Winos unite
About a dozen of us got together Saturday to drink wine out of paper bags, write down what we thought, then see which one we liked best. It was a blind tasting (right), a classy affair, to be sure. Here's a sampling of what people had to say about the different selections.Bin No. 2. "Cherry tobacco." "Makes me want to eat steak." This one turned out to be a 2001 De Loach zinfandel. Average score: 7.
Bin No. 3. "Eeech." "Boone's Farm." That's what you get when you buy a bottle based on the name: Bitch. It's a 2005 barossa grenache. Average score: 4.
Bin No. 6. The Clos de los Siete malbec blend took overall honors, but its victory is marred by controversy -- the person who brought it gave it a 10. Average score: 8.
Bin No. 7. "Drinkable. Sweet like Scarlett Johansson." I could see why someone would think that. It was very full bodied. A 2002 Benziger merlot. My pick for best in show. Average score: 7.
The biggest surprise of the night was that the $30 La Crema pinot noir scored the lowest, with a 3. Go figure.
Labels: Drinking
posted by NaturalBlog @ Monday, February 26, 2007
5 Comments:
I resent the implied insult to Boone's.
FINALLY!! I have read your blog for months, and FINALLY you are starting to talk about something interesting. Law and Order drinking game, wine tasting...another round please.
Actually, I think the biggest surprise of the night is that I still feel hungover Monday morning. Go figure on that.
*Yawn*
Thanks for throwing in the Ray Charles joke for us un-classy folk.
How do the wines rank by price? (I am more of a beer man, myself)
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