When You Can’t Remember What Wine You’ve Had
Last night was all about wine. And seeing one of my best friends (the sommelier) for the first time in ages. With her, it’s always all about wine. I told her it’s funny that living in California I still haven’t found anybody to drink wine with how we used to drink wine together.
While we were eating, she pulled out her little journal, in which we would record tasting notes and reactions to bottles. For every entry there were at least 2 or 3 bottles that were consumed in restaurants, at someone else’s place, or when we were just too drunk or busy to put pen to paper.
Here are some of my favorites:
Of the ‘98 Forefathers Cabernet Sauvignon
“A little toasty, very smooth, long finish, nice tannins…herbaceous… we thought maybe some currants but weren’t exactly sure b/c we’ve never had them”
’02 Bishop’s Peak Pinot Noir
“nice to drink for the value…cranberry and toasted oak…. Ms.Farley wants food—too much barnyard for her”
’01 Kracher Eiswein
“drank after a night of heavy drinking such a shame, says me now– it was quite expensive with some nasty peach shortcakes the only time Paula Deen has ever let me down…after watching Jancis we emptied the bottle…peach, honey, fig, very rich, viscous, full bodied”
*Don’t you like how I mentioned both of my idols even back then
’00 Joseph Phelps Insignia
“I had planned to drink this after my graduation from grad school, but there was no one worthy”
’03 Martella Zinfandel
“nose—Whew! Pure alcohol, lots of black pepper, blackberry…palate—almost cab-like in flavor:chocolate, tar, tobacco…little tannin, nice and smooth”
*This one’s fun since I work with him now.
We decided we should send the journal back and forth, recording our notes, as people do with notebooks of art. Cause this is art, in a way… after all.
wine journal, keeping track of what you drink
….Farley Walker
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