COLORADO WINE TASTING !!!

This must be a first anywhere outside of Colorado. The wines were for the most part quite good in the service of grilled food on a warm summer day. The three wines by Steve Rhodes (a claret and 2 pinot noirs) did not photograph well in the accompanying picture. The wines, however, made a better impression on the a palate : quite special and gentle rather than powerful and overwrought. The Sutcliffe chardonnay was quite pleasant and, surprisingly, the Reeder Mesa White Riesling had hints of minerals and petrol and varietaly correct, which is hard to achieve in new world rieslings. The riesling was perfect for the BBQ on a hot muggy day. I could not say the same for a german riesling trocken (why do they make those awful wines?) costing about the same the next day. The whole event was orchestrated by Donald Fujihira with Bert and Susan doing the food and hosting the event.

The wines: From L to R are Friday's Folly "Red" ( the name says it all), Rhodes Claret 2006, Rhodes Pinot Noir 2006, Rhodes Pinot Noir Emilie's Vineyard 2006, Reeder Mesa Shiraz ( sweet and truly dreadful), Reeder Mesa White Riesling, Sutcliffe Bodies Gallen Red ( decent), Sutcliffe Pinot Gris (pink hued) 2006 and Sutcliffe Chardonnay (barely visible on far right)