This month, we’ll talk about and taste chardonnay, one of the most well-known and dominant grape varieties in the world.  There are so many countries that produce chardonnay, one could spend months exploring all that this wonderful grape has to offer.  I decided to feature California chardonnay for this post and to focus on three major growing areas: the Russian…

Having attended a wine blending class in Charleston in January 2016, I was eager to try my hand, again. On the first official day of the Wine Bloggers Conference, Hilary and I joined the Rodney Strong team for a Meritage blending class. Meritage can be a red or white wine, crafted solely from two or more specific Bordeaux grape varietals….

Pre-Conference Excursion to Napa Valley   I had been anticipating the 2017 Wine Blogger’s Conference with various emotions – excited to visit Sonoma and Napa, thrilled that my daughter, Hilary, was joining me, but also with some trepidation over what we would see as a result of the Wine Country fires.   Hilary and I arrived at the tiny Santa…