2008 Erath Pinot Noir from Oregon

Hello all!! I am sitting here, right now, enjoying a glass of this lovely pinot noir. I may have blogged it before, I didn't check. It has a nice brick red color that is not too dark (appropriate for a pinot noir). And it has the warm aroma and taste of plums and earthiness. I don't notice the typical strawberry component. Anyway, this is a very nice pinot fro just about $20 at McScrooge's. It should be available at many other stores. We had this wine with salmon and a lightly spicy, rather complex vegetable sauce of tomato, onion, garlic, caper, green olive, and raisin. It was a very nice pairing.

I went to a work related party last weekend. I was asked to bring the wine. I took the advice of a salesperson in a well known local liquor store, and I was very disappointed. I bought Woodbridge wine, the white Zin, the Resieling, the Chard, the Pinot Noir, the Merlot and the Cab blend. We never made it past the Pinot Noir. The wines were completely lacking in character. The varietals were barely recognizable. I was embarrassed to have brought these wines. I was so upset by the whole thing that I vowed "No more plonk!!". Now, what will become of this? Well, I started out by trading the three leftover, unopened (1.5 L) bottles of Woodbridge for two bottles of 2008 new release French Bordeaux. The next night I bought four more bottles of the new release French Bordeaux, a bottle of California Merlot and a bottle of Torrantes. For at least a little while I am going to indulge in some of the promising bottles we have stacked around the dining room. I still have a lot of catching up to do on the blogs, but I'm going to work on making an even bigger backlog of tasting notes. I may not be able to afford really high dollar wine, but I don't have to endure plonk! There is plenty of good wine, and the occasional bottle of really inspiring wine, available in my price-range and I intend to enjoy it! To personality!! To pleasure!! To great wine!!