On Tuesday, I pulled wine importer Terry Theise aside at the trade tasting of his New York distributor, Michael Skurnik Wines. ve tasted too few. The only things I’ve tasted is what we have here. m sure when I taste them I’ll come back excited by them. We’re going to have 27 chardonnays and 13 Rieslings. Great. MORE >>

drank one of these bottles not too long ago and although the wine was very nice, it was nice as a good Chardonnay, not as Le Clos. They also reminded me of what Chablis is supposed to taste like - the fruit, the white flower, everything is infused with this seashell iodine character. paid up for the wrong vintage. MORE >>

“Baboons give Chardonnay a thumbs up,&# was a recent headline on timeslive.co.za. Seven bloggers went on a sponsored trip to Piedmont to taste some wines made from the barbera grape. Check for the definition of winemaking… (via candidwines ). SIPPED: headline writing. See our previous baboon coverage.). His reaction? MORE >>

have since tasted a Monthaven Chardonnay (California) and this past week the Silver Birch Sauvignon Blanc (New Zealand). The Chardonnay was not impressive. Definitely a good party wine. Last March I posted a press release on a new collection of artisan wines in an innovative attractive new package. MORE >>

Very tight aromatically, but there are hints of chalky rock and citrus fruit, and there is a definite oxidative character to the fruit. Perhaps its simply a matter of taste. We had a bunch of people over for dinner this weekend for Chablis night. Okay, that's not exactly what we did. But close. Lovely wine. was to me, a real knockout. MORE >>