This will now be the THIRD time I wrote this set of reviews.  Darn Yahoo/Geocities crashed when I hit the post button the last two times.

Lolonis Winery, Ladybug Red, Old Vines, Cuvee VI (Redwood Valley, California) - I had read about Ladybug.  It's not only organic but it's neat to say they actually use ladybugs for pest control on their vines.  It's a blend from Zinfandel, Carignane, Merlot, and Cabernet but I'd say the Zinfandel is dominant.  Well, I really liked this.  It's like a bold spicy jammy Zin but it has a touch of something extra due to the others blended.  I was quite impressed.  On the old scale I'd say 7 out of 10 for above average.  In the new rating system it's simply "Above Average", or potentially it might have been a "Cheap Value" because I don't remember it being very expensive.

Our Daily Red, Vintage 2006 California Red Wine (Nevada County, California) - Another organic from the same store where I found Ladybug.  Again it's a blend although I think without the Zinfandel.  I liked this quite a lot too but not as much as the other.  On the old scale I'd say 6 out of 10 for upper average.  On the new scale I'd call it a "Cheap Value" because this is only in the $5 to $10 dollar range and yet it's really quite acceptable.

Pierre Sparr Pinot Blanc Reserve, 2005 (Alsace, France) - I bought this at a supermarket chain and really only expected it to be a mild wine to enjoy with dinner.  Yep.  I get some mild apple from it, a little pear.  There is no tangerine as the label states nor a complex multi-dimensional flavor.  We drank it fine but there was nothing remarkable about this.  On the old scale a 5 out of 10, on the new system it's simply "Lower Average".

Greco Di Tufo Dei Fuedi Di San Gregorio, 2005 (Italy) - This is a special rare grape called Greco and I bought it for our tasting group at work.  Per it's name it was originally a Greek grape but the Romans brought it to Italy and it's still grown there to a lesser degree.  We thought it was drinkable, maybe slightly odd, but really an unremarkable white wine.  Personally I thought I got a hint of soapy but no one else did.  Generally we agreed we'd drink this if available but we wouldn't seek it out for purchase over other whites.  Now, here is an example where the two scales score this differently.  On my old point based scale it's a 5 out of 10 for lower average.  On the new system I could say "Lower Average" but what I'm actually going to bestow on this is "Historic" which is a special category I newly made.  Historic wines might be good, they might be bad, but if they're truly made the way history intended and then we don't like them in the present day it really makes no sense for us to call them bad or give low points.  And yeah even in history quality is relative.  Maybe in the Roman days this was far far better than any other white wine being made in Italy at the time.