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Okay ... There's been talk about wine, and me , Trudy and some were talking about LCG this past weekend.

SO how about an Official Amateur LCG Wine Tasting Event ..... anyone can join... bring a bottle of your favorite or preferably something from your own state ... For instance Trudy's got some Missouri wines , I'll bring something from an Oklahoma winery .... or just bring something new for us all to try. White, blush, Red.... just no champagne.
Trudy mentioned she'll try to bring some small glasses to use.

Any idea when might be a good time to get together and do this?
Friday night ?

And what is something they use to disperse the taste of one wine before you try the next?

Julie

Okay so I'm eddielbs's wife... part owner of the lil' caj-inn. i've been reading all the threads regarding his build and the LGC III to prepare myself and I became intrigued by this post. I don't know much about wine tastings but here is some information I do have. My husband likes to refer to me as a wino but I prefer alcohol educated... anyway, here's a little of what i know...

Traditional Wine Tasting:
1. Typically, when tasting wines, you will want to work from dry to sweet with white wines and progress from light to full-bodied with red wines.

2. The general rule of thumb for determining how much wine to pour per person is: 2 ounces of wine per glass, per wine for each tasting. (i have 2 or three miniature wine glasses that could be used)

3. Providing plain bread and water between wines, allows for people to cleanse their palate and sets them up to fully experience the next wine.
What You Need:
• Four to Six Wines
• Appetizers - you might consider offering some light munchies before the tasting
• Loaf of bread – provide plain bread for guests to cleanse palate between wines
• Wine glasses – one per guest
• Pitcher of water – for rinsing glasses and palates between wines
• Dump bucket – for discarding wine before next pouring

OR you can do a Wine and Cheese tasting:
Wine and Cheese Pairings: (found online)
Cabernet Sauvignon
• Cheeses to Consider: Camembert, Cheddar, Colby, Danish Blue, Gorgonzola, Gouda, Parmesan, Roquefort

Chardonnay
• Cheese to Consider: Brie, Camembert, goat cheese, Gouda, Gruyere, Parmesan, Provolone

Merlot
• Cheese to Consider: Brie, Camembert, Cheddar, Gorgonzola, Gouda, Gruyere, Jarlsberg, Parmesan

Pinot Noir
• Cheese to Consider: Brie, Camembert, Feta, Gruyere, Monterey Jack, Muenster, Port Salut, Swiss

Riesling
• Cheese to Consider: Brie, Blue, Colby, Edam, Gouda, Monterey Jack

Sauvignon Blanc
• Cheese to Consider: Asiago, Brie, Cheddar, Feta, goat cheese, Gruyere, Neufchatel, Parmesan

Shiraz/Syrah
• Cheese to Consider: Cheddar, Edam, Gouda, Parmesan

Zinfandel
• Cheese to Consider: Asiago, Blue, Feta, goat cheese, Gouda, Gruyere, Muenster

Anyway, sorry about the long post but I would love to participate in a wine tasting... its always fun to try new wines! Or we can all just bring a bottle and sit around talking about how smart we are to be drinking wine...

annalbs wrote:Okay so I'm eddielbs's wife... part owner of the lil' caj-inn.................................. its always fun to try new wines! Or we can all just bring a bottle and sit around talking about how smart we are to be drinking wine...

Anna, knowing THIS group, I think your last suggestion is definitely the best...Sat afternoon, everyone who wants, sitting around party central drinkin' and snackin'...we will be bringing a blender for margueritas of pina coladas or???????????????
madjack

p.s by the way...Welcome Aboard

Traditional Wine Tasting:
1. Typically, when tasting wines, you will want to work from dry to sweet with white wines and progress from light to full-bodied with red wines.

2. The general rule of thumb for determining how much wine to pour per person is: 2 ounces of wine per glass, per wine for each tasting. (i have 2 or three miniature wine glasses that could be used)

3. Providing plain bread and water between wines, allows for people to cleanse their palate and sets them up to fully experience the next wine.
What You Need:
• Four to Six Wines
• Appetizers - you might consider offering some light munchies before the tasting
• Loaf of bread – provide plain bread for guests to cleanse palate between wines
• Wine glasses – one per guest
• Pitcher of water – for rinsing glasses and palates between wines
• Dump bucket – for discarding wine before next pouring

You can probably save weight and leave this out.

Welcome to the playground.

thanks for the welcomes! i'm definitely all in favor of just enjoying the wine.... never done that while camping seems like the LGC III is going to be lots of fun! i'm very excited about going! now if only I can figure out a way to keep ice cream frozen then i could make some of my husband's famous mudslides

Miriam C. wrote:

Traditional Wine Tasting:
1. Typically, when tasting wines, you will want to work from dry to sweet with white wines and progress from light to full-bodied with red wines.

2. The general rule of thumb for determining how much wine to pour per person is: 2 ounces of wine per glass, per wine for each tasting. (i have 2 or three miniature wine glasses that could be used)

3. Providing plain bread and water between wines, allows for people to cleanse their palate and sets them up to fully experience the next wine.
What You Need:
• Four to Six Wines
• Appetizers - you might consider offering some light munchies before the tasting
• Loaf of bread – provide plain bread for guests to cleanse palate between wines
• Wine glasses – one per guest
• Pitcher of water – for rinsing glasses and palates between wines
• Dump bucket – for discarding wine before next pouring

You can probably save weight and leave this out.

Welcome to the playground.

I see someone else was thinking the same thing I was!!!

Welcome Anna..... okay, you're in charge now !!! haha

thanks for the info on an official wine tasting ..... maybe we should point out that even though we're not rednecks, I think me and Trudy et al were talking mostly about a casual wine sharing type tasting.... Just anyone brings a bottle and we talk about them and do some tastings and ....well, whatever happens after a dozen bottles of wine.....

oklahomajewel wrote:Welcome Anna..... okay, you're in charge now !!! haha

thanks for the info on an official wine tasting ..... maybe we should point out that even though we're not rednecks, I think me and Trudy et al were talking mostly about a casual wine sharing type tasting.... Just anyone brings a bottle and we talk about them and do some tastings and ....well, whatever happens after a dozen bottles of wine.....

I definitely think a video camera needs to be set up for this event!!!! So those of us that have spent all our traveling money for the year get to see the ensuing table dances, etc. etc..

Anybody bringing any MadDog? After all it IS MadJack's birthday!!

B52 wrote:Anybody bringing any MadDog? After all it IS MadJack's birthday!!

Dunno 'bout MadDog Jim but I've got several bottles of 'homemade' Persimmon wine as well as a bottle of Strawberry & a bottle of Muscadine wine. Friend in Kansas brings me a few bottles each year at our squirrel hunting soiree in southern Illinois. He makes some of it & has an uncle who makes the rest. I'd bring some along but don't know if it'd go very well at a 'tasting', not being 'certified sterilized', or whatever it is that commercial wine has. Have no idea what "Tasters" look for & this stuff sure ain't 'pedigreed' nor labeled. Only thing I know 'bout it is after a half bottle or so I get kinda 'silly'

Nobody wrote:

B52 wrote:Anybody bringing any MadDog? After all it IS MadJack's birthday!!

Dunno 'bout MadDog Jim but I've got several bottles of 'homemade' Persimmon wine as well as a bottle of Strawberry & a bottle of Muscadine wine.

I'm all about homemade wine.... one of the best bottles I've had was some homemade blueberry wine from Nova Scotia. Delicious!

Among many other things we will miss at Lake Bistineau this really makes me unhappy that we are not going to be at LCG 3 this year. Maybe next year we can be there and do wine tasting one night and scotch tasting another.

Jerome & Dolores

dguff wrote:Among many other things we will miss at Lake Bistineau this really makes me unhappy that we are not going to be at LCG 3 this year. Maybe next year we can be there and do wine tasting one night and scotch tasting another.

Jerome & Dolores

Yes, we miss you too !!! Plan another cross country trip for this time next year!!! We'll raise a glass to you

jim which does he like the best 20-20 or thunderbird

spinnernut wrote:jim which does he like the best 20-20 or thunderbird

He prefers homemade muscadine, but will drink any !!