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March 2008

June 20, 2008
 Wine Tasting

The theme for this month was Summer Whites and BBQ reds.  We selected two crisp refreshing whites and three reds that would go great with summer BBQ.   

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Our June Tasting ran from 5:30pm- 7:30pm.   Stacy Miller from Major Brands presented our selections. 
 
Stacy Miller From Major Brands

Wines Tasted

 
 
2006 Borgo Conventi Sauvignon Blanc, Collio

Notes of green pepper, fig leaves and flint.  Elegant and medium bodied with clean fruity notes with a mineral touch and persist with ripe peaches and hits of sage.
Wine Tasting
 
 
Thanks to all who attended the wine tasting this month. 
 
2006 Fess Parker Viognier, Santa Barbera County
 
Aromas of honeysuckle, orange blossom, peach, lemon cream and ripe honeydew.  Refreshing and mouth watering with flavors of lemon, white peach and apricot. 
 
2006 Pannotia Malbec, Argentina
 
Laden with blueberries and black cherries.  Generous and fruity with just a touch of dustiness at the end to remind you of it's origin.
 
2005 Kinton Syrah, Santa Barbara
 
Racy with plum, and dark berry, with notes of cherry, spiced with black pepper and scented with smoky dark chocolate.
 
2005 Simi Zinfandel, Sonoma County
Raspberry, black cherry and red plum aromas with flavors of berry and cherry and hints of caramel and peppery spice.

Interactive Wine Scoring
 
To make the tasting more interactive we decided to hand out personal score sheets.  All those who filled out the personal scoring sheets were entered into a drawing for a free wine of their choosing. 
 
  1. Apperance
  2. Aroma
  3. Body
  4. Taste
  5. Finish
The above categories were judged on a 1-5 point scale.  Five being the max score per category and 25 being the max score per wine.
 

Wine Scoring Data
 
Avg Scores - Borgo Conventi Sauvignon Blanc
Fess Parker Viognier Pannotia Malbec Kinton Syrah
Simi Zinfandel
Appearance 3.85 3.71 3.95 4.33 4.09
Aroma 3.38 3.57 3.52 4.47 4
Body 3.57 3.28 3.57 4.28 3.76
Taste
3.38 3.47 3.38 4 3.85
Finish
3.57 3.52 3.57 4.14 3.80
Total Score 17.76 17.57 18 21.23 19.52







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