Here’s how it went: one hour, 12 wines, and 5 minutes per wine maker. They came to our tables randomly and poured us all tastes, while we sipped, swirled and spat we also had to pay attention to what the wine makers were saying. It was quite the whirlwind and tons of fun. I tasted 12 whites, too, but since I’m a red girl I’ll start with them.

Unfortunately, there were a couple I didn’t get to post for one reason or another, but here is my red wine Twitter round up:

1. @Worthwhilewine company Dark Lady pinotage mocha and smoke on the nose bacon and chocolate palate, I like this

2. Monthaven octavin container cab sauv central coast boxed wine this is a cab? that’s all I can say

3. 07 Banfi Belnero sangiovese /cab/merlot very young, but good potential

4. RT @vino_g: Dark Lady of the Labyrinth Pinotage – smokey bacon and coffee….Breakfast! I like it!

5. Nicholas Cole Cellars Camille red wine blend. Very interesting. Medium body, meaty

6. @dustedvalley Boomtown cab bright red fruit, some cocoa great wine for $15

7. Buty Columbia Red Aviva cab/syrah blend. Nose of espresso and cocoa, beautifully balanced. I might just swallow this one

8. Hogue Cellars Genesis Meritage fruit forward, grips the palate, coffee finish

9. @kenpayton how one tastes after smoking http://twitpic.com/209tg0 (this photo was too funny not to add)

10. @DCVGuy dry creek zin! beautiful nose, can def taste the petit sirah it mellows the zin, raisiny

11. Maryhill ’07 Zin spicy, easy on the palate, tannic finish good food wine

12. @JordanWinery 2006 cab sauv dark fruit , hints of cocoa and smoke

**My overall favorite red is the Red Aviva from Buty, hugely surprising, beautiful blend. I loved it.**