Wine Tasting

 Our Cabernet Sauvignon wine tasting was quite the eye opener, everyone was ask to bring a modestly priced bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon for a brown bag blind tasting. Wines were purchased from grocery store, wine shops and private cellars. The tasting included ten Cabernets,

1) Whitehall Lane 2005 Napa Valley
2) Frank Family Vineyards 2005 Napa Valley
3) Forman Vineyard 2005 Napa Valley
4) Frei Brothers Winery Reserve Alexander Valley 2006
5) Cameron Hughes Wine Lot 36 2005 Rutherford District
6) Peju 2005 Napa Valley
7) 337 Wine Cellars 2007 Lodi
8) Barnett Vineyards Spring Mountain District 2005 Napa Valley
9) Napa Wine Co. 2005 Napa Valley
10) Chappellet Vineyard 2006 Napa Valley

Although there was no "wine critic" on site everyone had their own descriptions after smelling and swishing. Up to the nose and comments of raspberry, cherries, berries, leather, light, rich filled the room. The Cabernet Sauvignon tasting inspired many colorful opinions but the Chappellet Vineyard 2006 Napa Valley came out ahead as the crowd-pleaser followed by 337 Wine Cellars 2007 Lodi and Frei Brothers Winery Reserve Alexander Valley 2006.