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…isolation, which has kept its inheritance of indigenous vine varieties intact and virtually unaffected by Chardonnay- and Cabernet-mania - has also been its disadvantage. The Portuguese have had this strange habit of... making wines to suit the palates of other Portuguese rather than making the sort of fruity, juicy-yet-structured wines that appeal to the majority of the world's wine consumers. The wines that have traditionally been most respected within Portugal are incredibly tough …

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According to the importer website 448 or ‘quattro quattro otto' is an Alto Adige saying for ‘hurry up'. To drink it? To buy it? To mature? Anyways, it's intended as a youthful, early consumption kind of style and belts out the freshness in the bottle. It's a blend of 45% pinot bianco, 30% chardonnay, 15% sauvignon blanc and 10% goldmuskateller (muscat). The vineyard is located at around 450 metres, and of course the label references the Dolomite mountains. …

• Topics: Alto Adige, Chardonnay, Mike Bennie

Well, yes, I know it's # Chardonnay Day, and I've lots more to say on that subject; more so even than I've already shown , but the truth of it is, when Paul Draper calls, and he wants to taste a three-vintage vertical of Estate Cabernet, PLUS a 2001 horizontal of Geyserville and Lytton Springs, PLUS the 1995 and 1984 Monte Bellos, well, calendar be damned, one must rise to the occasion!

The 2007 Santa Cruz Mountains Estate is a lovely combination …

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…four DOC's into Terre di Cosenza, and while they were at it allow the use of Chardonnay (for white wine production) and Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Sangiovese (for red wine production)?

Recently I lamented the addition of a mere 5% or Cabernet or Merlot to Gaglioppo in Cirò . After all, Cirò has the history of thousands of years going back to that clichéd story about an Olympian in the days of Magna Graecia. Donnici, Pollino Verbicaro and San Vito di Luzzi…

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You could, for example, drink # chardonnay with rattlesnakes ...

Or, you could drink # chardonnay with a lizard, if you're afeard of snakes ...

Or perhaps just # chardonnay amongst the flowers. Possibly safer and less cold-blooded that way .. .

# Chardonnay on top of the world?

How about # chardonnay with a birdhouse? Put a little birdhouse in your soul, a little # chardonnay in your mouth?

Perhaps some # chardonnay under a staircase? It's a good place to think. A contemplative place.

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Made up of 50 percent chardonnay, 40 percent riesling and 10 percent sauvignon blanc, this young, perfumed wine, full of nicely melding fruit-salad flavors, is a winner. In four months, when the flavors evolve more fully in the bottle, it is likely to be even better.

Mr. Waters's suave, appetite-whetting dry riesling ($19.99) is redolent of young peaches. His graceful sauvignon blanc ($22.99) possesses an attractively floral scent and a rich grassy flavor.

The light-bodied …

• Topics: Waters Crest, Cutchogue, Avocado, Chardonnay, United States of America

Varietal Composition : 100% Chardonnay.

Barrel Aging: One hundred percent barrel fermented and aged for 9 months in 1and 2 year old French and American medium toast oak barrels.

2010Pinot Grigio

Tasting Notes : A forward floral aroma of sun basked honeysuckles complementslively acidity and fresh melon nuances. This lighter style wine holds a fullmouth texture and soft lingering finish.

Appellation : Monterey County .

Varietal Composition : 97 …

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…grape varietals that are at least slightly more conforming like Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay and even Moscato (which seems to be undergoing a revival, at least somewhat due to Hip Hop but more on that at a later date). As an aside, the split between these two types of wine showcases Eric Asimov's recent hypothesis that most wines can be categorized for the consumer as savory or sweet.

Given the prominence of Syrah from the Rhône Valley and Shiraz from Australia, it's …

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…coffee-like elements provide ballast and foundation. (The blend, by the way, is 50 percent chardonnay, 45 percent pinot noir and 5 percent pinot meunier.) Great tone and resonance on the palate, crystalline acidity, a kind of fresh, wind-swept feeling, vivacious and tremendously appealing, and at the center a surprising bell-note of spiced grapefruit. 12 percent alcohol. Drink through 2018 to 2020. Excellent. About $ 140.

Imported by Pernod Ricard USA, Purchase, NY. A sample …

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Welcome to the second annual # Chardonnay day. With your help, this (along with # Cabernet day) could become annual holidays born from social media. All you have to do to participate is get some Chardonnay in your glass on May 26th. Share your photos, tasting notes, experiences or videos on any social media site, and be sure to add the # Chardonnay hash tag.

My choice, rather dictated by what is available at the local supermarket, is this fine fillie is Vincent de Vignaud Pouilly-Vinzelles…

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