On 2004-12-26, Dale Williams > wrote:
> These and some others (opened Cline Zin, Lafarge bourgogne, plus a magnum of
> Concha yToro Shiraz I forgot to taste) simmered with some cider, cinnamon,
> cloves, and orange zest all day.

Did you (or others) have the Cline zin at all? At my relatives' house, we had
a bottle of Clos du Bois zin with our Christmas Spaghetti and Meatballs (I got
stuck in Cleveland ,so Christmas was held on the 26th, and we weren't even
sure that that would happen), but I convinced mom to grab a bottle of the
Cline zin which was $1.50 less, and I thought would be a bit better. I think
it is, but only slightly. It tastes like it had been stored right next to the
exhaust of the beer coolers at the grocery store, but maybe that's partly
because I am so used to drinking my wine at 55 degrees to start and letting
them warm as the meal goes on.

Normally, I only drink the ancient vines versions of Cline wines, which I tend
to like quite a bit, and also tend to be pretty big hits with my crowd (law
students).

K

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