What a night! 9 incredible wine tastings tonight @ Barbacco! Charming and very knowledgeable Gretchen was very generous of her time and gave us valuable wine descriptions. She even gave us 2 free tastings from Oregon!

2 white, 2 orange lined up @ Barbacco, SF

Poco a Poco, Chard., Mendocino, 2009 (white)

• Demeter-certified
• pale orange color
• non-filtered, and we could see some particles
• apple, melon on the nose
• full-bodied, present, round, filling, very enjoyable
• 4/5

Scholium Project, Verdelho, Chalk Hill region, Marcher sur la Lune, 2008 (white)

• butter scotch, very round, little acidity
• caramel, sugar, oaky, creamy
• 4/5

NPA, Pinot Gris, Chalk Hill, 2009 (orange)

• glue, alcohol, melon, strawberry
• acid, yeast, filling, twizzler
• 3/5 strong

NPA, Sauv. Blanc, Chalk Hill (orange)

• strong litchi, melon, grandma’s hard candy
• papaya, five alive juice, grapefruit, peach
• peach notes on the finish
• 3/5 strong

Peter Paul, Pinot Noir, Russian River, 2008 (red)

• raspberry, red berries
• wonderful bitterness on mid-palate
• fill the mouth with flavor, not so long, and extremely interesting!
• 4/5 (strong)

NPA, blend, Mendocino, 2009 (red)

• strong cassis, blackberries, strong glue on the nose
• not mature yet, tannic but nothing else, prompt, glue
• 2/5

Poco a Poco, zinfandel, Russian River, 2008 (red)

• close to a typical Pinot Noir on the nose, red berries
• short, no tannins, very closed
• 2/5

Cowhorn, Grenache 74, Applegate Valley, OR, 2008 (red)

• raspberry, little glue
• “Raspberry juice for adults”, tannic
• Concentrate of grapes, with no complexity
• Mart: 3/5, Matt: 4/5

Cowhorn, Spiral 36, Applegate Valley, OR (red)

• Demeter-certified
• apple, herbaceous
• very very acid, melon
• 3/5