Wines tasted from my visit to NW Ohio; from memory so not much detail
2013 Antucura Cab. from Argentina; definite cab. flavors and almost ready or will cellar 8+ yrs.
2010 Beringer Knights valley Napa Cab.; surprisingly mellow, medium bodied, good balance and great mid-term future
2011 Barmes-buecher gewürztraminer from Rosenberg Vy. Alsace; labeled almost as sweet as scale goes but did not know this until wine arrived. Opened as a desert wine and functioned perfectly as that. Lots of spicey pear and apricot flavors carried along on good (not great) acidity. I just wish it was dry or drier. With 11 more I'll see if sweetness declines over time.
2001 Dr. Heidemanns-Bergweiler Bernkasteler Badstube Rieslfing Beerenauslese; abv of 9.5% and my wine of the Holidays!! Wonderful apricot flavors with a medium straw color. Excellent acidity to balance great depth of fruit.
2009 Oakville Terraces Cabernet Sauvignon; from Napa Valley, decanted for 8 hours and glad I did. Nice cab fruit and still a bit tight. I can't expect decanting to solve what cellar time can do. 14.3% abv
2007 Arcadian Sleepy Hollow Pinot Noir; ready to be consumed with with plenty of sour/sweet cherry in reserve and a bit of damp earth for complexity. Nice. 13.9%abv
2010 Elyse Zinfandel, Morisoli Vy. Napa Valley, Rutherford; wonderfully mellow, drinking more like a 20 yr. old napa cab. without the cassis. great balance/ great underststed bramble fruit. Can age probably 10 yrs. but will be all gone by 2016. 14.5%
2012 McCrostie Chardonnay from ??? Cal. 14.1 % abv. Starts out with some light pear and minerality and 1/2 hr. later and warmer, blossoms with some tropical flavors and greater depth. Enjoyable both ways.
2002 Strub Riesling Kabinett from Niersteiner Pettenthal; in great shape and a nice sipper while playing euchre, Nice peach flavors with 9.5% abv.
2012 Beringer PR Chardonnay; huge wine with massive pear and citrus fruit balanced by lots of acidity. Not for the faint of heart! 14.7% abv.
20211 Jemrose Wines, Cardiac Cuvee; nice Rhone quaffer with 90% Syrah, 8% Grenache and 2% Viognier. abv of 13.2%
2005 Sempre Vive Napa Valley Miscela (Bordeaux blend); this wine was opened and consumed immediately and should have been decanted. Very dark color with muted black fruit nose and palate. Might have become quite interesting. I'll never know.