Ever since my friends and neighbors found out that I was writing a wine blog, I have been getting the not so subtle hints to host an event so they can have some fun too. Well I finally put a little gathering together and decided at the last minute that it would be more fun to have it as a blind tasting. Looking back, it made me think of the old adage “Fail to Plan, Plan to Fail”. Suffice it to say that I wasn’t completely prepared and had to improvise.
The only guidelines were that each set of neighbors were asked to bring one bottle of red wine at a cost of $15 -$30.
After the bottles were concealed and marked, everyone got a glass, notepad and pen. Each person was then instructed to make any type of notes that they could about each wine. They were to try and pick out the varietal and after tasting all three, choose their favorite. The wines were labeled WDO#1, WDO#2 and WDO#3. Complicated, I know!