This video was taken at Eveningside Vineyards in Cambria, NY with owner Randy Biehl overseeing a small harvest of what looked to be ideal chardonnay grapes. These grapes will ultimately go into barrel and produce his Estate Res...

Harvest has ramped up here in Niagara this week as the time for chardonnay had come in several local vineyards. Leonard Oakes Estate Winery had already taken Vignoles before pulling chardonnay in addition to pinot noir for spar...

Leo Manno, wholesale manager at Sparkling Pointe, tells us that harvest was wrapped up at Long Island’s sparkling wine-only producer.

There is a delicate floral edge the light citrusy nose that turns a bit tropical as the wine warms to room temperature. Fresh and citrusy on the palate, the light-bodied palate shows hints of Golden Delicious apple and pineappl...

Bedell Cellars‘ Steve Carlson sent this photo today, adding that the chardonnay was around 18 brix.

Late last week, Paumanok Vineyards harvested 3.9 tons of chardonnay for their sparkling wine program. It came in at 17.6 brix with pH of 3.01 and TA of 11.4 g/l. According to winemaker Kareem Massoud, we may not be able to enjo...

Aromas of green and golden apples, lemon zest and citrus blossom are lightly blanketed by notes of toasted oak and buttery pastry. The oak influence is dialed back on the palate, but the fruit character is a bit lacking —...

Sherwood House Vineyards has built its reputation largely on the back of its Old World-styled barrel fermented chardonnay. Personally I don’t like to compare any local wines to those from any other individual region, but ma...

Wolffer Estate Vineyards winemaker Roman Roth makes some of my favorite oak-influenced chardonnay. Yes, I do have favorites in the category, I just don’t reach for them often. His best chardonnay, “Perle” is o...

It’s nice to see more and more New York wineries making better and better stainless steel chardonnays, including this Leonard Oakes Winery 2010 Chardonnay ($15). Sometimes steel chardonnay can be lacking on the nose, but ...