Anyone with a " 10-Minute Blender Bearnaise Sauce Recipe " gets high prasie in my book.) Innocent Anden Vineyard Chardonnay Gold color. 2003 Kistler Chardonnay McCrea Vineyard ooooh, geez, ahh, this is Salma Hayek in a glass. This summer, I not only took a vacation from work, but from Slaked! as well. It's hard to get right. MORE >>

The folks at Henriot (Fèvre's US importer) must have read the post and felt that my experience was atypical, and so they sent me a mini-boatload of Fèvre Chablis, a great map, lots of information about the wines, and a nice book of recipes that are meant to enjoy with Chablis wines (ramen is not one of them). Ramen too. Egg - necessary. MORE >>

had come from several appointments and among the several books, bags, ipad, and set of glasses from my morning tasting glass were the weather's requirement of boots, hats, and gloves. Instead of a Chardonnay, a Pinot Grigo from Alto Adige would be perfect. "You need a valet!" Such is the trade-off for sunny Los Angeles. MORE >>

We were able to taste six wines, beginning with the Ruca Malen Chardonnay 2009, very fresh tasting with good balance and tropical notes. Be sure to book early! The name Ruca Malen is from the legend that Mapuche women used to walk with their eyes fixed on the ground out of fear of confronting a handsome young god. Tasting the Wines. MORE >>

tasted a few of them recently at a trade tasting and was impressed with the lean, taut wines from a land known all too often for buxom chardonnay and pinot noir. The wines of Tyler winery get a thumbs up from me for the brilliance of the name alone–but also for what’s inside the bottle. Rita Hills.) Tyler winery. MORE >>