Sunday, October 21, 2008
Today was our monthly get together of the winos. Today's theme was Margaret River vs. Russian River. With all the wines that showed up from the Margaret River we did not need to include the Russian River. I was very pleasantly surprised that people went out of their way to search out wines form the Margaret River which is in Australia.
All the wines were very good even the Chardonnays. The only one that I did care for was an over-oaked Paul Hobbs Chardonnay from the Russian River. But that is my personal preference. Other people liked it.
The wine that was the biggest hit was a 2003 Vasse Felix, Cabernet Sauvignon. Only 220 cases came into the USA and the price was a reasonable $27. Even tho we use 1-1/2 oz pourers (so everyone gets a taste) this bottle was emptied first.
As usual our host for todays event, Henry, created some great Chinese dishes for our dinner. All the appetizers were good and there were a couple of real standouts. It seems everyone went just a little bit more on selecting wine and food for today's event
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