Wine & Spirits gives 2011 Bien Nacido Chardonnay 94 Points
Wine & Spirits magazine recently reviewed the 2011 Bien Nacido Chardonnay in the April issue, giving it a score of 94 points! See below for the full review. 2011 Santa Maria Valley Bien Nacido Vyd. Chardonnay A cool, wet year and aggressive triage left Gavin CHanin with about 20 percent of the fruit he normally […]
North Bay Business Journal talks wine trends with sommelier Eugenio Jardim
Bay area sommelier and consultant Eugenio Jardim, discusses wine trends with the North Bay Business Journal and has some nice things to say about Chanin wines. You can read the full Q&A here. Wine Industry Conference Q&A: Eugenio Jardim: Reconnecting vintners and diners By Jeff Quackenbush, Business Journal Staff Reporter Eugenio Jardim is a San […]
Sommelier Brian Mcclintic weighs in on the 2013 vintage
The Prosperous Drought: 2013 Vintage Report A Sommelier’s Predictions for Santa Barbara County Wines Harvested Last Year Monday, April 14, 2014 by BRIAN MCCLINTIC When you think of drought, images of abundance and teeming life rarely follow. But Mother Nature has a tendency to make up the rules as she goes along. Every vintage of […]
BrennerBrief.com names Chanin among new “cult wines”
A future California cult wines list… March 20, 2014 By Ilona Thompson “The true worth of a man is to be measured by the objects he pursues” – Marcus Aurelius Wikipedia’s definition of cult wines reads: “Cult wines are those for which dedicated groups of committed enthusiasts will pay large sums of money.” Such a […]
Finding the Nuance in California chardonnay
By Pamela S. Busch In this column I try to stick to wines that retail close to the $20 range. Of course less is always good, but as wine prices continue to rise, the selection gets more limited. This is especially true for what remains one of the hottest tickets in town, California chardonnay. Many […]
Jamie Goode reviews 10 “Mind Blowing” Pinot Noirs
“It’s official. California is an exciting place for Pinot Noir, and there is now no shortage of elegant, detailed, supple, world class Pinot Noir here, if you look in the right places. The In Pursuit of Balance tasting held in San Francisco in March 2014 showcased the top Pinot Noirs from California, and from the […]
