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My Favourite Wine Tasting Of 2011

Published by WineFoodMood Man on December 5, 2011

A collection of passionate, seasoned wine lovers get together once a year to sample 'gems' from their respective cellars. These so-called gems might be expensive, or rare, or very old, or special in some other way, but in order to be considered gems, they must be amongst the most special bottles in our respective collections. We taste them double blind and we postulate what we think they might be - country of origin, grape variety and region with a rough idea of vintage. Some even go as far as guessing producer (and are correct from time to time) and others choose to 'pass' if a wine completely confounds them. Those who guess correctly are expected to share the wisdom of their insight with the rest of us making this not only a very enjoyable and humbling evening but an educational one also. Each particpant typically brings one or two bottles and some food to match in order to ensure our stomachs maintain a reasonable balance of alcoholic liquid and solid matter. The excellent food this year included home made water buffalo pastrami, fresh Pacific and Atlantic oysters on the half shell, smoked pork on ciabatta rolls, home made beef jerky, Asian noodles with bbq'd duck, Moroccan lamb sliders and a selection of excellent cheeses. The evening was a tremendous success, with perhaps the most impressive lineup of wines to date. I will let the list speak for itself...