1984 Caymus Cabernet

12/2/09-The Wednesday knitters were hosted by Gary Rose and Laura Laskowski and dinner consisted of Clam Dip and Chips, Roasted Beef Tenderloin, Macaroni and Cheese and Knitters Salad. The brown bag wine was the 1984 Caymus cabernet and was extremely fruity and youthful. Most did not guess it to be an older wine. The knitters exchanged Christmas gifts.

Thanksgiving Dinner

11/27/09-Thanksgiving dinner was hosted by Keith and Helen Faust, featuring a tasty turkey cooked in their smoker. Pinot Noir was abundant as well as a fruity 2004 Pahlmeyer Merlot. The attendees were Tim & Jane Curtis, Carl & Kathy Hennige, the Faust’s 3 boys John & Trina, Gary and Raymond, and were entertained by 2/3’s of the Wino Band.
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1980 Acacia Pinot Noir Lee Vineyard

11/23/09-The second boat owner’s dinner meeting was hosted by Carl and Kathy Hennige. The main entre was a delicious lamb Sheppard’s Pie and went well with several pinot noir wines, including the outstanding 1980 Acacia Lee Vineyard. The Acacia wine was still quite youthful with good cherry fruit and little browning.

1984 Ridge Lytton Springs Zinfandel

11/11/09-The knitters were hosted by Tim and Jane Curtis and enjoyed a magnificent example of a very well made 1984 zinfandel. Ridge winemaker Paul Draper really nailed this wine. The zinfandel showed only slight signs of browning and most participants agreed that except for the color, it was perceived as a fairly young wine. Most members had second helpings and some chose the wine over 6 younger wines for their dinner wine.

Glenlivet Scotch Tasting

10/16/09-The Friday night wine group that meets at Sam’s Lakeside Beverages regrouped at the home of Carl and Kathy Hennige for dinner and an interesting scotch tasting. The beverages consisted of a standard Cutty Sark, and 12, 18 and 28 year old Glenlivet’s. Needless to say the results were quite predicable and the 28 year old scotch blew away the others by a significant margin.

1979 & 1981 Z/D Pinot Noir

10/14/09-The Wednesday knitters were hosted by Ross and Donna McGuire and were pleasantly surprised by the quality of a 1981 Z/D pinot noir. The wine showed little sign of ageing, was extremely fruity and was greatly enjoyed by all. This wine has many years of life left in it. A 1979 Z/D pinot noir did not survive as well and was undrinkable, probably due to a deteriorating cork.

9/5/09-Tim and Jane Curtis hosted their 4th annual “Burgers and Bordeaux” party. 20 participants enjoyed numerous Bordeaux wines, mostly of the 2005 vintage. The overall quality was outstanding, with no wines rated as “just O.K.”. The group also enjoyed a magnum of 2005 Pavie rated at 100 points by the Wine Spectator and 98+ by Robert Parker.