We try to take short notes when we drink a new wine; I decided that if I post them here, I’ll have a better chance of finding them again (the notes date back to sometime in 2002, and are somewhat intermittent). Red wine notes will follow some other day.

Since we’re very light drinkers, unless we have company, we reseal the wine with a Vac-U-Vin and have it again a day or two later. Some wines fare better under this treatment than others.

Wine	Comments
Fetzer Echo Ridge Sauvignon Blanc 2002	Pleasant, survives well.
Geyser Peak Sauvignon Blanc 2002	David thought it was light and fruity; Diane thought it was rather astringent; we both liked it.
Trentino Pinot Grigio 2002	Liked it.
Fetzer Johannesburg Riesling 2002	Sweet, but goes well with salmon.
Pacific Rim Dry Riesling (Bonny Doon)	Liked it with chicken and the next day with salmon.
Beringer Chenin Blanc	Nutty, the way a Chenin Blanc should be.
Brancott Vineyards Marlbourough Sauvignon Blanc	Sweet.
Camelot Sauvignon Blanc 2002	Nice, slighly sweet and very slightly nutty.
Ferrari Carano Fumé Blanc 2002	Diane liked it.
Armstrong Ridge Sauvignon Blanc 2001	OK.
Mezza Corona Pinot Grigio 2002	Very good.
Coppola Bianco 2002	OK
Nobilo Icon Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2003	A winner!
Ca’del Solo California Big House White 2003	Yuk. Better than Two Buck Chuck, but still Yuk.
Kenwood Sonoma County Sauvignon Blanc 2001	Better than OK.
Buena Vista Sauvignon Blanc 2002	We both liked it; fruity.
The Stump Jump Riesling/Sauvignon Blanc/Marsanne 2003	Not worth buying again.
“Cloud Piercer” Sauvignon Blanc 2004	Nutty, good. A favorite.
Airlie Pinot Gris 2001 (Oregon)	Very fruity. Too fruity, in fact.
Merryvale Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2004	Crisp and fruity the first night; not nearly as good the second. Worth another try.

It was a quiet day here in Lake Wobegon…errr, Los Gatos. I spent a good part of the morning schlepping up to Palo Alto to buy bagels at Izzy’s while Diane was at the Y (I did my Y time yesterday, so I don’t feel guilty about skipping today).

This evening, we went with some good friends to Fontana’s for Father’s Day dinner. The menu posed more challenges than I’d expected (most dishes had pork or shellfish), but we all found something we could order, and the food was quite tasty. As was the wine, a 2002 Dry Creek Sonoma Fume Blanc. And the desserts were really good: Jeff had the killer dessert, Tartufo Nero (“a big scoop of dark chocolate gelato rolled in grated chocolate served with raspberry puree, sprinkled with white chocolate”), while Diane and I settled for splitting a Pure Decadence! (“sinfully delicious chocolate torte with raspberry sauce”). I have a “Free Pasta or 50% off a bottle of wine” card for Fontana’s, good for a year — we’ll be back.