicate bouquet infused with black fruit”
Linda “Not a strong smell”
Bob “It tastes just like one we had in Italy”
Wayne “I’m going out on a limb and saying it’s not the dirt wine – not acidic. But I could be wrong.”**
Karen “Not super dry”
Dee “Semi dry”
Elizabeth I like it not too dry”
Jessica “I like it –it’s dry”
Karen “It’s your velve, Becky”
Keith “It’s pretty good”
Karen “Awesome legs”
** It WAS the dirt wine!

WINE #1 SCORING:
Bob 9.5, Karen 9, Mike 8.5, Becky 8.5, Andy 8.5, Elizabeth 9, Wayne 9, Linda 9, Charlie 6, Dee Dee 8, Jessica 8, Sean 9, Robert 7.5, Meghan 7, Keith 91.75

Wine #2:  Redi Briareo Vino Nobile Di Montepulciano Riserva 2006
Tasting comments:
Becky “A darker color”
Andy “Rich”
Elizabeth “Smells stronger”
Bob “Much drier”
Robert “I like this one more”
Karen “Who likes it more?”
Becky “Robert”
Wayne “And Wayne”
Elizabeth “I’m glad I had the last one first because it had a more delicate taste”
Becky “This one has a tobacco smell”
Wayne “Tobacco and leather”
Bob “Richer. Fuller. Can’t say better.”
Becky “Much drier”
Elizabeth “I like the initial flavor of this one more”
Karen “Oh man is that good. Oh crap. Oh, it’s really good. More aroma. Drier. Fuller. It’s good with the food, but I love it alone.”

WINE #2 SCORING
Bob 9, Karen 9.5, Mike 9, Becky 9, Andy 9, Elizabeth 8.5, Wayne 9.5, Linda 9, Charlie 8, Dee Dee 9, Jessica 9, Sean 8, Robert 8, Meghan 8, Keith 92.875


 Wine #3:  Caparzo Riserva 2004 Brunello Di Montalcino
Tasting comments:
Bob “Slightly peppery”
Becky “Strongest smell of all of them”
Karen “I’m going to have to change my last score. Boy does that smell good!”
Elizabeth “I’m surprised you like this one more – it’s not as dry”
Wayne “Weathered tobacco with a hint of spice”
Karen “This one is drier than the 2nd one”
Elizabeth “Really?”
Robert “Yes”
Elizabeth “A smoother dry”
Karen “More earthy”
Picture this: Karen hoards bottle #3. Karen’s hoarded bottle mysteriously disappears. She yells “Micheal, No!!”

WINE #3 SCORING
Bob 8.5, Karen 10, Mike 9.5, Becky 9.5, Andy 8, Elizabeth 9.5, Wayne 10, Linda 9.5, Charlie 7, Dee Dee 9.5, Jessica 9, Sean 9, Robert 8.5, Meghan 8.5, Keith 91.875

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