I'm officially declaring 2010 the year of the rosé. Yes, I know that many wineries have been producing stellar rosés for years, but I felt that this year was the tipping point where the public started to get behind the...
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Review of Chelan Ridge 2009 Chardonnay
Wine: Chelan Ridge 2009 Chardonnay Appellation: Columbia Valley (but sold in the Lake Chelan AVA area) ALC: n/a Price: $16 Haydn gives this wine: 96pts You can buy this wine: Give Chelan Ridge a call at (509) 687-4455. The website is on...
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Review of the Cougar 2009 Chardonnay, Temecula Valley
Wine: Cougar 2009 Chardonnay Appellation: Temecula Valley Alc.: 11.5% Haydn gives this wine: 88pts Price: $20 You can buy this wine: at cougarvineyards.com The California landscape is dotted with more Chardonnays than CHP cars. It seems that one can toss a dart onto a...
Read MoreReview of the Cakebread 2008 Napa Valley Chardonnay
2008 Napa Valley Chardonnay Appellation: Napa Valley Price: $37 ALC: 14.5% Haydn gives this wine: 93pts You can buy this wine at: cakebread.com A staple in the Napa Valley, Cakebread recently released a new Chardonnay into their wine portfolio. The 2008 Napa Valley...
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William Harrison Winery in Napa
One of my favorite things to do while wine tasting is to discover wineries that I'd never heard of before. I admit that it is slowly becoming harder and harder to do, being around this industry, but I know they...
Read MoreReview of the 2007 Moon Mountain Vineyard Chardonnay Sonoma County
2007 Moon Mountain Vineyard Chardonnay Sonoma County Appellation: Sonoma ALC: 13.9% Haydn gives this wine: 89pts I will admit that I preach what I teach when it comes to wine in the saying, "Drink what you like". And such is the case for...
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Sleeping Dogs 2007 Chardonnay
Sleeping Dogs 2007 Chardonnay by Haydn Adams | Beyond Napa Valley Wine Blog Appalachian: Cental Otago, New Zealand Alc: 14% Haydn gives it: 89pts You can buy this wine from: Station Imports While the Chardonnay grape basks in the glory of being...
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2007 Napa Valley Cakebread Chardonnay
2007 Cakebread Chardonnay from Napa Valley by Haydn S. Adams | Beyond Napa Valley Wine Blog Appalachian: Napa Valley Alc: 14.3% Haydn gives it: 95 points While I do have a general predisposition towards anything that comes out of Napa, exceptions have...
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The Chardonnay that thinks it’s a Sauvignon Blanc (by California standards anyway)
2007 Nalle Chardonnay by Haydn Adams | Beyond Napa Valley Wine Blog Hopkins Ranch, Russian River Valley Alcohol: 13.7% Haydn gives it: 93pts One cannot talk about Nalle Wine without talking about Doug Nalle (co-founder with wife Lee) as well. For over...
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2006 Scheid Chardonnay
Wow. A California Chardonnay that doesn't bring up visions of rows and rows of oak barrels? Yep. I'm talking about the 2006 Scheid Chardonnay. While it did touch some oak, the overall palate of this wine is more indicative of...
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