Review for Tuesday -12/20/2005 by Chris
Thanks for coming. Let me start this weeks review by saying that I don't think you should have to create the perfect environment for your wine to taste great, it should taste great no matter the environment. I don't want to have to worry about eating lamb chops in a raspberry reduction sauce so that my merlot can shine, wtf is that? My wife's Ford wagon could get 30mpg if the atmospheric pressure was just so, the temperature was a constant 68.3 degrees F, the speed a consistant 56mph, and my wife the only person in the car while the moon was full. If the wine is good, it should shine no matter what it's consumed with. I think that philosophy has kept me from rating many wines with a 'would drink and would buy' rating, but that's not my fault, it's the wines' :) I hope you enjoy this weeks review as much as we enjoyed drinking and insulting each other!
The wines (8)
Wine #1$32.99
1.50 / 2.003 buy
2003 Argyle — Pinot Noir
Original heading: “2003 Argyle - Pinot Noir”
The first wine of the night is usually the one we're most critical of, but we had no real negitive feedback from the crew on this. Ssez said that he wouldn't buy no matter what the price was, but he did say he'd drink it. Silky and smooth were the common adjctives amoung those of us who said we'd drink and buy it. The wine wasn't bad, but unless you're looking to impress people with a $32.99 price tag, in this reviewers opinion, leave it on the shelf.
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Wine #2$30.00
1.83 / 2.005 buy
2000 Damilano — Barolo
Original heading: “2000 Damilano - Barolo”
I'm not sure if one of the winers lost his mind between bottles, but listen to the audio and you'll hear Ssez berate this wine then wrap up saying he'd drink and buy it. Something about tatoo's and body piercings.... not sure how that's analogous to wine drinking, but there you go. A very favorable review all and all, so go for it if you like Italian wines in the $30.00 price range.
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Wine #3$20.00
1.43 / 2.004 buy
2002 Ravenwood — Syrah Icon
Original heading: “2002 Ravenwood - Syrah Icon”
Everyone agreed that this wine was 'thick' or 'chewy' or some other adjective to describe a heavy wine. The only real dissent was from Steve, his comment was something like "it tastes like an autoparts store smells". If you're looking for a manly wine with an attitude for around $20.00, this might be for you.
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Wine #4$90.00
1.50 / 2.004 buy
2003 Vitiano — Rosso Umbria
Original heading: “2003 Vitiano - Rosso Umbria”
After comsuming $90 worth of wine we came down to earth with this $8 bottle. Ssez wouldn't drink it or buy it, my opinion was the same as the last 3, would drink, not buy and everyone else that reviewed it liked it enough to drink and buy it. Not much more to say about it, the train was definetly rolling at this point in the evening.....
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Wine #5$10.00
1.50 / 2.003 buy
2004 McWilliams — Shiraz
Original heading: “2004 McWilliams - Shiraz”
If you've listened to any of the audio, you'll have heard Steve whining about his nose being stuffed up, if you listen to this audio review, you'll hear Steve whine about his nose (just a heads up). You'll also hear Bill proclaiming to be a wine whore no more! We mostly liked this wine, it's the first wine of the night I said I'd buy! We had 3 people with would drink/would buy and 3 with would drink/not buy. So if you're heading to a friends house and want a decent wine to bring I don't think you can miss with this one for $10
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Wine #6$14.00
1.17 / 2.001 buy
2003 Toasted Head — Shiraz
Original heading: “2003 Toasted Head - Shiraz”
The consensus on this wine was failry unanimous, all but one of us thought that $14 was too much for this average tasting shiraz. We'd all drink it if you poured us a glass. If you only listen to one audio file a week, this is the one to check out. You'll get to hear our resident mathematical genius explain the difference between 14 large and 15 large when the cover is 25 large.
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Wine #7$30.00
1.20 / 2.001 buy
2003 Philips — Shiraz 9
Original heading: “2003 Philips - Shiraz 9”
Nearly 8 minutes of audio attached to this review despite Ed and Rich leaving early. We aren't sure of the price on this wine, John thinks it's $30 give or take $5. Bill goes from would drink/not buy, to definetly not drink/not buy, back to would drink/not buy. You can tell this is our 7th bottle :) In the end, all those that had some said they'd drink it but I was the only person who said he'd buy.
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Wine #8
Meat Bread!
Meatbread, pizza rolls, cheese, crackers, and cookies... the antioxidants in the wine balance out the meal right?
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