Kim and I attended a social function this weekend which provided a first chance to get feedback on the 2009 Pinot Noir from someone other than family and friends, who, let’s face it, are not the world’s most objective wine tasters. By way of example, after receiving polite nods of approval from the family audience for the 2008 Pinot Noir, a disinterested partygoer gave it the following review: “This makes me want to throw up.” Honest indeed. I don’t care how much election coverage you’ve caught over the last two days, it’s hard to spin that positive.
On this weekend’s occasion, however, I was reassured with the knowledge that I was sharing a much better product, and sure enough the blind reviews were all encouraging. We got comments like “I love it,” “really smooth,” and “fruit-forward with blackberry.” One taster even referred to the wine maker as a genius, but I’m pretty sure she had looked at the label, so I’ll hold-off on relocating to Napa
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