Day 8
Translation: Wine! I Saw, I Drank
Drinking wine is much better with friends. With shelter-in-place in effect in California, the drinking is much easier to do than the with friends. Undeterred by distance, nine of us signed onto Zoom yesterday for a virtual wine tasting. We each opened at least one bottle of wine, drank a toast, and then shared our impression of the wine and a little information about it. Even though we didn’t get to taste each other’s wine, we shared enough information about the wine so we each can try out the wines at some future date.
Zoom worked pretty well within its limitations. Nine or ten people are about the most I think you’d want at a virtual party. Our tasting was an hour. That seems about the right length. We have plans for another virtual tasting next week!
Janice's Pick
Mutt Lynch Winery
Pet Project
Chardonnay
2017
North Coast
14.1% Alcohol
Winemaker: Brenda Lynch
Hoy's Pick
Mutt Lynch Winery
Hell Hound
Cabernet Sauvignon
Sonoma County
14.3 % alcohol
Winemaker: Brenda Lynch
Carol's Pick
Honoro Vera Cabernet Sauvignon Denomination de Origen Protegida Jumilla
Angel's Pick
Tablas Creek Vineyard Tannat 2013 Adelaida District, Paso Robles 14.2% Alcohol Winemakers: Neil Collins and Chelsea Franchi
Koren's and Trish's Picks
La Crema
Pinot Noir
2014
Willamette Valley Oregon
14.5% Alcohol
Maryhill Winery Winemakers Red 2016 Columbia Valley 13.8% Alcohol
Bunny's & Glen's Pick
Schwieger Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 Spring Mountain District, Napa 14.8% Alcohol Winemaker: Andy Schweiger
Lari's Picks
Williamson Vineyard
Blossom 2015
100% Sangiovese Rosé
Snake River Valley - AVA in Idaho and Oregon
14% Alcohol
Barons de Rothschild
Saga
2010
Bordeaux
60% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon
13% Alcohol
Tasting notes: I shouldn't have tasted it right after the sweet Rosé. Wasn't bad after a little while.
Schmidt Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 Applegate Valley in Oregon 14.27% Alcohol Note: Lari can drink from so many bottles because she has a Coravin system. A Coravin extracts wine using a needle punched through the cork. You pour what you want and the Coravin replaces the wine volume with argon gas. The cork “heals” itself after you pull out the needle. It’s a little pricey, but so is opening a bottle of wine and wishing you aged it longer or you decided you didn’t want to drink it all right away.