Of course this is a blog that everyone can contribute too and it will only make it better.
Sticking with Eame's Nazi blog rules, I want to be able to find all the wine reviews very fast, and if I'm in the mood for a specific type of wine I also want to be able to find that as well, so you need to tag the blog as "Wine" and the wine type..."Chianti." UPDATE: Tag "WDW" just like HDL does for "FFEF"
I also don't want to have to read your whole blog to find your rating of the wine so the first line of the blog should contain the year of the wine, the name-brand, the type of wine, region that the wine was produced in, the price of the wine, your score of the wine, where the wine is available for sale. Wine's should be rated on a 1-10 scale. Your score should be a weighted score of taste and price. Taste making up 75% of the score and the last 25% should be based on the price, but if the wine is priced high yet totally worth it, then it can still score a 9 or 10.
Visual aids are also helpful when trying to find a specific wine amongst hundreds of others on the shelf, so a picture would be appreciated. Once you get to your review you can talk about the bite, the bitterness, the body, pairing, flavors, and whatever else your little heart desires.
Today's blog will highlight 2 different Chiantis and below is the format of future WDWs
2009 Gabbiano, Chianti, Italy $9 Wal-Mart Score 2.4
I aerated the wine before consumption so I can't imagine how horrible it would have tasted had I not done so. The gasoline smell is pretty overwhelming and while it was semi tolerable, C Peezy and Boy George both poured their glasses down the drain...after I had a glass and a half, I followed suit. The only pairing suggestion I have is DON'T. The bite was also pretty bad. My suggestion... don't buy this wine.
2008 Raccolto, Chianti, Italy $12 Piggly Wiggly Score 4.6
Also aerated, it tasted a shitload better than the Gabbiano. The smell wasn't harsh, it was a lot smoother drink but the after taste was a little off-putting. This is a good 3rd bottle of wine, when everyone is already a little drunk and no one really gives a shit about the taste any more. This wine is definitely drinkable but I've had a lot better Chianti.
like your style. i'll post one sometime this week when i get a bottle.
ReplyDeleteDoes aerating it mean you opened it for a few minutes before you started drinking it? I'm a novice...I usually stick with Yellow Tail.
ReplyDeleteHahah, you're not far off Tidwell. There are devices called aerators that your pour the wine through into your glass that basically do the "opening up" of the wine instantly, and more thoroughly. They would make your yellow tail taste like Christian Slater's piss, and I mean that as a compliment.
ReplyDeleteThere are several ways to aerate wine, I found a good little article that describes the process, what it does, how to do it, and when to do it.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.mahalo.com/how-to-aerate-wine
Just decant that shit.
ReplyDeleteThey should make a cork sized aerator so I can aerate my yellow tail straight from the bottle to my mouth! Which would, apparently, equate to Christian Slater pissing in my mouth. So thats 2 reasons its a great idea...
ReplyDeleteHahah, well Tidwell, you are in luck. They make such a thing,and in fact, was the type of aerator Orange used that night.
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