This is Chardonnay, technically from the Loire Department, but we're talking closer to Lyon and Burgundy than to Vouvray or Chinon. Perhaps not terroir specific in the sense that the wine would be identifiable as a Loire Valley wine, but that's okay in this case. think it it is possible, yes. or $13.50 Here is one. MORE >>

home : wine recommendations : wine girl for hire : bio : articles : contact « Alice Does a Jig | Main | Chardonnay Series: One Way To Torture Alice? Dry Loire Valley Chenin Blanc. ?Savennieres? Dry Loire Valley Chenin Blanc. ?Savennieres? Of course, downmarket economy or not, I need my weekly Indian food fix. MORE >>

When it's gone we enjoy the previous night's leftovers - 2002 Stony Hill Chardonnay. Tags: Beer Suduiraut Claux Delorme California Bordeaux Stony Hill Fugedaboudit Loire Valley Germany Champagne Delamotte François Pinon Maybe I am going insane, but I like to think of it as healthy superstition. We decant it, it's delicious. MORE >>

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. MORE >>

Anyway, on this afternoon I witnessed the following exchange: Man with two young kids: Excuse me, I bought two bottles of Yellowtail Chardonnay here last week and they were both corked. Is it even physically possible for Yellowtail Chardonnay to be corked? There was a second bottle present, so we tasted that one too. MORE >>