chardonnay

Mouthwatering

Laura Ness is an accomplished freelance writer offering travel tips and commentary on the California wine industry.
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Pick up a bottle of Calerrain wine and your eye is drawn to the embossed coastline of California running from top to bottom of the textured white label. Tracing the Pacific’s edge, it also traces the journey of Geoff and Chantelle Mace as they traverse the California terrain [...]

Palate thrills

Laura Ness is an accomplished freelance writer offering travel tips and commentary on the California wine industry.
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The Santa Clara Valley isn’t known for this grape, but in the case of Sarah’s Vineyard, chardonnay does indeed have history. The newly released 2016 Estate Chardonnay, $32, is a study in restraint. Although the nose gives away its barrel-fermented origins, the oak, 25 [...]