Category: White Wine
2002 Leeuwin “Art Series” Riesling, Margaret River, Australia
This is my entry for WBW4, the fourth installment of Wine Blogging Wednesday, which this month is being hosted by
2003 William Fevre “Champs Royaux” Chablis (Chardonnay), Burgundy, France
It’s wines like this one that make me begrudgingly admit that some of my friends have a pretty valid point.
2000 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc, Pessac-Leognan (Bordeaux), France
Most of the time when people talk about Bordeaux, they’re talking about red wines, so it kind of tickles me
2002 Calera “Mount Harlan” Viognier, Central Coast, California
It’s worth noting, if only to give more weight to this review, that I’m really not much of a fan
2001 Arrowood “Grand Archer” Chardonnay, Sonoma
Massive corporate wine property or small family run business? With Arrowood, you’re looking at both. Started as a family affair
2003 Jaffurs Viognier, Santa Barbara
I find myself drinking a lot of wines from Santa Barbara these days, partially because they’re new to me, and
2003 Domaine Bru Bache Jurancon Sec, Jurancon, France
I was first introduced to Jurancon through a dessert wine poured in a local French bistro here in San Francisco.
2002 Caymus Conundrum, Napa
Everybody knows Caymus, right? [note: their web site seems to be having issues at the moment] They’re one of the
2002 Saintsbury Chardonnay, Carneros
I was first introduced to Saintsbury wines through their Garnet Pinot Noir, which is a Carneros pinot made in a
2002 Domaine Henry Pelle Menetou-Salon Morogues (Sauvignon Blanc), Loire Valley, France
Widely regarded as the best producer in the small appellation of Menetou-Salon in the Loire Valley of France, Domaine Henry
2001 Schweiger Chardonnay, Spring Mountain District, Napa
Perched on the crest of Napa’s famous Spring Mountain, Schweiger’s vineyards are some of the highest in Napa. Owner Fred
2002 Manciat-Poncet Chardonnay, Macon-Charnay (Burgundy), France
Claude Manciat and his wife Simone Poncet are regular features of the landscape in the section of Burgundy known as
2001 Domaine Faively “Les Joncs” Chardonnay, Montagny (Burgundy), France
I was at a party the other day with someone who swore up and down that all California Chardonnay was
1999 Mount Eden “Estate” Chardonnay, Santa Cruz Mountains California
It’s pretty typical for folks who don’t live in California to think of Napa as the original site of winemaking
2001 D.R. Stephens Chardonnay, Carneros
D.R. Stephens I presume? Actually a lot of people take a quick look at this label and start referring to
2000 Miura Vineyards Chardonnay, Carneros
In the course of telling stories about the wines that I taste and feature here on the site, I’ve come
2002 Three Saints Chardonnay, Santa Maria Valley, Santa Barbara, California
Three Saints Vineyard is a small production vineyard that I really don’t know much about. They make a Pinot, a
2002 Salvatore Murana Zibibbo Bianco, Pantelleria, Italy
Imagine yourself shipwrecked and storm tossed in the middle of the ancient Mediterranean. By some stroke of luck you find
2001 Liparita Chardonnay, Carneros
Liparita was launched in 1987 with 100 cases of Chardonnay and derives its name from from the Sicilian island of
