Wine-tasting 101

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24 January 2008

Merlot (http://wm.d.stone.googlepages.com/merlot)

Barton & Guestier

Vin de Pays d’Oc

2005 $10

Color: Clear garnet

Aroma: Cherry with leather.

Taste: Cherry, a little pepper and mineral

Aftertaste: leather, a little tannin.

Sterling Vintner’s Collection

Central Coast

2004 $15

Color: Bright garnet

Aroma: Berry and coffee

Taste: Berry, pepper and coffee.

Aftertaste: Coffee with bell pepper notes

Pinot Grigio

31 January 2008

Ruffino Lumina

Venezia Giulia

2006 $11

Color: Light gold

Aroma: Grapefruit, alcohol

Taste: Grapefruit, gooseberry, a little vanilla

Aftertaste: light, continuation of taste

Beringer, Founders’ Estate

California

2006 $10

Color: Clear straw

Aroma: Green apple, grapefruit

Taste: Apple, a hint of honey

Aftertaste: Grapefruit, a little bitter

25 January 2007

Sauvignon Blanc (http://wm.d.stone.googlepages.com/sauvignonblanc)

Barton & Guestier

Bordeaux

2005 $12

Aroma: Eucalyptus and grapefruit

Color: Golden straw

Taste: Gooseberry and eucalyptus

Aftertaste: Smoky

Matua

Marlborough

New Zealand

2007 $10

Aroma: Grapefruit and melon, very big

Color: Light straw

Taste: Tropical fruit, grapefruit

Aftertaste: citrus, short

Syrah/Shiraz

21 February 2008

Barton & Guestier

Cotes-du-Rhône

2004 $10

Aroma: Earthy, coffee

Color: Clear garnet

Taste: Some black current, coffee

Aftertaste: Black pepper

Yellow tail

Australia

2006 $6

Aroma: Berry, violets

Color: dark red, with purple notes

Taste: Full-bodied, ‘big’ red. Berry, cedar, and chocolate

Aftertaste: Vanilla

Gewurztraminer (http://wm.d.stone.googlepages.com/gewurztraminer%26amp%3Bsyrah)

28 February 2008

Chateau Ste. Michelle

Columbia Valley, Washington

2006 $9

Color: Light straw

Aroma: Peach

Taste: peach, citrus, spice

Aftertaste: Peppery

Pierre Sparr

Alsace

2004 $10

Color: Gold

Aroma: Floral

Taste: peach and spice, dryer

Aftertaste: Gooseberry

Pinot Noir (http://wm.d.stone.googlepages.com/pinotnoir)

6 March 2008

Barton & Guestier

Bistro Wine

2005 $10

Color: Clear, cherry red

Aroma: Cedar and leather

Taste: Cherry, cigar box

Aftertaste: cedar & cherry, long

Estancia

Monterey County

Pinnacle Ranches

2006 $17

Color: Deep red, a touch of purple

Aroma: Currants and leather

Taste: Currants, cedar, earthy

Aftertaste: tobacco and currants

Chardonnay

27 March 2008

Louis Latour

Bourgogne

2005 $11

Color: Light straw

Aroma: hazel nuts, lemon

Taste: dry and clean

Aftertaste: lemon

Trinity Oaks

California

2006 $10

Color: Light straw

Aroma: Peaches and toasted nuts

Taste: Vanilla, peaches, oak

Aftertaste: Honey

Cabernet Sauvignon

1 March 2007

Robert Mondavi Private Selection

California

2005 $8

Color: Garnet with some purple

Aroma: Mostly cherry, some cedar

Taste: Cherry and berry, cedar notes

Aftertaste: Mostly berry

Chateau Greysac

Medoc, Cru Bourgeois

2003 $19

Color: Garnet red, with a little brick at the edges

Aroma: Cedar and tobacco

Taste: Cedar and earth notes, with black currant tang

Aftertaste: Cedar and berry