sett two glasses in front of everyone, a Zalto Universal glass and a Schott Zwiesel Burgundy bowl. My friend elected to pour it in the Burgundy bowls, as the other wine for this course was a sparkling wine, and he thought that the sparkling wine should be served in the Zaltos. began to think Chablis. I love blind tasting.

Mike told me that he’s most proud of the Champagne and Burgundy selections, and they are particularly deep, with many grower Champagnes (though the only Selosse is the Initiale!). But there’s one wine that customers won’t find here: Yellow Tail chardonnay. New York City wine shops

This wine is all Bouzy, a blend of 70% Pinot Noir and 30% Chardonnay, but it reminded me of a wine I tasted a few years ago by Moutard that is made with the obscure grapes of Champagne, things like Arbanne and Petit Meslier. Oh no, my friends, I've been a very lucky Brooklynguy lately, in large part due to the generosity of friends.

Yes, there is an “Anything But Chardonnay&# club, dubbed “ABC&# , that from what I gather is anti anything Chardonnay. While I am not a club member, I have become mostly disenfranchised with Chardonnay. Or at least Chardonnay NOT from Burgundy.

was at a dinner with Peter Wasserman a few weeks ago and he told me that Aligoté used to be 40-50% of Burgundy plantings, even in the 1er and Grand Cru plots. It needs to be picked later than Chardonnay. So, is there something happening here - are Burgundy producers making better Aligoté, or are these wines still best as Kir fodder?

Wine friends, I’ve been obsessed with Chardonnay and Pinot Noir since my visit to Burgundy to take part in the Les Grand Jours De Bourgogne – a very exciting week in the lives of journalists and trade professionals, and of course the winemakers throughout Burgundy. Maison des Vins de Chablis - in the sun!

White Burgundy Tasting. And since Chardonnay is such a popular grape, and Burgundy, France, such a respected region, you decide to go in this direction. Yet as your eyes scan the enormous wine list, you see the various regions: Chablis, Meursault, and Puligny-Montrachet (and dozens of others). Very good quality again.

My wine club’s Burgundy theme continued this past week, summer style, with the white wines of Chablis.  “Chablis is the northernmost wine district of the Burgundy region in France&#.  The wines of Chablis are (generally) made from 100% Chardonnay.  Vertical implies tasting the same wine [.].

2006 Domaine Oudin Chablis Les Serres , $22, Jenny & François Selections. Christiane Oudin and her husband Jean-Claude took over her father's small 2 hectare estate in Chichée, very close to the town of Chablis, in 1988. There is also a basic Chablis which is not imported to New York, although it does go to other states.

home : wine recommendations : wine girl for hire : bio : articles : contact « Another Domaine Up For Sale | Main | Chardonnay Series: Part Four. Hedda Gabler » Chardonnay Series: Part 3A. But the most demanding one is Chardonnay. The number of places that produce great chardonnay in the world are extremely limited.

His own technique was informed by Burgundy (having made wine at Guy Roulot's in Meursault) but there is no doubt that he is making wine in California and that is exactly the land he is trying to express through his bottles, and one of those grapes that he is giving voice to is Chardonnay. But the most demanding one is Chardonnay.

Turns out it was the 1998 Mont Mains and the Napa-based wine industry guy shared the wealth, he called it Chardonnay. The wine was still fresh yet overripe and though I cringe at calling Chablis chardonnay, he was right. When Im in this mood nothing but Old Fashioned and OLD Barolo or Burgundy will do. JEALOUSY! JEALOUSY!

I don't know if this happens everywhere, but at every party or picnic I attend, there is always some body watching their calorie intake and monitoring each and every bite of food they consume. always have to laugh at those who always order two cheeseburgers, a large order of fries and a "Diet" coke. Probably not.

And when we think of where Chardonnay is today in the human consciousness it is easy to ignore or not even be able to contemplate its humble beginnings. Before Cali, before the new world there was chardonnay but even then it was considered the new kid on the block.in And when it did Chardonnay was born. theory. Cheers

Main | Hearty Burgundy at Sanford? After the usual floundering around that accompanies this sort of exercise, I pegged it as a reasonable quality Petit Chablis or Chablis AC, perhaps from the Chablisienne cooperative? Voila, it was Clarks Faux Chablis, a wine I had no idea even existed. Do check it out. Its a total farce.

What do you think of when you hear "Burgundy?" I think of endlessly beguiling and beautiful Pinot Noir, and also of Chardonnay - crystalline, tense, and rich. And this is the theme for Wine Blogging Wednesday #39 - taste a bottle(s) of Silver Burgundy, wine from either the Côte Chalonnaise or the Mâconnais.

So this month's theme is Naked Chardonnay , or un-oaked Chardonnay. From the late '80s through the late '90s ( all dates are approximate , and cannot be confirmed ) Chardonnay was generic swill that the masses got when ordering white wine. Just give me a Chardonnay. So why naked or un-oaked Chardonnay? Many more.