1973 Inglenook Cask C-8 Cabernet and Les Forts De Latour Bordeaux

4/4/13-The two brown bag wines for the night at the Thursday Lakeforest wine tasting were in celebration of Raj’s 40^th birthday.  Both wines had aged graciously and exhibited good softened berry fruit.  The Latour second label Bordeaux was particularly enjoyable.  

2003 Abreu Cabernet

3/31/13-Easter dinner was hosted by Helen and Keith Faust, who served a delicious ham dinner.  A 2003 Abreu cabernet and 2009 Figgins cabernet were paired with the outstanding dinner.

1982 Chalone Pinot Noir

3/28/13-The brown bag wine sampled at the Thursday wine tasting at the Folsom Lakeforest wine store was an enjoyable Chalone Pinot Noir.  Much like the previously consumed 1980 Clos du Val Pinot which had held up quite well, the Chalone was still an enjoyable wine.  The participants’ guesses however were all over the map, including Grenache, Rhone, Petite Sirah and others.

01,04,07,09,10 Clos du Caillou Quartz Ch.du Pape Vertical Tasting

3/23/14-Members of the Wine Group enjoyed a vertical tasting of five Quartz Rhone wines paired with a steak dinner.  The clear winner of the tasting was the 2009 Quartz, receiving 6 out of 9 first place votes, followed by the 2007, 2010, 2004 and 2001. The results suggest that most of the participants enjoy younger wines.

1983 Boeger Merlot

3/21/13-The brown bag wine sampled at the Thursday wine tasting at the Folsom Lakeforest wine store was a 1983 Boeger merlot.  Raj Sachdeva, the wine store owner, nailed it this time, guessing it to be a mid 80’s merlot.  The wine was very pleasant with softened sweet cherry fruit, and has met the 3^rd decade in reasonably good shape.

1986 Bogle Petite Sirah

3/14/13-The Thursday wine tasting at Folsom Lakeforest Wines featured a brown bag Petite Sirah that confused all participants except Teri Price, who nailed it.  The wine was still very fruity and enjoyable.

1973 Cades Sao Toao, Vinto Tinto Reserve

3/13/13-Dave and Ann Vik hosted the Wednesday knitters and served ricotta/spinach ravioli with browned butter sage sauce, salad on the side, and cake for dessert.  The brown bag wine for the night was a 1973 red wine from Portugal, and was well past its prime.