Red and White on a Thursday Night

Brian loves red wines, so to begin our wine tasting for the evening we started out with a 2010 Pinot Noir from Don Rodolfo, an Argentina winery. This wine was made in a high altitude vineyard and is 13.5% alcohol. The wine begins with black cherry aromas and flavors and leads to other rich red fruits. The wine is very light and fruity with a hint of spice as an added kick. The wine was enjoyed by itself at the end of the evening.

    Pinot Noir, 2010
Don Rodolfo - Argentina

Rating: 89/100
Recommendation: Highly Recommended. Good Price. Worked Well as an Evening Wine. Overall, we thoroughly enjoyed this wine.




To characterize me as a fan of white wines would be a tough stretch. I find my home in big, bold red wines. My drive to branch out into white wines stemmed from Sara's white wine passion. Pinot grigio is a particularly notable point in my white wine excursions. With faint aromas of apple and citrus this wine will not grab your senses, but slightly tease them. As far as grigios go - this wine fully withstands the standard for this tart, white category. The sweet aspects of these fruits hint throughout each sip - but the overall dominant factor is the tangy grasp of the tongue. This wine was enjoyed as an evening wine, and at 13.5% ABV it's a formidable wine.

               Pinot Grigio
Castle Rock  - Monterey, CA USA

Rating: 68/100
Recommendation: This wine was an average pinot grigio. I enjoyed it as a wine, but as far as a pinot grigio it didn't bring anything extra. It was still enjoyable and would recommend as a standard pinot grigio for paring with meals.