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. Speaking from his winery, Lemon said, "Everyone thinks that Pinot Noir is the great site-specific grape. MORE >>

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(?) MORE >>

Perhaps the top producer in Verzenay, Lallement makes tiny quantities of superb wine, based mostly on Pinot Noir. 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. Last week I had the opportunity to drink some pretty fancy wine. MORE >>

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. MORE >>

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. MORE >>