Robert Hall Syrah 2011

Que Syrah? THIS Syrah, that's who! This was a shot from the hip on the part of my housemate's sister, visiting us from New Zealand. They went shopping at the grocery store, and she grabbed it on a whim. And yay, such a whim!

I was a little skeptical seeing such a current year on something as typically big as a Syrah. This was delightful! Big and complex, and a smooth mouth feel, like a velvet marble of deliciousness rolling around your tongue. But not snooty. This is an accessible, and perfectly drinkable wine.

We were eating a bacon avocado pasta dish, and ... yeah, bacon. I lost my train of thought too.

What was I..? Oh! Wine!

Bottom line: Drink it! If you are disappointed, well, shit...I don't know what to do about that. Sounds like your problem for listening to the internets to begin with.

Redwood Creek Pinot Noir

No year was given on this wine. And an equal number of fucks were given too.

I'm not a Pinot fan, but I have had some really good ones, Napa Cellars 2009 for example: nice, complex, perhaps a little bigger than most Pinots, but not too big. A fine balance of beauty and structure. In short, everything this wine isn't.

This wine is crap.

Bottom line: Find a good bottle of wine and drink it instead of this deplorable waste of time.