You should give the Clos du Bois Calcaire a try . . . it just won Best in Class for white wine at the Sonoma County Fair.

QotD-
Personally, I’m not the biggest fan of New World Chardonnay. However, I believe that there is a right place and time for this style of wine. Additionally, I agree with you in thinking that the people are going back to this style. Still….if I were to drink a white wine I would prefer a Viognier.

I think I just Charded.

YOOOO GARY!! 🙂
GREAAAAAT EPISODE!! Gotta go get somma dat
Petaluma Chardonnay!! Finally got on Kistler’s
distribution-list, but dhey gonna put me in da
Poor House. 🙁

QOTD: Down on Chardonnay??? Noooooo Waaaaaay!!!
I looooove dat Grape… er, Wine!! 🙂

Ackchooalee Dahrsee ayn aye arr onlee starteeng tew drihnk wyte wyne, butt generilee nawt tew mahch Shardunneigh yeht, cuz wee lyke uthir wytes moar, lyke Sawveeknown Blonk.

QoTD: I’m a bit down on chard’s … because I really *don’t* like oaky oaked wines — save the oak for whiskey. I have to admit, though, that I’ve not yet sought out one of the naked chard’s, which I keep meaning to do.

QOTD: I’ve come to accept the fact that Chardonnay is my favorite varietal.

QOTD: I’m down on Chardonnay. I don’t give it much respect, which is somewhat unjustified since I feel like I’ve liked about 50% of what I’ve had. Part of the problem is that I usually stay near the bottom price range since I’m generally using Chardonnay to make risotto.

QOTD: No, I don’t anymore. 🙂 ‘Cause I found some outstanding ones!

I am not “down” on Chardonnay. I just don’t really like it’s taste most of the time. There have been a few exceptions: J. Lohr Riverstone is an excellent value (at least the 2003 was) and offers good balance and fruit without too much butter. But, my favorites were the Ridge Chardonnays … it’s nice to live near the winery and be able to taste there regularly. Otherwise, I’m more of a Sauvignon Blanc guy when I really want a white wine. Meritage is my first choice.

QOTD: I would not say that I am down on chard….I like White Burgundy……but I have very little in my cellar…..white wines just have not held my attention as much as red……

QOTD: I do not dis Chardonnay, although I like it when everyone else does. In fact Chardonnay and Merlot are two of my favorites these days.

By the way, saw you at Fig and Olive. Its in my hood. How did you like it?

I love butter… oak monster – whatever – don’t care that much… so I’m not a hater…

QOTD: Much prefer top-notch New World Chads to Old World Burgundy – which often strike me a wimpy and flat and simply not fruit-forward delicious.

Chards are just so sour, greeny grape and dry to me. I much prefer a nice Shiraz, Cab or Pinot. Although, I had a rare great one at a Sushi place in San Diego.

QOTD: I’m usually not too excited about drinking chardonnay b/c I feel its kinda “been there, done that.” That said, I found myself reaching for chards this weekend, and even enjoying the cheap oaky chard. I hate myself.

QOTD: I’m still exploring Chardonnay and so far I really enjoy it. I don’t go out of my way to have it because I hear so often that it’s overblown, but I also enjoy it when I have the opportunity to have one. The last one I had was really bad though, I was checking out a local winery here in Colorado and I just about proclaimed Chardonnay and Colorado wine dead to meâ??but I just bought another Colorado wine and I’ll be giving Chardonnay another chance soon.

QOTD: Finally leaving my lurker days behind…definitely down on the CA over-buttery variety of Chard…big fan of the leaner, crisper Burgundian style, so I drink more French chard than CA. Macon-Village is a good everyday choice.

Q: Yes, pretty down on chards.

I don’t tend to get down on any wines.
I like variety so much tht I couldn’t put Chardonnay on the down list.
We are entering the cooler winter months – here in the NE – and Chardonnay is a more full bodied comfort wine for a white.

Don’t know enough about Chardonney. I know I like Iron Horse more than others. But I get a lot of satisfaction of sticking my snout into a big glass of red and breathing deep. Then that first breathe of room air afterwards, the feelings are hard to define.

Thank you. Learned a lot. I’m just beginning to like Chardonnay.

Hahahahahaha…. More shots at Barry Bonds plus a knock on Joan Rivers? You could have come in and swore at us then passed out and for those two jokes alone it would have been a good show. Nice to see some Chardonnays that wernt insanely overoaked for once. Def not my style either. QOTD: I do, but thats mostly because Ive had some cheap ones that just wernt any good, either with my parents or at a party. I think I need to change that….

Fun show. I loved the references and the struggles with whether or not a wine is over the top. I often do that, especially with those mid-price offerings. A lot of them seem unsure about what they want to be.

QOTD: I love chardonnay, and I’m pals with the Butter Bandit. I don’t want to slip and slide off the table, but I don’t mind a little popcorn with my vino.

QOTD: I like burgundian flavours over the oak.