Serious About Wine (Free subscription) | yesterday
Is there anything more paradoxical than Champagne? Often mistaken as a product or category, Champagne is neither. It is a region from which a combination of grapes, usually chardonnay, pinot noir and pinot meunier, are blended. Despite representing one of the world’s most luxurious wines, it comes from an austere region of Northern France where vines [...]
spittoonextra (Free subscription) | 10/12/2008
A social visit from the blog-god was greatly anticipated - would he think to bring some wine, thought I? A cheeky little red Burgundy perhaps or a critic-applauded Chardonnay? Maybe even a bottle of bubbly; knowing his unquenchable love of the sparkly stuff from Champagne. Did he bring a bottle? Did he heck. No wine at all. Instead a gorgeous Marks & Spencer Strawberry Sponge Roll! And I had it ALL...
robertfranciswine (Free subscription) | 10/11/2008
Wine Australia Chardonnay Tasting This week I was fortunate enough to be invited to attend the second Wine Australia Chardonnay hosted by John Mc Donnell at the Royal Irish Academy in Dublin. Making my way to Dublin on the 7am train from Galway I was all set to work my way through a selection of the [...]
Winorama (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Boy oh boy this is a good drink for the price. Aussie chardonnay … hello. You have to like ‘em steely though. You need a subscription to The Wine Front to see this part of the post
Winorama (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
You know you’re talking so hip you’re twisting my melons man. Step on: this is a great Chardonnay. You need a subscription to The Wine Front to see this part of the post
PoppingCorks.com (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
5 of 5 stars - We tried your wines last weekend at the Sonoma County Fair. All your wines are fantastic, but your chardonnay is extra fantastic. Great Job!!! I look forward to following your success.
Vox Verax (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
By Robert Lalasz The Nature Conservancy Climate has a huge impact on winegrowing — affecting everything from harvest quality and quantity to whether a vineyard can produce delicate whites or fruit-forward reds. So it's no surprise that the winegrowing industry is taking steps to adapt to the affects of climate change. But some of those steps might further endanger Earth's Mediterranean habitats — where...
Winorama (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
A few years ago I asked Steve Webber of De Bortoli Yarra Valley whether anyone in the valley was trying to make a Chablis-style chardonnay. Never one to miss a chance, he promptly quipped, Yeah, we are, I’ll show it to you at lunch. I wrote of this in the Why the French Hate Us [...]
PoppingCorks.com (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
Hidden Bench is a relatively new winery in Niagara that makes some exceptional wines. I've tasted through much of their portfolio and particularly like their top of the line (with the slightly pretentious name - Terroir Series) chardonnay and pinot...
The Toronto Wine Scene (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
Hidden Bench is a relatively new winery in Niagara that makes some exceptional wines. I've tasted through much of their portfolio and particularly like their top of the line (with the slightly pretentious name - Terroir Series) chardonnay and pinot...
LENNDEVOURS (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
On its own, sans oak, chardonnay doesn't typically offer much in the way of aromatics. A little apple. Maybe some lemon, but that's it. Why do you think winemakers the world over use (and over-use) oak barrels in chardonnay production'...
Market Wire - Food and Beverage: Ingredients (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
TORONTO, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) Dan Aykroyd wines will be making its official entry into the U.S. marketplace in December 2008 with two new Sonoma-produced varietals including a Discovery Series Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon, announced Murray Marshall, President & CEO of Diamond Estates Wines & Spirits, Ltd., the award winning wine and spirits agency that serves as Dan Aykroyd's Canadian wine-producing...
Winorama (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
Lacuna chardonnay is Curly Flat’s unwooded version of the variety. I loved the 2005 and I like this 2006 too. You need a subscription to The Wine Front to see this part of the post
Slashfood (Free subscription) | 10/05/2008
Filed under: Wine , West Coast , Fall , Wine of the Week We turn to another classic for this week's Wine of the Week. Chardonnay, probably the world's most famous wine grape, is like the Gumby of wine, versatile beyond imagination. It's a grape that can truly express terroir , or the wine's sense of place. In Champagne, Chardonnay produces light, acidic, bubbly wines. In Burgundy, Chardonnay ranges...
Ideas in Food (Free subscription) | 10/05/2008
Ideas in Food meets Slow Food at the Farmer's Markets in Saratoga Springs and Glens Falls accompanied by selections from John Sconzo's wine cellar...Belle De Bosque Appleground parsley seeds, baby arugulaBollinger Grande Annee 1990 RoseButter and Sugar CornKistler Chardonnay 1999...
