Chardonnay

A Good Eco-Friendly Boxed Wine (Seriously)

November 3, 2010
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Wine in a box gets a bad rap.  More often than not, it’s for a good reason. Calnaturale is the exception to the rule.  I was skeptical about it, but I shouldn’t have been. I had the opportunity to taste Calnaturale for the first time at the epic Creative Alliance ’10 conference in Ojai.  And because of this, I will always have fond memories of this wine.  I enjoyed it with new friends while learning [...]

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Wine Wednesday – Donovan Parke Chardonnay 2007

November 4, 2009
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This is the Chardonnay that I mentioned last week in my Challis Lane post.  The manager at BevMo said that customers are raving about Donovan Parke Chardonnay, because it’s one of those almost “too good to be true” kinds of wines at the BevMo 5 cent sale.  It retails normally for $11.99 so with the second bottle at 5 cents, that’s $6.02 per bottle.  A pretty good deal. There is limited information available online about this [...]

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Wine Wednesday – It’s Chardonnay for Dummies

September 30, 2009
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Ok, I fall into the Dummy category for sure when it comes to certain things. What I definitely know about Chardonnay is that I like it, I’ve had good and bad, and I can taste the difference between it and other white wines.  I also know that the Chardonnay section in any grocery store near me can be overwhelming.  So please excuse me while I learn and type. Chardonnay is the most popular wine in [...]

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Wine Wednesday – Kistler McCrea 2004 Chardonnay

September 30, 2009
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We bought this wine when it was released in 2006 and hadn’t opened any until now. When something sits in the cellar for years I kind of forget about it though some of our friends do not. Kistler is a small, family owned winery located in California’s Russian River Valley.  They use traditional French wine making techniques. Their wine is sold directly to mailing list members.  This is one mailing list where you can be [...]

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Wine Wednesdays – An Explanation

July 3, 2009
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Join us every Wednesday for reviews of wines under $15 that can currently bought around San Diego. Even if you don’t live in San Diego, I’m sure you can locate these as we often buy at Costco, Trader Joe’s and Bevmo. Subscribe!

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