May 21 Winos United

On May 21, 2009, the Winos United for the fifth time...this time it was recorded.

We reviewed 9 wines:

Sonja brought Geyser Peak Sauvignon Blanc from California $13. We said:

like a dream punch: lame, without impact

prism

prairie sunset: wide, and colourful

like a very tiny accordion

Duncan brought Sonora Ranch Sauvignon Blanc from BC $11

We thought

Roses and canned peaches

unripe fruit, like when you bite into a pear too soon

apricot chalk

stale

like watered down or flat fresca

not too much coming...very middle of the road.

Pillowy. But you wouldn't want to eat a pillow.

The winner: DUNCAN!

Julie brought JeanJean Syrah Rose from le Pays D'Oc (FR). We thought:


This wine is like trying to have a conversation with a boy you are dating about feelings. It's just not saying anything to me.

Lac thereof.

Wine.

Burlap highway

burny, but without flavour. Flavourless burn.

No word.

Alcohol fire: the kind that doesn't consume anything.

Tarty.

Like GMO strawberries: just the white part inside.

The Winner: JULIE! Since she was competing against herself. No one liked this wine.


Alison brought Lindeman's Chardonnay from Australia for $16. She says this is the wine that convinced her that good white wine is supposed to taste like gooseberries. We said:

White cherries.

Subtly sweet

soft static, like pleasant white noise

What he said.

Sweet, but I feel it in my nostrils. Nosey.

BC fruity.

Party in my mouth.

Like faceplanting into a neighbour's rosebush.

The winner: ALISON! Also competing against herself, but this wine got a big ol' YES!


Onto the reds: Rob Brought Lotango Argentinian Malbec for $18. The label had a hologram on it. Despite that, we thought:

A paradox: EW; this is nice.

Rhubarb and blackberries

Chewy.

Licorice dirt.

Dry? Taste like alcoholism. Like my uncle.

Dry--has bite.

Soft.

Mellow, raspberry, plummy, excellent.

It makes me want to eat rich cheeses.

Like punching your own reflection in the mirror.

This is great! I should stop.


Shannon brought Copper Harvest Shiraz from BC for $9. Other varietals have been really good on this label, so she thought she'd give the shiraz a ring. We said:

Dirt on a stick. Needs to breathe.

Sour carrots on a coated tongue. In a good way.

Walking through a wet forest and hitting a thick spiderweb in the face.

Motor starter: it takes a few tries to warm up and then purrs to life.

Smells---like my great grandfather's basement bar.

Complex...like a woman on a first date. With a nice finish.

Wild cherry.

Lady Beaverbrook-- the rubber mats in hockey rinks back in New Brunswick that were made out of recycled tires.

...Still dirt on a stick.

The winner: ROB! Can't go wrong with an argentinian malbec.


Andy brought Wolf Blass Pinot Noir from Australia for $18. A label with an excellent rep: here's what we said.

Sweet rubbing alcohol.

A chlorinated swimming pool that a child has peed in.

An electrician working on something who fell asleep and got electrocuted.

greasy. Smooth greasy. Slides nicely. Wine on top of grease.

Numbing, but spicy.

Chokecherry wine in the back of a '69 Dodge Charger, nice girl on your side, and some cheese.

Hurt feelings.

Someone else's bed.

Stuart brought Diego Murillo Argentinian Malbec for $8. We said:

It makes my tongue feel flat.

A '70s orange shag carpet, but IN the '70s.

Like a dry sky.

Straight up, the definition of tangy.

If there was a high class kraft dinner, this would be it.

Balance of masculine and feminine.

I want to buy a bottle, and I'm looking for my visa, because I only have $60 on me.

fluffy clouds.

Biting into a banana peel.

THE WINNER: STUART! 10 dollars less and so much more delicious. Again, can't go wrong with argentinian malbec.

And finally: SURPRISE WINE! also known as wine that has been sitting around unclaimed for two days or so. This was Naked Grape Sauvignon Blanc $11. We said:

Pillows made of melon flavoured marshmallows. But pillows you can eat.

Carmen Miranda's head.

Gold brick guitar.

I don't remember.

Tastes like the smell of ivy that grows up in european brick walls in England and Paris.

If I were invited to lunch with the Queen in ENgland, this is what we would drink.

Sour keys without sugar.

The Winner: SURPRISE WINE! Always wins.

Stay tuned for next month's selection of tastings!