The Wine Thread

Originally Posted by aldukes

I've had this idea in my head- but I was going to wait until the New year to post about it, but why not start it now?

I would love to start a "tasting club" here. I think it would introduce people to new wines, help train palettes, most importantly get people thinking and learning about wine.

heres how it would work:

-Every week/ 2 weeks someone picks a varietal and/or region- this can be chosen out of a hat or have a list set up.

Example- Joe_Smith picks- California Syrah
Everyone goes out and buys a bottle off CA syrah and posts tasting notes- we can eventually modify this to CA Syrah under $20 or Dry Creek Valley Syrah, etc.

-We come up with standard tasting guidelines- notes for sight / nose / taste - etc

- You can taste as many wines as you want to during the alloted time period.

What do you guys think? We can add some guidelines along the way.

I would love to start this idea. I'm up to drink whatever. I guess let's start simple. I'm sure everyone can grab a Cali Cab. What are your thoughts?

Picked up some more wine today. I'm just trying to expand my palate and try as much as possible. I picked these up fairly cheap.
2007 Rosenblum Zinfandel
2007 Robert Mondavi Private Cab
2007 Ruffino Chianti Superiore