Yay! It’s my favorite day of the month: Wine Blogging Wednesday. The host this month is Neil at Brooklyn Guy’s Food and Wine Blog and he has named the theme “Silver” Burgundy. The Burgundy wine that most people think of comes from the Gold Coast (Côte d’Or) and tends to be rather pricey. If you don’t [...]
If you’re a regular reader, you know that I’ve been drinking a lot of chardonnay lately. I tried 16 in total and I’m finally ready to present the summary of results.
Overall, I was thrilled by how many of the chardonnays I tried were good. And I was even more thrilled by the diverse flavors I [...]
Two Buck Chuck, or Three Buck Chuck depending on where you live. I kind of didn’t want to do this, but after Charles Shaw Chardonnay won top honors in the California State Fair wine competition I had to include it in my Chardonnay Challenge. It beat out 350 other California Chardonnays to win that award, so [...]
Ah, yes… another chardonnay. But I’m pleased to say that the chardonnay challenge is almost over. I will soon move on to some other varietals, and I can’t wait. Not that I mind chardonnay, I’m just more of a red wine guy and I need a change.
Also, before I get into this… sorry for the [...]
Today marks Wine Blogging Wednesday #36, and the theme is Naked Chardonnay. That’s defined as any chardonnay that has never touched oak. These are also typically chardonnays that haven’t gone through malolactic fermentation. Malolactic fermentation is a process that converts malic acid to lactic acid which will reduce the overall acidity and gives typical chardonnays their buttery characteristic.
Naked [...]
I’ve started tasting wines for the upcoming Wine Blogging Wednesday #36. And since I have five wines that I’ll be reviewing, I thought I would go ahead and preview one of them. Truth be told, I’m previewing this one mostly because I had such a great meal with this wine and I want to share [...]
Today I tasted Fetzer Valley Oaks Chardonnay. A bit over-oaked and under-acid.
Well it’s back to the Chardonnay Challenge. I still have a number of chardonnays to taste–and I haven’t even gotten to the naked chardonnay for wine blogging wednesday #36 yet. Sorry to the chardonnay haters out there, but I’ll get on to some other varietals before too long. I promise.
But for now, let’s check out [...]
A little news item I stumbled across, Charles Shaw Chardonnay recently won top honors in the California State Fair wine competition. It beat out 350 other California Chardonnays in a blind tasting to win the double gold.
This wine is commonly referred to as “Two Buck Chuck” and is sold exclusively at Trader Joes. In California [...]
I’ll keep this one short and to the point. I tried Concannon Central Coast Chardonnay 2004 tonight and it is good if you’re into a classic buttery chardonnay with a nice touch of oak. The fruit is nice too — pear and nectarine. It has a nice long finish. I think it’s a bit more complex [...]
