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, February 6, 2015

Time to Relish the Ruby Red

The Invitation(s):
Subject: Wine Night Request
Does anyone Remember?  Is this Friday wine night? It has been so long since we Relished the Ruby Red and I was starting to feel Remorse!!!! Bob

Right on, Robert. A really rollicking and remarkable evening awaits. Friday at 7 pm! Andy and Elizabeth.

The Response(s):
Remarkable, The Mealeys will have 2 RSVPs to the McDonald Retreat. I will enjoy the Revelry with Really good friends.  It would Rude if I didn't thank you for being such a Reliable host of the first of our Monthly Wine Nights.   Looking forward to a Rehoboam of Radiant Rouge Ripped Reserve Racemation of Redox grapes from the Recherché McDonald selection.

Really remarkable recitation of R-words!  Regards, Andy

A rounding ruckus report will reverberate respectfully from the McDonald rectory with resounding revelry when the residents retort of the rare and refined refreshments this Friday. Linda and I are rightly responding with a most respectful RSVP.

Red Red Wine...

Red red wine you make me feel so fine
You keep me rocking all of the time

Red red wine you make me feel so grand
I feel a million dollars when your just in my hand

Red red wine you make me feel so sad
Any time I see you go it makes me feel bad

Red red wine you make me feel so fine
Monkey pack him rizla pon the sweet dep line

Red red wine you give me whole heap of zing
Whole heap of zing mek me do me own thing

Red red wine you know of love
Your kind of loving like a blessing from above

Red red wine I love you right from the start
Right from the start with all of my heart

Mike

After a review of our records we respectfully reply to the reminder of red wine night. We are resolute to reunite and retain a seat on the roster.  We look forward to some ruby red that will surely be remarkable and that we will remember.  Please let us know what refreshments you recommend we bring besides the ruby red.  Regards, Dee Dee

Unless our host replies you are not required to relinquish any additional refreshment. Only if additional relatives attend the revelry are you required to requisition additional Ruby Red Reserve.  However, Replenishing of Reserves is always Relished if you feel required.  Regards,
Bob


Wine #1: Rodney Strong Merlot Sonoma County 2010 $15.99
Tasting comments:
Becky “Smells earthy”
Bob “The wine is good”
Sean “Tart”
Bob “Who are you calling tart?”
Sean “Not you sir”
Karen “You look like one”
Becky “An immediate flavor on my tongue”
Charlie “Really good”
Dee Dee “A subtle dry at the end”
Andy “A Riot of flavor”
Karen “Really good. Doesn’t have a sweet taste at the beginning.”
Wayne “I think it’s a merlot”
Elizabeth “It has just the right flavor”
Linda “I like it. It’s hard to describe.”
Mike “It’s rejuvenating”
Jessica “You’re Ridiculous”
Bob “But he’s Right”


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

Wine #2:  Ruffino Riserva Ducale Riserva 2010 Chianti Classico $22.99
Tasting comments:
Andy “Ok. This is Really Radical” said as he brought the next selection in.
Becky “A very light smell...sort of like my unscented lotion”
Karen “A coffee taste”
Wayne “A higher tannin wine”
Jessica “How do you tell?”
Wayne “The finish is longer and more pronounced”
Dee Dee “Lighter”
Sean “Harsher”
Mike “I agree”
Andy “By harsher you mean young and less developed”
Karen “Very light. Not a full mouth. All in the front. When you swallow, it’s gone. Berry.”
Andy “This wine is like the band that followed Bruno Mars at the Super Bowl”

WINE #2 SCORING
Bob 6.5, Karen 6.5, Mike 7, Becky 7, Andy 7, Elizabeth 7, Wayne 7, Linda 6, Charlie 6.5, Dee Dee 6.5, Jessica 7, Sean 7


 Wine #3:  Ravens Wood Old Vine Zinfandel 2011 LODI $16.99
Tasting comments:
Dee Dee “Ruby red color”
Karen “Smells good”
Linda “Has a stronger smell”
Karen “Dirt”
Dee Dee “The first one had an earthier smell”
Andy “Rococo”
Elizabeth “Rich”
Linda “A distinct taste”
Karen “Tart”
Mike “Berry. Dark cherry.”
Charlie “Raspberry”
Wayne “Leather and cocoa”
Linda “Not bad”
Charlie “A rear end wine”
Bob “I’ve never heard about rear end wine before”
Charlie “That means the finish”
Wayne “A food wine”
Becky “Fruity”
Sean “Tastes like a wine that will give me heartburn”

WINE #3 SCORING
Bob 7, Karen 7, Mike 7, Becky 7.5, Andy 7.5, Elizabeth 7.5, Wayne 7.5, Linda 7, Charlie 8, Dee Dee 7.5, Jessica 7.5, Sean 7
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