Appearance: clear, pale intensity, lemon. Nose: clean, medium intensity, fruit: green or golden apple (dominant), pineapple, oak: some woodiness, a little butter. Palate: dry, medium acidity, low tannin (from oak), medium body, fruit: ripe apple, lemon, oak: (very dominant) a bit sour woodiness, butter, medium length/finish (residual sourness from the oak). Conclusion: acceptable (for the style, but I personally have no palate for such wines and do not score them).

Appearance: clear, very pale intensity, lemon (but very light; even has a greenish tinge). Nose: clean, medium-plus intensity, fruit: green apple, unripe berries (gooseberry), lime, grapefruit, vegetal: green bell pepper. Palate: dry, high acidity, very light body, fruit: lime, grapefruit (one-dimensionally citrus), vegetal: green bell pepper (just a hint), short length/finish (simply seems lazy or empty). Conclusion: acceptable.

Appearance: clear, medium intensity, lemon-gold. Nose: clean, medium-plus intensity, petrol (rubber/gasoline, extremely dominant), fruit: green apple (light), apricot, lemon, floral (nondescript, lush white flower), other: flinty minerality. Palate: off-dry, medium-high acidity (masked by RS), medium body (primarily via RS), fruit: green apple (primary component), peach, lemon, other: petrol (but limited), flinty minerality, medium-plus finish (balanced sweetness and acidity). Conclusion: very good (bordering on outstanding; perfect balance and sublime finish).

Appearance: clear, medium intensity, ruby. Nose: clean, medium intensity, fruit: red fruit - cherry, strawberry, raspberry, floral: rose petal, spice: baking spices (a hint?), vegetal: smoke (very subtle, not from oak), mushroom. Palate: dry, medium-high acidity, light body, low tannin, fruit: tons of red fruit - cherry, raspberry, spice: cinnamon (significant, somewhat unpleasant), oak (spicy), medium length/finish. Conclusion: good (typical Sonoma Pinot, but not particularly distinctive).

Appearance: clear, medium intensity, ruby. Nose: clean, light intensity, fruit: blueberry, raspberry, spice: capsicum (like hot peppers in vinegar), vegetal: coffee, mocha. Palate: dry, medium acidity, medium tannin, medium body, fruit: nondescript red fruit (undistinguished), spice (undistinguished), green bell pepper, short length/finish. Conclusion: poor (completely dead on the palate).

Appearance: clean, deep intensity (practically opaque), ruby. Nose: clean, light-medium intensity, fruit: dark black fruit - blackberry, cassis, black cherry, floral: violet (very light), spice: baking spices, oak: dry, dusty, char, smoke. Palate: dry, medium-high acidity, high tannin, medium body, fruit: dark, powerful black fruit, some spice, some oak, very tannic (mix between grape and oak tannins), medium-long length/finish (primarily tannin). Conclusion: good (solid, very New World-style Cabernet).

Appearance: clear, medium-deep intensity, ruby. Nose: clean, light-medium intensity (very closed), fruit: black fruit (very dusty, like dehydrated fruit), black pepper, oak (heavy). Palate: dry, medium-high acidity, medium tannin, medium-full body, black fruit, pepper (very tight), medium length/finish (primarily tannin). Conclusion: acceptable-good-very good (impossible to tell - desperately needed to decant, hence no score given).

Appearance: clear, medium intensity, ruby. Nose: clean, medium intensity, black fruits, (I picked up an odd cheese component as well, but tasting was rushed in last few minutes of class). Palate: dry, medium acidity, medium tannin, medium body, some black fruit, pepper, short length/finish. Conclusion: acceptable-good (solid stylistic representation, but not distinctive).