Gathering of The "Winos"

Sunday, February 17, 2008

Our monthly "gathering of the winos" was held at my "casa" this month. I always have the same theme, Wines Rated 93 to 100. There were 23 wines brought to this tasting. We did had one , 100 rated wine brought, which was a 1995 Taylor Fladgate Vintage Porto.

There were 3 wines that were rated 93 by "Wilfred Wong" of the BevMo chain. If these wines had been rated by another source they probably would have had a 90/91 rating. His ratings are always 2 to 3 points higher that Wine Spectator or Wine Enthusiast. But since my criteria is a rating from a published source it does fall into that category.

All the wines brought were very good and there was not a fault with any.

There were 2 bottles of the same wine brought , 2005 Bernardus Chardonnay, and it was very interesting to see the difference in the two. And it was a big difference. Stan's always says "bottle variation" and he is right.

As always the food brought was good. Maybe someday when I retire, I will find time to compile a "cookbook" of recipes for some of these dishes that are brought. It's good to have friends that are into "wine and food". Makes for a great "gathering".