Pinot Grigio: Turning Leaf 2011 ($10)

"Exactly what I would want to drink a bottle of in the middle of May on a weekend when I have nothing to do."

My housemate, S, was kind enough to contribute a bottle of wine to a gathering that D and I hosted last night. "It's another Turning Leaf," he said, "so we can compare!" Truly, he is a scientist.

There were six people present, so this review should give you, Dear Reader, an uncharacteristically reliable report, given the comparatively enormous sample size.

First, we smelled it. Two (2) people reported that its scent was pleasing. One (1) person reported that it smelled very acidic. Everyone else wasn't paying attention.

Then, we tasted it. Here is how it was described:
- watery
- super-inoffensive
- sweet; reminiscent of green grapes
- watery
- very watery
- "some bullshit"
- "exactly what I would want to drink a bottle of in the middle of May on a weekend when I have nothing to do"
- like water
- feels like it should be iced and served with a slice of lemon

As we had similar feelings about Turning Leaf's Merlot (extremely inoffensive but not really tasting like anything), I'm beginning to spot a manufacturing trend. The Merlot was worse, though; this Pinot Grigio was watery, but kind of comforting, while the Merlot was entirely bland and forgettable.



VERDICT: Inoffensive: watery, but sort of pleasant.