Blanco

Consumed: March 8, 2005

Product: Chateau Camou Blanc de Blanc

Assessment:

• Good on first swallow, but as it warms up it weakens.
• Sweet but also fairly dry.
  
• Easy drinking. Good sipper.
  

Grade: B

Mis en Bouteille

Consumed: January 21, 2005

Product: Mis en Bouteille

Assessment: No assessment was taken.

Too sweet?

Consumed: March 10, 2005

Product: St. Supery Moscato

Assessment:

• Delicious. Sweet on the front, and throughout.
  
• Very crisp but a nice balance.
• Maybe too sweet.

Grade: B

Toad Hollow

Product: Toad Hollow Zinfandel

Consumed: March 10, 2005

Assessment:

• F -- in' awesome.
  
• Yummy, very good wine.
  
• Good body, medium to heavy.
  
• Loved it.
• Easy drinking for a big Zinfandel.

Grade: A+

Winery

Winery
Originally uploaded by iceplee.

I imagine this is where wine might be made. It looks to perfect, as if I belong there, not here.

Chenin Blanc

Consumed: March 8, 2005

Product: Pheasant Ridge Chenin Blanc 2002

Assessment:

• A dry wine.
• Medium to light-bodied. Easy drinking despite its dryness.
• Very crisp. A good accompaniment to seafood or chicken.
• Decent, but nothing to rave about.

Grade: B

Malbec

Consumed: March 15, 2005

Product: Norton Malbec 2002

Assessment:

• This wine was very tannic, before and after it oxidized.
  
• The tannins were slightly unpleasant but not overwhelming.
  
• Slightly vegetal... appropriately vegetal.
  
• Very bold. This wine wasn't screwing around. It let you know who it was right off the bat.
• I also detected a tasty jamminess.
  
• Overall a mediocre wine.

Grade: C

In The Beginning

This wine journal is being created by myself and my boyfriend Brett, as an expression and record of our true love of wine. We're always learning and tasting and trying new things. We welcome any hate mail, secret admirers or general comments that you may feel the need to throw at us. We don't take criticism well, but we can fake it online.