White Wine

When it comes to a white wine that’s perfect for everyday drinking, a nice Albariño is hard to beat. When most wine drinkers think of this plucky green-skinned grape, they think of Spain or Portugal. But Albariño is getting a toehold in another part of the world, Uruguay.

The 2020 Famille Savary Chablis was imported by the legendary Kermit Lynch, who is regarded as one of the most prominent importers of French and Italian wine in the US. If you’re ever shopping for wine and you see ‘imported by Kermit Lynch’ on the back of the bottle, there’s

Cakebread Cellars is a second-generation Napa Valley winery known for its Chardonnays and Cabernets. Jack and Dolores Cakebread became stitched into the fabric of Napa Valley’s 1970s Renaissance when they purchased a small plot of land on a whim and turned it into something magical.

This single-vineyard wine is a classic chardonnay with a gorgeous gold-yellow color and medium legs. On the nose, we picked up hints of lemon, apple, a little peach, honeydew, and very slight stoniness. On the palate, we get hints of green apple, lemon, pink grapefruit, and honeydew, and Brett swears

But, what many wine drinkers don’t realize is that Beajolais also produces a small amount of Chardonnay – we’re talking between 1 – 2% of the region. For comparison’s sake, its sister region, Burgundy, produces roughly 60% white wine, 34% red wine, and 6% cremant.