Wine country is a beautiful destination for food and wine lovers. More wineries are opening up and ready to welcome you back to our beloved wine country. With so many wineries it’s challenging to know which ones to visit. Our team lives and breaths wine country—some of us taste at wineries every weekend! Here are […]
Tag Archives: Chardonnay
Patrice Rion is one of the most innovative producers in Burgundy. He was one of the first to train his vines higher than the Burgundy standard, to increase the canopy without shading the grapes, giving better ripening and colour. He is also frequently an innovator in the cellar and offers some wines (Bourgogne Bon Batons, white wines, half […]
This is indisputable: Tor knows a great vineyard. He works with some of the best grapes on the planet. That’s what a great producer does—combination of instinct and knowledge to be able to recognize the best, and then the talent to bring out the best from the best. Tor, you see, is equal parts mystic, scientist, […]
We believe that the most memorable pairings are often the simplest (and sometimes a bit unexpected). Popcorn and Chardonnay, its a pairing that has been around for a while but in case you didn’t already know, buttery roasted popcorn and Chardonnay compliment each other perfectly. Every week we are taking some of the guess work […]
OUR #6 Wine of 2016 2012 Marcassin ‘Marcassin Vineyard’ Chardonnay | Sonoma Coast | Wine Spectrum 98 Robert Parker 100 POINTS: The 2012 Chardonnay Marcassin Vineyard, which will probably be released in a few months, displays great minerality, notes of honeysuckle, orange marmalade, poached pear, and white flowers as well as a touch of quince. A wine […]
This is one of those weeks where you have to pinch yourself when you work here. We tasted an Italian superstar, one of the smalled and most exclusive wines produced in California, and a favorite producer of ours (Parador). What a fantastic way to make a living. 🙂 2013 Oakville Winegrowers ‘Oakville Cuvee’ Cabernet […]