Select a photo to view the name and my own personal tasting notes about the wine. We went quickly, so they’re short and sweet!

Feel free to leave your own tasting notes in the comments if you’ve tried any of these!

Color: light red to pink Nose: red licorice Taste: tart, light tannins Definitely not my favorite of the night. Color: ruby red to pink Nose: earthy, vegetables, wet celery Taste: peppery, medium tannins, tangy, slight green apple Color: light red to pink Nose: apples, apple skin, earthy Taste: green apples, medium tannins This was definitely a favorite of the night! Color: ruby with a hint of brown Nose: brown sugar, cherries, licorice Taste: buttery, oak, cloves, tobacco, mocha Color: deep red to red Nose: mint, strawberry Taste: medium tannins, spicy, tobacco, mocha Another favorite! Color: (didn’t clean out glass, color was corrupted by previous red) Nose: honey, pears Taste: oak, buttery, tangy, light honey White burgundy is ALWAYS a favorite — and goes the fastest! Color: light pink Nose: earth, mushrooms, sausage, paprika Taste: sopresetta sausage? Odd, I know. Color: red to pink Nose: cherry, currant Taste: cinnamon, nutmeg Color: deep purple red Nose: earth, vegetable, celery (again?) Taste: bitter, strong tannins. This opened up much better toward the end of the night. Color: medium red Nose: vanilla Taste: vanilla, chocolate, medium tannins. This one was hard to describe for me, but was definitely my favorite of the night. It “spoke” to me. Color: dark blonde Nose: baked fruit, bruised bananas Taste: tangy, bitter, raisins Color: wheat Nose: pine tree sap Taste: peach, lemon This also got better with more air. Color: medium red Nose: kettlecorn? Taste: mellow, medium tannins.

Last night was the second r/wine offline tasting! We met at Le Petit Restaurant in Sherman Oaks — and I’d highly recommend this place. The staff was friendly, helpful, attentive, let us stay late into the night, and it has a reasonable ($10) corkage fee.