2019 Frank Family Vineyards Chardonnay Carneros
Frank Family sources the Chardonnay for this bottling from a range of estates in cool-climate Carneros. The wine was barrel fermented and aged for…
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2011 Jean-Marc Brocard Chablis Vaulorent Premier Cru
Brocard’s 2011 Premier Cru Chablis from Vaulorent has acquired a luxurious patina of age
Billecart-Salmon Brut Réserve Champagne
What a year it’s been! But this particular evening I had something to celebrate, having received my second vaccine dose and, after a few…
Charles Heidsieck Brut Réserve Champagne
Charles Heidsieck’s brut réserve is 40 percent Chardonnay, 40 percent Pinot noir, and 20 percent Meunier from 60 crus. Forty percent of the cuvée…
The Hilt Estate 2018 Pinot Noir and Chardonnay
A pair of wines from Sta. Rita Hills
Domaine Carneros Le Rêve 2012 and 1992
Domaine Carneros founding winemaker Eileen Crane recently retired after thirty years at the helm, handing the reins to another experienced wine maker and executive,…
2017 Mi Sueño Chardonnay Carneros Napa Valley
Lavish but lemony Chardonnay
2017 Benziger Reserve Chardonnay Los Carneros
Organically grown Chardonnay from Sonoma
Tasting Lanson Champagne: Brut, Rosé, Organic
A report from a tasting of three nonvintage Lanson cuvées with chef de cave Hervé Dantan
2018 Clos du Val Estate Chardonnay Carneros Napa Valley
Weighty but with good freshness
2014 Ferrari Perlé Trento DOC
Saline, scintillant sparkler from Trento
2016 Eyrie Vineyards Chardonnay Original Vines Dundee Hills
Eyrie’s Original Vines Chardonnay is made from the oldest vineyard planting in Willamette Valley. The wood was a Draper field selection from 1930s, and…