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Tod O.

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COLUMBUS, OH USA

  • Notes: 16
  • Bottlepoints: 190

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Reds

  • Fresh, Fruity
  • Smooth, Elegant
  • Earthy
  • Jammy
  • Spicy
  • Big, Powerful

Whites

  • Crisp, Light
  • Tangy, Zesty
  • Floral, Aromatic
  • Full, Lush
  • Sweet

Tod O.: Adventures in Wine

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Q1: Where did you grow up?

A1: Columbus, Ohio

Q2: What was the first time you remember drinking wine?

A2: Florida, 1965

Q3: When did you start to like wine?

A3: Carmel, Ca., 1985

Q4: Where do you drink wine mostly?

A4: Dinner out, dinner parties

Q5: What are your favorite types of wine? Varietals? Regions?

A5: Northern California, Santa Barbara, Monterey County,Napa, France,

Q6: What are your favorite kinds of food?

A6: Northern Italian, California, Steak and Potatoes

Q7: What are your favorite restaurants?

A7: Alana's columbus, ohio. Lindey's Columbus. Top Steak House, Columbus. Il Girasole Delray Beach. Everyday people cafe Duglass, Mich. Manresa, los gatos, ca. Mistro Moulin, Pacific Grove, Ca.

Q8: What is your favorite wine and food pairing?

A8: Chardonay and Pinot Noir with about anything

Q9: Do you cook? If so, what kind of food and for whom?

A9: No

Q10: If you were stranded on a desert island, what one type of food/wine would choose to have?

A10: Seafood, shellfish and Chardonay and Pinot Noir

Q11: What are your favorite wine memories?

A11: Lots of good ones and always the best are with very good friends. Blind tasting with my family and a very close friend from Carmel, Ca.

Q12: Do you have any wine-related disasters?

A12: Whole case of Kistler Chardonay gone bad.

Q13: Which are your favorite Bottlenotes wines?

A13: to new at the moment