Jan 13
Some friends of ours started a “Brown Bag Wine Club” and last night marked the beginning of what is hopefully an on-going, monthly event.
From the eVite: “The goal is to create a very casual, non-pretentious environment for people to learn a little about wines. We will try to balance giving people an opportunity to go through the “5 S’s” of wine tasting (see, swirl, smell, sip, and spit) or to just chug what is in the glass.”
Last night’s focus was on Champagne/Sparkling wine. We tasted 8 different types and took notes without knowing what we were drinking. I had a feeling that I’d probably end up liking the cheap stuff more than the fancy stuff. I was right. I gave the highest score to the cheapest brand. No surprises there.
January 13th, 2008 at 1:07 pm
That’s a pretty sweetness idea. What kind of Champagne was Jones drinking? The label looked like Miller Lite. I’m all for lookalike brands.
January 15th, 2008 at 1:06 pm
Yeah, I was the guy drinking beer inbetween tastings and using terms such as “ass basket” to describe champagnes.