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cont. from Home page: Wine Tasting
Wine Letter Rank Price
Cavit Pinot Grigio 2007 A 2 $9.99
Cycles Gladiator Pinot Grigio
2006 B 4 $8.99
Little Penguin Pinot Grigio 2007 C 3 $6.99
Columbia Crest Grand Estates 2006 D 1 $12.49
Bota Box
Pinot Grigio 2006 E 5 $4.50*
Gnarly Head Pinot Grigio 2006 F 6 $11.99
The rankings were fairly close, except for
the Gnarly Head, which was decisively last. That winery is very well known for its Zinfandel, which is outstanding, but I
think they have some work to do on the Pinot Grigio, which is a new offering for them.
The next wine tasting will be in
July or August. I will firm up the date later. I am thinking of going with a white wine again, probably Chardonnay. Whites
are more popular in the summer because they are lighter and served chilled, while reds go better in cooler weather. Also,
whites pair better with the kinds of food that you have in the summer.
Gale Reed and Mike Bowland have volunteered
to host the next one at their home again. Apparently we didn’t wear out our welcome the first time.
* - The
Bota Box is $17.99 for the 3 liter box. That is the equivalent of $4.50 for a 750 ml. bottle.
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| Best picture award!! |
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| Worst picture award! Have we seen that blouse before Maureen? |
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| Good eats! |
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| So where's the wine?? |
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| And the tasting begins. |
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| Joan and David's guests. |
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| These are for me! |
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| The master speaks, but do the tasters listen? |
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| The sneaky eater, Maybe no one will see me. |
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| Going, going gone! |
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| Betty Q. ready to taste, but not wine. |
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| I did this in WW II. It was the hi-light of the war. |
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| More guests |
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| Did I hear a cork pop?? |
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| M,J&J |
St. Francis Campers
We parked our campers at Harrison Bay Camp Ground on Thursday so we could get a good spot
for the weekend. Jack and Gail Grande and I parked our campers pretty close together.
Pat and Bill Allen were not back in town and weren’t
able to get there on Thursday so they were going to have to take pot luck to get near us.
It so happened on Friday, a couple left that was next to us so I called Pat and Bill and they were getting ready to
head for the camp ground. I told them if they wanted the spot they had
better hurry. They dropped what they were doing and headed our way. As luck was
with them, the folks that were leaving had not checked out and when Pat and Bill arrived they got in next to us across the
road and we were all together. On Friday night Carol Woody came out to the camp
fire and had snacks and plenty of conversation. She couldn’t camp since
she had surgery the day before.
We had a pot luck dinner Saturday evening and Carol came back out. She
brought some baked salmon and we had chicken stew, green beans (fresh) Allen style, salad, ham hunks, ice cream with chocolate
syrup and nuts. The Allen’s son and daughter-in-law came for dinner. We
played cards and learned a new game “HAND AND FOOT” and it was a hoot. Man
did we laugh trying to remember the next play. God made it easy for those of us who didn’t fully understand it. He made it rain so hard we couldn’t run out of it fast enough.
Friday afternoon as I was waiting for the Allens to show up a little red truck pulled up by my camper and out
steps Bill Allen and right behind him comes this great big motor home and this little gal name Pat driving this big thing. She hollered to Bill to come back it in the camping space and he said “OH NO”
you wanted to drive so you back it in. And sure enough she backed that thing
right in the hole between two big trees. We now call her “Designated Driver”.
Friday we had a great looking campfire, but we had to back off and put a fan on us it was so hot. Saturday Pat and Lola said not to light a fire while we were eating because it was too hot. We had a little
breakfast Sunday morning and started cleaning up and packing to depart because it was raining and it didn’t look like
it was going let up for the day. The rain didn’t dampen anyone’s
spirit. All in all we had a great time.
Surely more folks will make it next time and I think we will give more lead time.
Gerry Sniff
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| Pat has it under control. |
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| And Bill thinks he has Pat under control, but not Carol. |
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| Where's the beef? |
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| Jack and Gail Grande with pup. |
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| Lola, where's the beef? |
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| Pat cooling it |
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