Party Experiences
This was our second Blind Wine, and we learned a lot from the first. This time we had someone pour for us and she used pour regulators. These are both excellent ideas for Blind Wine competitions.

Criteria		Winning Wines
Wine Type: Zinfandel Year Range: 2005-2006 Region: Sierra Foothills/Amador Co./Fair Play/Shenandoah V Price Range: $10-$30		Wine Year Price Winning Wine Sobon Estate '06 $16.50 2nd Place D'Arie '06 $15 3rd Place Nevada City '06 $17 4th Place Villa Toscano '05 $22 5th Place Montevina '06 $15 6th Place Latcham '06 $25

Party Experiences
This was so much fun and harder to judge than any of us thought. In addition to the medal, we gave the award winning wine a Blind Wine Tasting Game so we can do it again. Everyone enjoyed themselves.

Criteria		Winning Wines
Wine Type: Zinfandel Year Range: Any Region: Any Price Range: Any		Wine Year Price Winning Wine August Briggs, Napa 2005 30 2nd Place Tolo, Paso Robles 2002 28 3rd Place Talty, Dry Creek 2005 35 4th Place Viano, Martinez 2005 8 5th Place Lake Sonoma, Dry Creek 2005 20 6th Place Didn't have a 6th wine 2005 0

Party Experiences
If you plan a dinner for after your tasting, plan something that requires little to no attention, unless you hire someone to coordinate. We baked pizza ahead of time and it was a little dry by dinner time from being held in the warming oven. Another good helper to have on hand would be someone to pour tasting room size tastes. Our group got a little over zealous, if you know what I mean. All 6 bottles were empty by pizza time! On our results, note the cost of who came in first and who came in 6th!

Criteria		Winning Wines
Wine Type: Zinfandel Year Range: 2005 Region: Lodi Price Range: $10 - $30		Wine Year Price Winning Wine Earth Zin Fire 2005 $12 2nd Place Earthquake 2005 $23 3rd Place Incognito 2005 $16.50 4th Place Klinker Brick Old Vine 2005 $18 5th Place Campus Oaks Old Vine 2005 $13 6th Place Old Ghost 2005 $30

Party Experiences
This was part of a party for the Central Coast Wines & Steins Club and was one of four tables with four different wines competing. It was a great success and demonstrates how the game can be used for larger groups.

Criteria		Winning Wines
Wine Type: Petit Sirah Year Range: all Region: Paso Robles, CA Price Range: $10-$30		Wine Year Price Winning Wine EOS 2005 $11 2nd Place Donatoni (home made) 2004 $25 3rd Place Peachy Canyon 2005 $20 4th Place San Marcos Creek 2004 $26 5th Place Tobin James 2003 $25 6th Place None n/a n/a

Party Experiences
This was part of a party for the Central Coast Wines & Steins Club and was one of four tables with four different wines competing. It was a great success and demonstrates how the game can be used for larger groups.

Criteria		Winning Wines
Wine Type: Merlot Year Range: all Region: Paso Robles, CA Price Range: all		Wine Year Price Winning Wine De Bellis (home made) 2004 n/a 2nd Place Robert Hall 2005 $11 3rd Place Ancient Peaks 2005 $15 4th Place Edna Valley 2004 $10.99 5th Place Novell 2002 $8.49 6th Place None n/a n/a

Party Experiences
This was a fun party! Everyone kept going back and drinking the winning bottle. The lowest ranked bottle was still half full at the end of the night. My friends were raving about the great time we had after the gold medal was awarded to Jeff and Cindy.

Criteria		Winning Wines
Wine Type: Pinot Year Range: any Region: Oregon Price Range: 10.00-50.00		Wine Year Price Winning Wine Patton Valley 2005 29.99 2nd Place A to Z 2006 18.99 3rd Place Adelsheim 2006 29.99 4th Place Lemelson 2005 23.95 5th Place Bruno 2006 17 6th Place Jezebel 2006 18

Party Experiences
It was fun to compare local wines and we were suprised at the outcome. This party made a great ice breaker activity for our local networking group.

Criteria		Winning Wines
Wine Type: Rhone Blend Year Range: 2000-2005 Region: Central Coast Price Range: $0-$30		Wine Year Price Winning Wine Maloy Oneil 2005 26 2nd Place Clantia 2003 22 3rd Place Halter Ranch 2004 13 4th Place Eberle 2004 20 5th Place Eberle 2004 20 6th Place Rabbit Ridge 2004 12

Party Experiences
I received this game as a gift and we played it last weekend. WHAT A BLAST!!

Criteria		Winning Wines
Wine Type: Zin Year Range: Any Region: Central Coast Price Range: 0-30		Wine Year Price Winning Wine San Marcos Creek 2002 22 2nd Place Norman Vinyards 2003 11.5 3rd Place Doce Robles 1999 20 4th Place Nadeau 2001 25 5th Place Rabbit Ridge 2003 20 6th Place Caparone 2002 15

Party Experiences
We wanted to do something different for my girlfriend’s wedding shower. This was a great way to get it started. After the wine game we had a nice lunch and a great afternoon. We already planned another one for next weekend.

Criteria		Winning Wines
Wine Type: Sauvignon Blanc Year Range: Any Region: Napa Price Range: 0-50		Wine Year Price Winning Wine Cakebread 2006 34 2nd Place Girard 2006 22 3rd Place Markham 2005 18 4th Place Turnbull 2006 18 5th Place Hall 2006 23 6th Place Voss Vinyards 2005 20