Chardonnay
TagZD Wines — New releases from a 50-Year Napa Winery
Rutherford-based ZD Wines celebrates its 50th harvest this year. The winery Norman and Rosa Lee deLeuze established in 1969 is going stron..
Carneros AVA: Spotlight on a Versatile Wine Region
Carneros is the coolest of all AVAs nested within the Napa Valley AVA. In my opinion, it is also the most versatile of them. It produces c..
Willamette Valley Chardonnay – 10 Reviews
I’ve tasted quite a bit of Willamette Valley Chardonnay recently. My notes on some of the best of those wines, from a variety of producers..
Bouchaine Chardonnay Estate 2014
Grapes first grew on the land that is now the Bouchaine estate vineyard more than 130 years ago. The parcel changed hands a few times betw..
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Voyager Estate Master Class on Global Chardonnay & Cabernet
Voyager Estate is one of the better wineries in the Margaret River region of Australia. Margaret River lies in the extreme southwest of th..
Moon Mountain District Sonoma County AVA Spotlight
The Moon Mountain District Sonoma County AVA was approved on October 1, 2013. It’s a feather-shaped region that runs northwest to southeas..
Stony Hill Vineyard Sells to Long Meadow Ranch
Within seconds of flipping open my laptop this morning, I knew what today’s article would be. Among the first of my unread emails was a pr..
Palmer Champagne: What You Should Know & 4 Reviews
The Founding of Palmer & Co.
Winemaking cooperatives were not new to Champagne when seven grower-producers banded together to make the ..
Alloro Vineyard of Chehalem Mountains AVA
Despite what the name might imply, many Willamette Valley AVA vineyards don’t lie in the valley so much as look down over it. Alloro V..
Smith-Madrone Riesling, Cabernet & Chardonnay Reviews
When Stuart Smith founded Smith-Madrone in 1971, just two vineyards existed on Spring Mountain. Napa Valley overall hosted only 30 or ..