Viognier 2011. Chardonnay 2011 De La Familia  (six months on oak). "Welcome!" says attractive dark haired Federico Domingo, Export Manager for Bodegas Castillo Viejo as we squeeze into his tiny car. He is here to escort us to the winery and introduce us to the winemaker Alexander Etcheverry and his wines. Alexander joins his.

Second, they are unusual -- when people think of Uruguay they do not often think of Viognier or Gewurztraminer. Viognier 2011 Km.O. naked viognier. half sparkling wine and chardonnay makes for an easy drinking, refreshing wine with medium acidity and great balance. "What exciting wines!" Now here are some tasting notes.

Brut Natural Chardonnay Viognier 50/50. Crisp and refreshing wine … some interesting aromatics from viognier. Chardonnay 2011. Topacio (late harvest) 201160 grams of residual sugar … very luscious late harvest wine made from chardonnay … half from fermented in barrels. "This is an incredible park!" Herbal.

We begin by tasting the 2010 Chardonnay, which is barrel fermented in 100% French oak, 40% of it new. The 2010 Viognier is also barrel fermented in 100% French oak (40% new) and very rich and luxurious with ripe apricot and peach flavors and a long finish. In 1996, Jean-Jacques's  parents Alfred?Alexandre Lagravière. Quite juicy!

Now owned by Anthony Russell (son of the founder) and producing Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. The wines produced here are Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Sauvignon Blanc, all very balanced, elegant, and Burgundian as you can imagine. He offers three handcrafted wines – sauvignon blanc, chardonnay, and a syrah based blend called ‘Serenity.’

You will find all your favorite varietals here, with the La Motte Pierneef Sauvignon Blanc (Organically Grown), Pierneef Shiraz Viognier, and Shiraz-Grenache special favorites due to their complexity, intensity of flavor, concentration of fruit, finesse, elegance, and balance. also really liked the Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon.

Here the family has 45 hectares of vines including Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Grenache, and Pinot Noir. The Sutherland 09 Viognier/Roussanne is a very aromatic wine with an aroma of saffron and east Indian spices. Welcome!” It was named for the “Abbey of Thelema” from a story written by the 16th century French writer Rabelais.

At Backsberg you will find wines in various quality levels, with whites including Chenin Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc, and sparklers as well including Viognier. They even have a Kosher range (sparkling brut, Chardonnay, Pinotage, Merlot). Arco Laamar & Harry Haddon (checked shirt). Two wineries being neighborly!”. Glen Carlou Website.

liked the 2009 Chardonnay , which is from Hawkes Bay. The 2009 Syrah (99% Syrah, 1% Viognier) is selected from old vines, hand picked, de-stemmed, and tipped directly into a five tonne open top vat. New Zealand News Winemaking Yeast chardonnay cognanc one new zealand sauvignon blanc syrah te awaQuite delicious!

It is planted with a majority of Malbec and some Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah, Petit Verdot as well as Chardonnay and Viognier that will be used for futurewines. liked the Chardonnay and Viognier as well, with the Viognier being a style similiar to what one might find in the Southern Rhone, rich and ripe with restrained fruit.

While it is nice to be able to taste every wine from every producer, it is a better educational experience to just focus on one or two varietals, which means in Chile a Sauvignon Blanc (SB) or Chardonnay (Chard). And yes, I did taste the off-beat Viognier-Chard combo, yet for the most part, producers stuck to the classics.

Herb roased fillet of Atlantic Halibut was paired with three Bertrand wines: Viognier, Reserve Speciale 2010 Cigalus White, Pays D'Oc 2009, and Aigle Royal, Limoux, AOP 2009. liked all three of these wines: the Viognier was incredible, fresh and perfumed with peach/apricot, and very very light. almost dainty. All three fabulous wines.

The morning began with an introduction by vivacious Master Sommelier Evan Goldsmith -- and then a tasting of both Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from his collection of site-specific bottlings from Sonoma and Mendocino counties ($30-$60 SRP). News california chardonnay evan goldsmith greg la follette pinot noirscallops.

Because of economic grants and the demands of the international market, many producers are blending with international varietals especially Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, and to a lesser extent, Chardonnay. Rhone, and presents us with tastes of several wines made from Viognier, Marsanne, and Rousanne. About Lisbon. Meeting Producers.

buttery Chardonnay? Second, this wine is a blend including 14% of Semillon (a richer grape) and 2% Viognier. “I want a wine that tastes like summer,” the chic woman tells the clerk at an upscale wine store. Something that pairs well with grilled skewers of fresh shrimp and swordfish. What do you recommend?” briny Muscadet? Salud!

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

They also produce a barrel fermented Chardonnay and a single vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon named after the winery's founder, Don Melchor. It's been a few years since I tasted Carmenere. If I remember right, it was a take it or leave it, nothing special, too many other fine wines, don't shop for wine. The first was disappointing.

From an organically grown Chardonnay and a spritzy, bright, aromatic Verdelho-Viognier blend to a dark chocolate cherry Pinot Noir and the continent's best Cabernet Sauvignon, we will have styles for everyone.' + So, I wrote a letter. I received a press release yesterday from Whole Foods about a promotion they're doing with Australia.

Other than an occasional Chardonnay, it was red wine only for me. Gewurztraminer, Viognier, Cayuga White, Rieslings and Sauvignon Blanc 4. What an exciting year this has been for Why Wine Blog and for me personally in my quest to further my knowledge of wine. honestly tried their reds and for lack of a better term, they sucked.

2005 Leeuwin Estate Art Series Chardonnay, Margaret River. 2006 Petaluma Piccadilly Valley Chardonnay, Adelaide Hills. NV Pirie Sparkling Chardonnay/Pinot Noir, Tasmania. 2006 Clonakilla Shiraz/Viognier, Canberra District. 1999 Torbreck Run Rig Shiraz Viognier, Barossa Valley. Chardonnay (4A). Day One.

Optimal serving temperature of: Beaujolais 55 Merlot 63 Berenauslese 43 Pinot Noir 63 Bordeaux 63 Port 63 Burgundy, Red 63 Riesling 46 Cabernet 63 Rose 46 Champagne 46 Sauterne 46 Chardonnay 50 Sauvignon Blanc 46 Chianti 59 Shiraz 63 Dessert Wine 43 Tokay 43 Ice Wine 43 Viognier 50 Madeira 55 Zinfandel 59.

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.  Among the many things I must do is to better acquaint myself with one of Israel's oldest wineries - Carmel. 

The 2006 of Dumol's "Lia," a Russian River Valley Viognier was super: rich and ripe fruit, tight body, good length. The 2003 Kistler "Dutton Ranch" Russian River Valley Chardonnay was a pale gold color, with petrol and a little rubbery funk on the nose that dissipated as the wine opened up to reveal lemon meringue pie and custard notes.

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. It was actually co-fermented with a small amount of viognier. Often wines forms The United States seem unapproachable in price. Idaho? Yes, Idaho.

white wine blend, 70% Chardonnay & 30% Viognier, from a well regarded French producer. But I figured that the wine had some oak aging (as does a lot of chardonnay & some viognier) and would still be OK. A quick post today revisiting something I have written about on several occasions. OH well.

The 2006 Viognier was nice and crisp with fresh floral accents.  The 2006 Ashley's vineyard Chardonnay had nice tropical fruit, subtle oak & great structure.  Wine Enthusiast magazine put on their "Toast of the Town" wine & food event yesterday in NYC at Lincoln Center.  But it wasn't all perfect.  Very well done!

As to the wines I started with the 2006 Chardonnay that only sees 5% new oak & is put through no malolactic fermentation. It was a nice Chardonnay and for the price ($28 suggested) a nice buy relative to some of the other $50+ Napa Chards. Chardonnay (that sells for about $70!) Havens had some really nice wine. Nice wines.

Yesterday, January 24th, jet lagged and feeling a bit under the weather, I attended the Wine Australia Festival in NY's Wall St Cipriani. just to name a few. While I know this seems quite snobby, and may have been, I am about to make a confession. By my compatriots calculation we tried about 75 wines each - within 3 hours. Didn't work well.

Well ladies and gentlemen, the results are in. will be copying a list of wines & their scores from Israeli Wine Critic Daniel Rogov's "Wine & Food Forum".  I am waiting for my physical copy of the issue to arrive before I comment specifically.  More comments later.  Without further ado, the scores.

In Chile he has an interesting selection of wines ranging from the cabernet and carmenere to gewürztraminer and viognier. And the viognier is the one I would like to talk about. don't know much about viognier other than it is native to the Rhone area of France and became popular for a minute in the US and then dropped off a bit.

2005 Eric Texier Vins de Pays O Pale , $16 - This is a sweet wine made entirely from Viognier grapes. 2005 Jean Manciat Macon Vieille Vignes , price unknown (about $30) - old vine Chardonnay from the Maconnais, a Burgundian region known for value whites. hauled my butt into Manhattan (!) Packed already, and only 1:10 PM. Just yummy.