Last night we joined some friends on their backporch for a nice meal. Another couple brought the dinner from a fundraiser at an AME Zion church- ribs, corn, collards, cornbread, potato salad.
While we awaiting the ribs, we enjoyed a shrimp/pesto dip, some badminton, and a glass of white wine:
2008 da Vinci Pinot Grigio
This is better than I expected- clean, fresh pear and citrus, a little floral note. Moderate acidity, a bit light and short, but ok as an apertif. B/B-
with the ribs, a couple of reds made it around the table:
2007 Andre Brunel "Sabrine" Cotes du Rhone-Villages
Big, ripe, dark fruity, some meat and earth notes. I'd prefer a touch more acidity, but a nice fleshy styled Southern Rhone. B
There was also a bottle of Marietta Lot 51, I had a small sip, an enjoyable if simple wine just like bottle Sunday.
After dinner, I switched back to white, and was surprised that the PG had lost crispness. That was explained when I realized it was a different PG, the 2009 Banfi "San Angelo" Pinot Grigio. PG dumbed down to lowest denominator, canned pears and low acids, C+
Fun night -people matter more than wine!
Grade disclaimer: I'm a very easy grader, basically A is an excellent wine, B a good wine, C mediocre. Anything below C means I wouldn't drink at a party where it was only choice. Furthermore, I offer no promises of objectivity, accuracy, and certainly not of consistency.