Thursday, June 16, 2016

1979 R&J Cook Petite Sirah

6/11/16-Knitters dinner at the McGuires, serving a Hawaiian theme menu with huli huli chicken, coconut rice, broccoli and snap peas.  The very enjoyable aged wine fooled all but Gary Rose, who happened to grow up with Robert Cook.

1985 Christian Brothers Cabernet

6/10/16-Friday El Dorado Hills wine tasting.  A thirty year old $6 wine was a very pleasant wine and one participant thought it to be an expensive Bordeaux.

1971 Winkeler Gutenburg Auslese Riesling

5/26/16- Friday El Dorado Hills wine tasting.  Amazing, delicious desert wine.  Very enjoyable. 

1981 Essensia Orange Muscat

5/19/16- Thursday El Dorado Hills wine tasting. 

1980 Boeger Hangtown Red

5/13/16-Knitters tasting and dinner at the Curtis home.  Another enjoyable red wine.  Made from Petite Syrah, Zinfandel and Cabernet.  

1985 Berncasteler Doctor Riesling

5/12/16- The brown bag wine sampled at the Thursday wine tasting at the Folsom Lakeforest wine store was an elegant German Riesling from the famous Doctor vineyard.  The Bernkasteler Doctor is only 8.1 acres in size but its place in the wine world is legendarily grand.  In the 13th century, the Archbishop of Trier was in this area of the Mosel Valley when he became deathly ill.  After countless cures didn’t work, he was poured Riesling from a humble flask from this vineyard and was cured.  From then on, it became known as “The Doctor”.  Today, it is the most expensive agricultural land in all of Germany.

1987 Rolly Gassman Pinot Blanc

5/6/16-Friday El Dorado Hills wine tasting.  This wine received the best response ever for an older white wine.  Incredibly enjoyable wine. 

1979 Boeger Hangtown Red

4/28/16- Thursday El Dorado Hills wine tasting.  A variety of guess’s with most thinking zinfandel.  Hangtown reds probably have lots of zin.  The wine was quite enjoyable. 

1985 Caymus Cabernet

4/22/16-Knitters tasting and dinner at the Rose-Laskowski home.  This was an exceptional aged wine that was thoroughly enjoyed by all. 

1988 Bogle Petite Syrah

4/7/16-Thursday El Dorado Hills wine tasting.  Many guessed this wine to be a pinot noir.  Very well made and tasty.

1986 Trione Vineyards Chardonnay-(Bottled for Stanford Alumni)

3/31/16-Thursday El Dorado Hills wine tasting.  Wine was corked and unpleasant.

1992 Mirassou LH Riesling

3/24/16-Thursday El Dorado Hills wine tasting

Another sweet, fruity, enjoyable late harvest desert wine.

1983 ZD LH Gewurtztraminer

3/18/16- Friday El Dorado Hills wine tasting.

Most guessed Riesling.  Very pleasant sweet desert wine.

Sunday, March 13, 2016

1979 Cache’ Cellars Pinot Noir

3/4/16-Knitters at the Viks.  Putting a pinot noir in a zinfandel bottle fooled all but Tim Curtis.  How does he do it?  Maybe it is because he can’t tolerate most all pinot’s.

1984 William Hill Cabernet

2/26/16-Knitters at the Fausts.  Incredibly healthy, fruity and well made cabernet.  Enjoyed by all.

1987 Rolly Gassman Pinot Blanc

2/18/16- Thursday El Dorado Hills wine tasting.  Wine was corked.

Haywood Vineyards (Bottled for Stanford Alumni)

2/11/16- Thursday El Dorado Hills wine tasting.  The wine was quite enjoyable. 
 

1978 Boeger Hangtown Red

2/4/16-Thursday El Dorado Hills wine tasting.  A variety of guess’s with most thinking zinfandel.  Hangtown reds probably have lots of zin.  The wine was quite enjoyable. 
 

Rose-Laskowski Champagne Party

1/30/16- Here are the resulting scores of the tasting:
1.  Heidsieck & Co Monopole Blue Top     $50.  
2.  Tattinger Brut                                        $35  
3,  Vueve Cliquot                                        $47  
4.  Bouquin-Du Ponte                                 $54  
5.  Pascal Lallement                                   $45  
6.  Drappier                                                 $40  
7.  Launois                                                  $35  

8.  Brocard Pierre                                       $50  

1985 Monticello Jefferson Cabernet

1/28/16- Thursday El Dorado Hills wine tasting.  This was an excellent example of a well made cabernet, designed to age.  Very enjoyable. 
 

1983 Romer du Hayot

1/21/16- Thursday El Dorado Hills wine tasting.  A delicious aged Sauternes

1987 Wagner Chardonnay

1/14/16-Knitters at the Hennige’s.  A well made, enjoyable wine from Lodi, New York.

1982 Nevada City Late Harvest Riesling

1/7/16- Thursday El Dorado Hills wine tasting. 

1981 Mansion Cellars Cabernet

12/17/15-Knitters at the McGuire’s.  Surprisingly youthful and enjoyable.  Made by Tyland Vineyards in Ukiah for the Mansion Cellars wine store in Davis.

1978 Henry Pinot Noir

12/10/15- Thursday El Dorado Hills wine tasting.  An Oregon pinot from the Umpqua region.
 

Single Malt Scotch Tasting

12/4/15-Scotch tasting at the Faust home.  Scotch from each of the regions of Scotland.

1985 Robert Mondavi Cabernet

12/3/15- Thursday El Dorado Hills wine tasting.  Another well made wine. 
 

Carl & Kathy Hennige’s 20th Wedding Anniversary

11/30/15-Dinner at Siena’s in El Dorado Hills and enjoying a 1995 Heitz cabernet.

NV Frasinetti Johannesburg Riesling

11/27/15-Friday El Dorado Hills wine tasting.  An interesting 70’s Riesling from a local winery.

1985 Christian Brothers Cabernet

11/19/15- Thursday El Dorado Hills wine tasting.  Christian Brothers made excellent wines in the 80’s, selling for $5. 
 

1985 Spotswoode

11/14/15-Knitters at the Curtis’s with chili, cornbread and a Caesar salad dinner.  Another outstanding, well made wine.

1994 Hermannhof Vidal Blanc

11/12/15- Thursday El Dorado Hills wine tasting.  A fairly fruity, interesting wine made in Herman, Missouri.