One of my favorite dinners was on the menu here at Chez Skip - cassoulet! And my knowledge of wine pairing is as sophisticated as a toddler eating spaghetti, I said to myself - hey I am eating French food and I like this French wine, so hey why not? And that was that. But as wine can be, it evoked its memory of when I had it first. I remember sitting out in the patio and being impressed with it. I thought to myself I could really enjoy French wines, but as history has shown, that was clearly a short lived notion.
Knowing it had been some time, I had an odd feeling, so I checked my Delectable history. Indeed, this was the very first wine I had rated!
So, to my friends, do you remember your first wine on here? Was it anything memorable? @philip Angino @Martin A. Cody @Shay Aldriedge @Anthony Lombardi @Sharon B @Bill Bender @Bob McDonald @dan boedeker @Brian Tuite @Greg Ballington @Matthew Beninati @Carl Fischer @Ryan Carey @MaJ CappS @Roman Sukley @Daryl Calhoun @David L @Palmer Emmitt @Eric Shanks @Evan Bienstock @Fraser McKinley @Jean-Francois Pelletier @jesus g @Martin G Rivard @Henrik Poulsen @Christanna Honer @Isaac Pirolo @Rob Brobst III @Jim Trobaugh @Jody Scharf @Joe Lucca @Kim Stanbro @Rafael Landestoy @Ryan M @Mo Salem @Mike Smith @Mike R @"Odedi" @Paul T @Ron R @Shawn R @Janet Ross (and anyone else I accidentally left off!) — 8 years ago
w Cody Dillon, Ugo Decastro, Michelle Carr — 9 years ago
Complements of Cody & Denise!
Happy New year! — 10 years ago
Nice and cherry. Easy to drink and enjoy. I love a good red blend. Recommended by Cody, enjoyed with Jonathan. — 10 years ago
Ken wright's son Cody is responsible for this label — 11 years ago
Happy birthday Cody. — 12 years ago
This is now my fourth South African wine (second from @Greg Ballington ) and this is definitely the best red that I've had. Gave it about 45-mins of air time and it improved through an hour and a half. Red in the glass, which I'm finding common for South African cabs. Not extremely fruit dominant, but not dominant in any other note either. A balance of cherries, cranberries, tobacco and graphite/lead on the nose. Good weight to it on the palate. Cedar and rhubarb accentuate the finish. A very enjoyable cab blend and I expect it to be firing on all cylinders the second day. Probably at its best in 7 years or so. Many thanks again for introducing this to me, Greg! My buddy @Cody Cotten , who visited South Africa a while back, really loved this as did I! — 8 years ago
Stunning and on point. A real treat to share this with @Krystal Vento and @Cody Uzzel — 9 years ago
Total wine. From Cody. — 9 years ago
Bought this 2 years ago at Fort Sill OK when Cody graduated basic training. It is from an OK winery. Finally opened it to celebrate not thinking it would be so fantastic! Sweeter than I normally like but light, smooth and savory!! I am going to order some for Christmas!! — 10 years ago
This was a lovely wine. If you're ever near St. Helena swing by and pay these folks a visit... — 11 years ago
Best wine I've ever had to date. — 11 years ago
I would say this is in-between a cab lovers Pinot and your typical Pinot. Not quite as heavy, but the plum and texture on the tongue lean me towards cab style. I loved it. Then again, hard to beat RRV pinots. Bing cherry, cola, Cedar and baking spice. Happy birthday @Cody Cotten ! — 8 years ago
Gift from laurie and cody. 2013 vintage. Smooth! — 9 years ago
Pre-NYE bubbles. This is terrific. Peach, some vanilla and raspberry. Delicate but not too soft. Still some substance. I wish all of my Delectable friends a happy and healthy New Year. Drink great wine and be with friends, family and loved ones. @Shawn G. Rose @David L @Carl Fischer @Ron R @Cody Short @Bill Bender @Stephen Pierron @TheSkip @philip Angino @Anthony Lombardi @Kimberly Anderson @Neal Schaffer @Ted @Mike Rowe @David Trumper — 9 years ago
Great bottle of wine with friends at the cabin. Thanks for the wine Cody & Willow — 9 years ago
This is a sweat wine, smooth and no after tastes — 10 years ago
Cuddly but muscular — 11 years ago
Lindsay Murray
Drank at Hughes house and again with Cody and Ranai over Memorial Day weekend — 8 years ago