posted by admin on Feb 15
Luckily my slightly off-beat theme for Wine Blogging Wednesday seems well received; plenty of thoughtfully produced entries.
Number of entries: 52 +1 (missed)
All the wines (bar a handful) were Italian reds. I’m wondering if anyone can work out what type from the description? I think not…
Rather than listing the specific wines I’ve detailed the seven word note to demonstrate the inventiveness and creational prowess of the participants. Thanks to all who took part. How did you find it - a challenge, serious head-scratching or a bit of frivolous fun?
My entry “Chewed end of a wooden ink pen”
Honest-Food.net “A gulpable feast of cherries and leather”
Vu lu Su : “Rubis Sombre Terre Melon Jeune Aromatique Court”
Journal 23 “Earthy, melon, medium-bodied; needs sharp cheese”
Catavino “Frizzante stone grapes, inoffensive from a mug”
1 Wine dude : pour, sniff, slurp, cherries, leather, yum! empty”
Wine In The ‘Peg : Tart cherry goodness - fire up the grill!
NYC Wine Notes : “Light. Earthy but bright. Shift Finish. Essence…”
The Wine Hiker : “Decant today, and you will smile tonight!”
Domaine 547 : “Rustic, textured, delicate, strong. Another glass please!”
Tales Of A Sommelier : “Reminds me of Vimto and Wham bars”
My Wine Info : “like your mother-in-law; spicy, tart and sweet”
My Wine Education : “Chocolate, berries delight. Passing time, leathery. Saporous.”
Behind the Vines : “where family pride and good wine meet”
Cheap Wine Ratings : “Leather clad cowboy embraces innocent luscious berries”
Wine Connections : “Two scoops of raisins in every swallow.”
Bloviatrix’s Website : “Salice Salentino Is Too Bitter For Me”
Smells Like Grape : “Victoriana is now and it is rose-scented.”
A Good Grape : “Cherry Trees in Tobacco Field by Barnyard” and “Vintner Makes Production Wine that Tastes Small”
Oenophilia : “Evil Head Cold keeps my bottle corked!”
Wine Lovers Journal : “Brash fruit, bright acid straddle tight tannins”
Wine Peeps : “Excellent! A bright, fruity, robust, balanced steal.”
Joe’s Wine : “Acidic palate Vegetal cappuccino A Cabernet franc?”
Recently Consumed : “Smooth, raspberry, vanilla, drinkable, nothing special, over-priced”
Flowery Song “Inky leather-scented silk. Spiced nuttiness demands Puttanesca”
Doktor Weingolb : “Better than 2004’s — now I taste oak!”
Rouge Blanc : “The Patriots’ Collapse in Super Bowl XLII”
Fork and Bottle : “Thelma, Louise partying with bodacious red wine” and “Drink while reading The Castle of Otranto”
WineCast : “Cherries, earth, raspberries on a dusty highway” and “Raspberries, cranberries, tar and spices on horseback”
Manage You Cellar : “Montepulciano, crimson, fleshy, savory, terrestrial, armonico,
persistente!”
Good Wine Under $20 : “Musky flowers perfume this bright, cherry wine”
Indiscriminate Ideas : “Never thought to put raspberries in coffee!”
The Wine Camp : “A wine I could drink every day”
Lenndevours : “Earth, flowers entice. Thin, dirty cherries. Underwhelming.”
Vino da Burde : “Faded Violet Around An Ancient Fruity Abbey”
Anything Wine : “Hey, who put cherries in my campfire?”
Dr Vino : “Acidity, berry, cherry, delicious, earthy, food-friendly, gonzo”
A Food and Wine Blog : “Closed for business - opens in three hours.”
McDuff’s Wine : “Beautifully Articulated Red Berries Evoke Romantic Associations”
Eating Leeds : “It is red and I like it” and “Red berry fruit, a hint of leather”
Wanna Be Wino : “Riding horses through eucalyptus and berry fields”
Just Grapes : “Fruit alive with wit, but classically tempered”
Cork Dork : “Please decant me for dusty cherry magic”
Wino-Sapian : “Prancing stallion Rustic. Man in Armani. Tasting Note”
In a section of their own are a group form the Louder Voice community. Time pressures have meant that I haven’t explored Louder Voice to any great degree but it seems to be a review site with entires submitted by SMS, webpages and the like. There is a social network aspect to it. Not all the wines were Italian reds but many thanks to those who participated:
ManicMammy : “Berry, baccy, nutty, good value, smooth, quaffable”
ConorONeill : “Friendly but forgettable featherlight softruitlicious strawberry northerner”
Laurence Veale : “Sippin’ Poli’s hedonistic, very cherry docious”
Craig Powell : “Not quite Monica Belluci but very tasty”
And finally those who ALMOST got to play by the full rules. Three entries of Italian-native grapes but grown elsewhere (and one Merlot) :
CookSister : “Cicadas, baked earth, warm purple juice - bottled”
Wild Walla Walla Wine Woman : “Gold medal winner. Pair it with tiramisu”
Jim Eastman : “Three Italian grapes Spiciness, leatheryness, Palate happiness”
Recently Consumed : “Smooth, raspberry, vanilla, drinkable, nothing special, over-priced”
And there you are! If I have missed anyone please leave a comment below with the link.
Source: WBW Just 7 Words - the round-up
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