Tasting #16 (05/06/11) ~ Spring is in the AER-rator

HOSTED by: Kris & Sarah

ATTENDED by (8 to 13): Kris, Sarah, Jason, Andrea, Rich, Debby, Dan, Tad... Tiffany? up to 4 others?

WINES/FOODS:

* Washington Gewurztraminer (2008 Columbia-Crest Two Vines, 11.5%) - paired with smoked salmon, muenster cheese & crackers (Rich/Debby)

* Pinot Noir - paired with crab rangoons (Kris/Sarah)

* French Bordeaux - (Dan/Tad)

* California Zinfandel (7 Deadly Zins, Michael David Winery, 15.0%) - paired with cocktail BBQ meatballs (Jason/Andrea)

MORE about the tasting (by Sarah): "It’ll be a bit of a blind tasting in that we will be trying each wine aerated and non-aerated to see if our taste buds can tell the difference. It’s kind of a myth-busting installment of Wine Club! For this tasting, we would prefer to have the majority of wines be red as aerating is primarily used on red wine. A few whites would be okay too, just to try and see if it does indeed make any difference, or to simply have after the tasting. Just a favorite of yours or something you’ve been wanting to try!"

TASTING #1 (07/01/09) - Random Favorites

Wine tasting #1 was held at Jason & Andrea's and everyone was asked to bring a favorite random wine of theirs and to pair it with a food they liked to drink it with (theme thought of by Jason)...

1. Cedar Creek Vidal, WI
Brought by: Mike & Jen
Purchase Info:
Paired with: brushetta

2. Reisling
Brought by: Debby & Rich
Purchase Info:
Paired with:

3. Chardonnay
Brought by: Kristen & Joe
Purchase Info:
Paired with: chicken alfredo linguinie

4. Pinot Noir
Brought by: Dan & Tad
Purchase Info:
Paired with: mushroom caps

5. Stone's Throw Big Mouth Red, WI/CA
Brought by: Jason & Andrea
Purchase Info: Discount Liquor
Paired with: pizza

6. Stone's Throw Big Mouth Red Reserve, WI/CA
Brought by: Mark
Purchase Info: Stone's Throw winery