The Teachers Become The Students!

Wine, like many other things in life, is an area where you cannot possibly ever know it all.  The Stay At Home Winos never profess to be experts, but simply enjoy learning about wine.  This past Friday evening, a group of us were treated to a wine tasting conducted by Scott Cullman and his lovely wife, Sherri Cullman, at our home.  This event was purchased by the Guinns at a silent auction last year.

Scott Cullman is with Garco Wine (garcowine.com) in St. Louis, Missouri.  Garco Wine is a family and locally owned and operated wine wholesaler, and has been in business for seventy years.  

Needless to say, it was exciting for the Winos and their guests to be on the receiving end of the wine tasting on this evening!  Scott and his wife brought 8 wines for our group to taste, including a Straw Wine and a Port.  The following are the wines we tasted:

Gundlach Bundschu Chardonnay
Nautilus Sauvignon Blanc
Sonoma Oaks Pinot Noir Russian River
Gladium Tempranillo
Gundlach Bundschu Mountain Cuvee Red
Michel Schlumberger Cabernet Sauvignon
Marietta Petite Sirah
Ministry of the Vinterior Zinfandel
DeTrafford Straw Wine (Straw wine, or raisin wine, is a wine made from grapes that have been dried to concentrate their juice. )
Pacchia Port

Many guests really enjoyed the Nautilus Sauvignon Blanc, so I would have to say that was everyone's favorite.  The straw wine was very interesting, and the Port was an enjoyable way to end the tasting.  Our group didn't stop there, however, as we enjoyed a couple spirited games of "Left, Right, Center"

It was a wonderful treat to meet Scott and Sherri and we are already planning our next tasting!

Cheers!
Mary Jo