This bottle comes entirely from 2008 and is a blend of equal parts Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Well, of the last few months anyway. There have been a few truly memorable drinks and eatsin the past months that I never found a way to write about here. So I'll compile them in a best-of-the-unposted list from the last part of 2011.

Recently I had the opportunity to attend a tweet up led by Rodolphe Boulanger showcasing Chardonnay from the area. While Chardonnay is definitely a minority in the region, this Beaujolais Blanc is unoaked, ripe, and has a delightfully round texture.he Beaujolais Chardonnay, Terres Dorées, Brun Beaujolais 2009.

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.

Actually, the word 'cool' is clever as it describes two clear facts about this Chardonnay: it is cool climate (read Burgundian cool) and the idea of a Canadian Chardonnay is, well, cool. wine press is located to repeat the tasting to demonstrate the success Canada has with cool climate Chardonnays. Cave Spring Cellars CSV 2007.

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.

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.

Similarly, Bursick was able to explain the winemaking behind the exceptional full body and delicious taste of the 2007 J Vineyards Chardonnay from the Russian River Valley. If you visit [link] you can find more information about the winery, history, visiting hours, and the many benefits of joining the wine club.

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.

The wines in the new artisan collection are Monthaven Central Coast Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot; Silver Birch New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc; Boho Vineyards California Old Vine Zinfandel; Pinot Evil Pinot Noir and Pinot Grigio; Big House Red and White; and Seven, produced from seven Spanish red varietals.

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.

also shared some friendly and informative emails with one of the owners, and viewed photographs of him and his son tasting wine in a Provence cellar. Le Grand Blanc is a blend of 30% Grenache Gris, 30% Chardonnay, 20% Roussanne, 10% Muscat, and 10% Rolle (aka Vermentino). think sugar plums typically arrive in July. Keep it simple.

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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.

Emails for more information went unreturned. The current release includes: 2007 Sonoma County Chardonnay 2007 Russian River Valley Pinot Gris 2007 Brousseau Vineyard Chardonnay 2006 Booker Vineyard Paso Robles Grenache (mmmm.Grenache.) Rumor had it that disagreements with co-owner(?) along with preeminent Rhône inspired blends."

Cuvée Réserve is made from the estate's older vines, 80% Pinot Noir and the rest Chardonnay, and is a blend of at least two vintages. Which vintages in this case I cannot tell you, as there is no indication on the bottle (honestly - I am SO DONE with producers that wil lnot provide me with proper information on the bottle). don't know.

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.

home : wine recommendations : wine girl for hire : bio : articles : contact « Chardonnay Series: One Way To Torture Alice? Part One | Main | Another Domaine Up For Sale » Chardonnay Series: Part Two January 15, 2009 In December I met up with a friend at the bar at Blue Hill (off of Washington Square Park in the West Village).

This wine is mostly black grapes, but there is about 10% Chardonnay in the blend. In America we cannot discern the vintage or the disgorgement date of Entre Ciel et Terre, as the back label does not disclose this information the way it does in France. And I'm recycling the photograph. Literally. made that up, but it sounds right.

65% Pinot Noir and 35% Chardonnay. 2000 Margaine Special Club Blanc de Blancs Brut , $75 (but this price could be totally wrong - the book is missing information). What's the right thing to do at an enormous industry wine tasting? Do you try to taste every wine being poured? The answer is personal, I suppose. Not in New York, nowhere.

Both that wine and this one, the Réserve Brut, are a blend of 80% Pinot Noir and 20% Chardonnay. hope that Terry Theise convinces the Lallements to include more information on the back labels of their wines. NV Jean Lallement et Fils R é serve Brut , $55, Terry Theise Selections, Skurnik Imports.

A warm and likable person, Ruti was an encyclopedia of information.  She The 2007 Carmel Ridge White, a blend of sauvignon blanc (50%), Chardonnay (20%), semillion (15%) & french Colombard (15%) had a hint of effervescence to go along with its crisp acidity & pink grapefruit characteristics.  And taste I did. 

asked why this is necessary and Jeremy posted this informative response , including a neat video showing a successful disgorgement. The 2000 vintage is 70% Chardonnay, 20% Ribolla, and 10% Pinot Noir (Pinot Nero in Italian, Modri Pinot in Slovenian). Like most Movia juice, this is aged in barrique, in this case for 4 years.

For these occasions and these types of wine it is the wine merchant's job to inform the customer of what is hidden in each bottle. Coeur D'Alene Cellars focuses mostly on the Rhone varietals Syrah and Viognier along with Cabernet Franc and the of course the usual suspects Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay. Idaho? Yes, Idaho. Cheers

light Chardonnay , not overly oaked and slighty fruit-forward is a perfect pairing to that. try the Chamarré Grande Réserve Chardonnay! As I kept informed about the wine industry, I heard about Chamarré, which had just been created. Tell us a little about the history of Chamarré. Chamarré's history is a series of firsts.

The idea that vigneron Ren Mosse was making bad wine and finding success because he was marketing himself as natural was not an informed one. Everyone in the Loire described the summer as one of constant spraying, mostly of copper by my informants. Maybe a vindaloo will cool me down. Lime pickle should help, too. Man, shes got nerve.

He was very engaging and talked a lot about the production of the wines and their vineyards, information i think really rounds out the story of the wines nicely. As I mentioned in my post yesterday, I went to the NYC Riesling tasting at the Tribecca rooftop. mention it first because it had an unusual almost shampoo like floral bouquet.

I attended a very informal wine tasting early yesterday evening at Xai Xai, the South African wine bar located in the Hell's Kitchen district of NYC. Africa) & 23% chardonnay. I've been to Xai Xai before & believe that as far as wine bars go this place is doing many things RIGHT. The staff is always attentive and warm. PERFECT!

started with a white blend of 50% Semillon & 50% chardonnay that I really enjoyed. different woman informed us that she had time for us and that we could in fact taste the wine. At $20 I asked her if we could share one and we were informed that they do not do that. There were only 2 wines, a Chardonnay and a bordeaux blend.

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. Made from Chardonnay, this wine had an exploding bouquet.

Mauzac is the grape traditionally used to make sparkling wine in Limoux, but Chardonnay and Chenin Blanc have become standard too. There is no information on the label regarding disgorgement date or time on the lees. Limoux is in the Roussillon, inland and northwest of Corbi è res and Fitou. was able to find a bottle from Guinot.

The New World is going to be more pressed to observe the rules of nature, meaning perhaps people wont continue to grow chardonnay in hot climates. Vermentino (the oh-so-lovely grape of Italys southern islands and Frances Corsica (also called Rolle in the south of France) because it does so well in heat is the new Chardonnay.

have looked and looked and found minimal information on the details of how Malbec made it from France to Argentina. The word Malbec is being heard more and more these days. At the shop the question is often,"Do you guys have any Malbec?" The answer is yes we do. This is how I thought malbec was done. This happened to me. Ca-what?" you ask?

Still wine is made from one of or some combination of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, and possibly but very rarely Pinot Blanc and the obscure Arbane and Petit Meslier. Some producers include information on the back of the bottle including the disgorgement date and the dosage level, something I wish they would all do. No sugar?

We got a thick and creamy white that I think might be intended as an aperitif, or to compete with a California Chardonnay. Thanks to Gabrielle and Ryan for hosting, for creating such an informative site on wines from the Iberian Peninsula, and for urging me to get out of my comfort zone But that is in the future, and this is now.

There is nothing that I can tell you about Jean Milan Champagne that you cannot read yourself on pages 19 and 20 of Theise's highly informative and entertaining catalog. This is a Blanc de Blancs, a Champagne made entirely of Chardonnay grapes. My fascination with Champagne is growing, sadly for my wallet. Hard, this life, isn't it?

Lastly, we were turned off to Grocery about a year ago when I called for a reservation for a random Friday night and they insisted on taking my credit card information - if I canceled within 2 days of the reservation or didn't show, they were going to charge my card some amount. Update - they do in fact have a site - thanks Jack! Terrific.

will post my new access information on this blog when I find out what it is. still have to talk about the Ventana chardonnay from Monterey as well as a kosher Spanish wine and a night with Musar from Lebanon. Ladies and gentlemen The East Village Wine Geek is moving. Yes, I have thought about it. Let's make this thing huge. Who.me?

Along with the wine came a pamphlet with information on the history of the winery and its owners. This area is well known mostly for its chardonnay which takes up forty percent of the area's acreage but also plants the Bordeaux grapes cabernet sauvignon and merlot as well as, of course, zinfandel. And more often than not.or Cheers

Stag's Leap Cellars was rolling out their new chardonnay at BLT Fish; someone just canceled would I like to attend. They have a line of cabernet and chardonnay that truly reflect what the state has to offer. piped in a bit but mostly listened to the conversations around me trying to soak in all the information coming in.