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Russian River Valley

Posted At : November 16, 2010 11:57 AM | Posted By : lauren
Related Categories: Russian River Valley, Wine, California, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir

Visiting wine country in California has spoiled me. There are 130 wineries with 30 grape varieties in Russian River Valley. Just below Healdsburg, the river flows down to the Pacific and the cool area along the coast allows the Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grapes to thrive.

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Sonoma-Loeb Chardonnay

Posted At : October 6, 2009 3:17 PM | Posted By : lauren
Related Categories: grape, Sonoma Valley, Wine, California, Chardonnay

I bought a chardonnay for $17.99 at a wine warehouse and chilled it immediately. Who am I lately? According to Wine Magazine, white wine is the number one wine sold in the US with chardonnay being at the number one spot. This explains why there is an entire 2 rows dedicated to this grape in the store.

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Menage a Trois

Posted At : September 29, 2009 4:03 PM | Posted By : lauren
Related Categories: Wine, California, Chardonnay, Sonoma County

This week has been sweltering in Florida, which meant there was no better time to try a new chilled white.

I picked up a bottle of Menage a Trois at the local supermarket for just under $11

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Bottle Shock

Posted At : September 16, 2009 11:35 AM | Posted By : lauren
Related Categories: California, Chardonnay
Bottle Shock is a 2008 film that tells the story of the events that led up to the Judgment of Paris in 1976. It stars Alan Rickman, Chris Pine and Bill Pullman and is directed by Randall Miller, who wrote the screenplay along with Jody Savin and Ross Schwartz.

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Unoaked Chardonnay on the Rise

Posted At : September 2, 2009 12:27 PM | Posted By : lauren
Related Categories: Chardonnay

Today, many California winemakers are on board the "unoaked Chard" bandwagon. The warmer New World wine regions produce much riper fruit with high sugars and lower acidity. The open-grained American oak, is often woody, overwhelming the beautiful lush fruit character that is inherent to the Chardonnay grape. The French have the different oak grain barrels and their grapes are different.

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