Sure, your average Chardonnay goes south within a few days of opening, but Vinsanto can last for weeks after being opened, as long as it is refrigerated. Our resolution: keep our site a relevant source of information. Wines from Santorini. The 2006 was incredible - bone dry and mineral, with the years intensifying the flavors. MORE >>

stumbled across a few bottles of 2000 Domaine de Montbourgeau L'Étoile Cuvée Spéciale, a delicious Jura Chardonnay made in the oxidized style. Can you imagine how much nonsensical "information" is going out everyday to unsuspecting customers at their local wine retail shops. Ready for some more strange retail stories? know I am. MORE >>

Secondly, no information was provided about the producers or the wines - no fact sheets, no bios, nothing. The other white was a Pannobile Chardonnay that I thought was completely overwhelmed by vanilla oaky aromas. This was a challenging tasting for me. Firstly, I had almost no previous experience drinking Blaufränkisch. MORE >>

Really, I could post about each and every session since they were all so interesting and informative. 2005 Leeuwin Estate Art Series Chardonnay, Margaret River. 2006 Petaluma Piccadilly Valley Chardonnay, Adelaide Hills. NV Pirie Sparkling Chardonnay/Pinot Noir, Tasmania. Chardonnay (4A). Day One. Day Two. Valley. MORE >>

The next morning I thought of this again with Vincent Laval in the cellars at Champagne Georges Laval, as Vincent told us about the conditions in Les Chênes and Les Hautes-Chèvres, the vineyards that produce his single-vineyard Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Champagne houses, in general, followed a different path. If it is, in fact, a trend. MORE >>