While reading Wine Enthusiasts Magazine’s wine blog, Unreserved, I stumbled upon quite the taste bud quiz. The Budometer asks questions about your food preferences and places your buds in one of three categories: Tolerant, Sensitive and Hyper Sanative. After determining your category, there is a comparison chart of wines that correlate with your preferences. So, if you are overwhelmed with wine choices, this may be one tool to help narrow your search. Cheers!
Food & Wine Magazine recently released their top white wine blends of 2007 and named Garretson Wine Company’s 2005 G White in their top three examples. Priced at a modest $14 per bottle and located in Paso Robles, we are proud to celebrate the good news. It is always a treat when our neighbors are recognized on a national level. Congratulations! Let's all celebrate with a glass, shall we?
Every year Wine Spectator magazine releases its top 100 wines of the year. The wines are rated by judges and then given a correlating score. Of the wines that made the top 100 list for 2007, 20 were from California. Of those 20 California wines, four were chosen from our very own Central Coast wine region. Not too shabby considering the monster regions to the north of us. The four wines are:
#29: (92 Points) Wolff Vineyard, Chardonnay, Edna Valley, Mount Eden 2004
#41: (93 Points) Four Vines, Petite Sirah, Paso Robles, The Heretic 2004
#58: (94 Points) Alban, Syrah, Edna Valley, Alban Estate Reva 2005
#82: (92 Points) Loring, Pinot Noir, Santa Rita Hills, Clos Pepe Vineyard 2005
It is always fun to see our local wineries make the list, but I usually don’t give too much weight to the scorings and point allocations of wine. The truth is, we all have our own unique palates and I always encourage that we follow our own taste buds. If you would like visit these wineries and taste for yourself, let us know and we’ll be happy to take you. =)
