Wine Club

The wine club is a group of friends, new and old, that meet up once a month to do blind tastings of wines in local BYOB restaurants or in my home. If you’re interested in meeting up with us, let me know - all are welcome! michael@foodandwineblog.com.

July 20, 2008 - Venue:  Yamato Sushi (51 W. Aylesbury Road, Timonium, MD 21093, 410-560-0024 ) Time: 6:30 PM   Theme: Loire Valley Wines

April 29, 2008 - Venue: Darker Than Blue Cafe Time: 7:00 PM Theme: Zinfandel

As always, please RSVP (michael@foodandwineblog.com) as soon as possible!

March 2008 - Sunday, March 23, 2008. Theme: Your favorite wine under $20. Read the recap here.

February 2008 Tasting - NO February Tasting

January 2008 Tasting - 20 people, 11 wines, and outstanding Pizza at Iggie’s in Mt. Vernon!

December tasting - Christmas Party at my house: We had over 35 people and even more wines! Great food, great friends, thanks everyone who came.

No November Tasting! We’ll be gone most of the month and won’t have time to work one out. The December tasting is sure to be something special though! Check back soon for more details.

October Wine Club Meeting: 14 bottles of wine, 14 people and one large order of Mexican food…
October 28th, 2007

We had another very fun and successful wine tasting this past week (Oct 25, 2007). The theme was Mexican food and wines that accompany which resulted in some interesting wines that were new to me! A big thank you to Donna for setting everything up! She made the night happen! Below are my notes on most of the wines…I “misplaced” the other notes at some point during the evening! And don’t worry, next month’s tasting is currently being worked out and will be something incredible!

Read more about the October tasting here: October Tasting

August Tasting: see Pinot Night at Bin604

Tasting report: July Tasting - July 7, 2007

• Gini - Soave Classico (2006) - Italy- Notes: Apricot, apple, pear, great citrus notes and mild acidity. Very good!
• Lolonis Fume Blanc(2004) - Honey, melon, pear, thyme. Good wine. Great finish.
• Bogle Chardonnay (2005) - Nice light gold color, tropical fruits, almonds, butterscotch. - Just OK.
• 7 Deadly Zins (2005) Zinfandel - Tobacco, pepper, berry. Herb finish, creamy - nice wine.
• Fat Bastard Shiraz (2005) - Spicy, good fruits, well structured, mildly complex. It was surprisingly good.
• Monte Antico Sangiovese (2005) - Boysenberry, cedar, pine, earthy, minerals. Traditional, nice.
• Flor de Pingers (2004) Spain - Raspberry, plum, chocolate, oak, leather, medium finish, enjoyed it.
• J. Lohr Estates (2005) Riverastone Chardonnay Arroyo Seco - Just an OK wine…would be better with food.
• Qunita Seare D’Ordens - Branco Reserva (2005) - Amber color, big oak, apple, pear, very nice.

More pictures from the July Tasting:

May Tasting Recap: May 24, 2007 Tasting

Theme: Cotes du Rhone

A few of the wines we had:

• Perrin Reserva (2005) - Straw color, citrus, odd sweet notes early, not a strong finish- OK wine.
• Perrin Reserva Rose (2006) -An OK rose. Berries, mild fruits.
• Le Clos du Caillou (2005) - pine, apple on nose, blackberry, vanilla, nice balance.
• E. Guigal (2003) - spice, pepper, woody, black cherry, toast. Needs more time in bottle maybe?
• Crozes-Hermitade (2005) Black fruits, pepper, chocolate,decent finish with lasting notes.
• Domaine Andre Brunel (2004) - Spice, very strong..herbs, nice mineral tones - Good wine.