don't aspire to drink geeky wine, and I'm not saying that geeky wine is by definition good wine - that would be absurd. It's a white wine from somewhere in the Roussillon; 50% Muscat, 30% Chardonnay, and 20% Macabeu, for you Macabeu fans and I know you're out there. Two friends came over for dinner the other night. And I loved it. MORE >>

Vineyard work is thoughtful and very conscientious, and fully converted to biodynamic farming since 2002. It is almost a Blanc de Noirs - 57% Meunier, 38% Pinot, and 5% Chardonnay. At about $85 we're into vintage Champagne expensive territory, but here you're definitely getting your money's worth, in my opinion. That's right.3 MORE >>

The name Petraea refers to the type of oak that the barrels used for this wine are made from, and the final blend contains about 60 percent pinot noir, with the remainder equally divided between chardonnay and meunier. MMIII most definitely showed the hot muscle-car character of 2003, although it retained it's elegant side too. MORE >>

Of the 4 whites, 1 was a Chardonnay, 2 were blends (both were 80% "Macabeo" [AKA Viora & often used in Spanish sparkling wine or "CAVA"] & 20% Chardonnay) and the 4th was a beautiful bone dry Muscat. The Chardonnay, the 2007 Aragus Campo de Borja was unoaked and had a very lite yellow/straw color. But I found out today. MORE >>

began in a French table area and tried some Sancerres (made from Sauvignon Blanc), some white Burgundys (made from Chardonnay) and some white blends. He wants his wines to show a nice purity of fruit (Chardonnay) and as such uses large 600 liter (mostly neutral) barrels. wine I will definitely keep an eye out for in the future. MORE >>