Comments on: An Oak Barrel-less Barrel of Fun http://www.grapesmart.net/2009/09/08/an-oak-barrel-less-barrel-of-fun/ Because wine doesn't have to be expensive to be good Thu, 26 Aug 2010 21:18:05 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Anna http://www.grapesmart.net/2009/09/08/an-oak-barrel-less-barrel-of-fun/comment-page-1/#comment-139 Anna Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:49:59 +0000 http://www.grapesmart.net/?p=388#comment-139 That was a great summary of how we all felt about the wines and also a wonderful recap and memory of my [mumble mumble mumble] birthday! That was a great summary of how we all felt about the wines and also a wonderful recap and memory of my [mumble mumble mumble] birthday!

]]> By: Jim Wilkerson http://www.grapesmart.net/2009/09/08/an-oak-barrel-less-barrel-of-fun/comment-page-1/#comment-138 Jim Wilkerson Wed, 09 Sep 2009 07:02:30 +0000 http://www.grapesmart.net/?p=388#comment-138 Nice post. I tasted through 3 unoaked Chards recently for my blog (including the Toad Hollow). Wish I'd have had the Morgan - I'll be on the lookout for it. The best wine from my trio was the Four Vines Naked Chardonnay 2008 Santa Barbara County. From your sampling and mine I think the lessons for good unoaked Chards are: cool climate and no malolactic fermentation. Check out my unoaked Chard posts sometime: http://www.vinegeek.com/2009/08/unoaked-chardonnay-part-1/ (Clos LaChance 2007 Monterey) http://www.vinegeek.com/2009/08/unoaked-chardonnay-part-2/ (Toad Hollow 2007 Mendocino) http://www.vinegeek.com/2009/08/naked-is-good-unoaked-chardonnay-part-3/ (Four Vines 2008 Santa Barbara) Nice post. I tasted through 3 unoaked Chards recently for my blog (including the Toad Hollow). Wish I’d have had the Morgan – I’ll be on the lookout for it. The best wine from my trio was the Four Vines Naked Chardonnay 2008 Santa Barbara County. From your sampling and mine I think the lessons for good unoaked Chards are: cool climate and no malolactic fermentation.

Check out my unoaked Chard posts sometime:
http://www.vinegeek.com/2009/08/unoaked-chardonnay-part-1/ (Clos LaChance 2007 Monterey)
http://www.vinegeek.com/2009/08/unoaked-chardonnay-part-2/ (Toad Hollow 2007 Mendocino)
http://www.vinegeek.com/2009/08/naked-is-good-unoaked-chardonnay-part-3/ (Four Vines 2008 Santa Barbara)

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