Wine Tasting

Well, my wife and I just returned from a really fun wine tasting! Some friends just moved into a new house recently and they threw a party. The guy works as wine director for a local liquor store and his connections actually threw the party. Lots of really great, not-to-expensive wines and some very, very good wines that I would never try except at such an event...I'm unwilling to pay the prices. Here are a few we tried:

• Cheyanna North Coast Zinfandel (nice, simple): $13.99/bottle
  
• Kluge Cru (sweet, but good): 25.99/bottle
  
• Lorca: Gary's Vineyard Pinot Noir (very good): $41.99/bottle
  
• Lorca: Pison Vineyard Pinot Noir (outstanding): $45.99/bottle
  
• Lorca: Pino Gris (exceptional, especially for the price): $15.99/bottle
  
• MacLean Sauvignon Blanc (I liked it much, but my wife did not): $15.99/bottle
  
• Panther Creek Shea Pinot Noir (fabulous): $39..99/bottle
  
• Panther Creek Winemaker's Cuvee (very good): $24.99/bottle
  
• Geoffrey Diamond Mountain Cabernet ('01) (wonderful): $82.99/bottle
  
• Vinas Magali Malbec (Argentine, I think), (outstanding): $14.99/bottle

We tasted more, but these were some standouts. I am far more likely to buy the cheaper ones (I am alergic to paying big bucks for something that will fill my glass three times), but the more expensive ones did, for the most part, outshine the cheaper ones. There were some guys there from a local distributor that just recently (2 months ago) got it license...they were full of knowledge and willing to help. I learned alot and decided I will try to learn some more about wine soon. What a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon...getting drunk on good wine! My wife is laughing way too much, too, so I think we're both soused.