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White Wine by Columbia Crest from Columbia Valley, Washington. Aromas of caramelized sugar, apple, and pear lead into hints of melon and butter on the palate in this refined Chardonnay. The lingering finish is a lush balance of wood and fruit.

White Wine by Columbia Crest from Columbia Valley, Washington. Intense aromas of apple and pear lead into hints of melon and creamy butter on the palate in this refined Chardonnay. The lingering finish is a lush balance of sweet oak, caramelized sugar, and fruit. - Ray Einberger, Winemaker

White Wine by Columbia Winery from Columbia Valley, Washington. Floral aroma with hints of peach, quince, lime and clove. Rich and full-flavored fruit on the palate is balanced by refreshing, crisp acidity.

White Wine by Columbia Winery from Columbia Valley, Washington. Pale straw yellow color. Hints of allspice and pink grapefruit accent the sweet fruit palate. Crisp finish with a good balance of acidity. Versatile with food, especially with spicy

White Wine by Concannon from Central Coast, California. Concannon Selected Vineyards 2006 Sauvignon Blanc is a new world, food friendly wine. It exhibits citrus flavors, fresh green apple and tropical notes. It has a refined structure with hints of gooseberry and grassy characters. A fantastic value Sauvignon Blanc.

White Wine by Concannon from California. This Chardonnay is medium-bodied with an integrated, well balanced nose, body and finish. It has rich pineapple-tropical fruit, crisp apple and a hint of honeysuckle. Pleasant toasty oak and vanilla notes with a clean, long finish. Enjoy with herb-roasted chicken or your favorite shellfish dish.

White Wine by Concha y Toro from Chile, South America. The Chardonnay grapes are fermented in 60 liter American oak barriques, and then matured for seven months - part in stainless steel tanks and part in the oak barriques. The result is an elegant, full bodied wine with exceptional character, that goes well with seafood, poultry, medium-sauced pastas, as well as most cheeses.

White Wine by Concha y Toro from Chile, South America. The wine has a lemon-yellow color. It is rich and appealing with heavy pineapple fruit, toasty oak and a creamy butter texture. It is an elegant, round and mouthfilling wine balanced by crisp acidity for a long and memorable finish. Excellent with seafood, poultry, medium-sauced pastas, as well as most cheeses. Serve slightly chilled.

White Wine by Concha y Toro from Chile, South America. Color: Straw with green hues. Bouquet: Fresh and citric. Peaches with hints of gooseberry. Taste: Gentle, round and mouthfilling with crisp acidity. This Sauvignon Blanc is elegant, round and of great volume. A clean and bright wine of astounding quality, this wine is best when served chilled. Enjoy with ceviche, oysters, and sush or serve as an aperitif.

White Wine by Cono Sur from Chile, South America. The farming of this wine was devised specifically to make efficient use of renewable resources, protect the environment and cause minimum impact to the surrounding ecological system, in line with best Sustainable Agriculture practices. Beginning with the 2009 vintage this wine will be certified organic, having passed the required three year transition period. Bright yellow in color with some golden tints. Aromas of citrus and light mineral. Complex, with good balanced acidity on the palate. Citric and fresh. Enjoy with seafood, white meats, dried fruits, butter and cream sauces, and cheeses.

White Wine by Conundrum from California. The puzzle of Conundrum lies partly in guessing the range of grape varieties used, because its exact composition is never revealed! To create the layered flavors that go into the Conundrum blend, Sauvignon Blanc grapes were brought in from the Napa Valley, Muscat Canelli from Tulare County on the Central Coast, and Chardonnay and Viognier from Conundrum's vineyards in Monterey County. About one quarter of the wine lots were fermented in stainless steel in order to preserve their individual fruit characteristics. The remaining lots were fermented in a combination of new and seasoned oak barrels for up to ten months. Conundrum 2006 exhibits soft tropical notes of guava and cherimoya, also peach and honeysuckle. The rich perfume is supported by concentrated and focused layers of peach and apricot nectar, pear and green melon with spicy vanilla notes. The creamy texture and balanced acidity carries through the palate for a long finish.

White Wine by Cousino Macul from Chile, South America. Pale straw in color, this wine offers inviting aromas of green apple, honeysuckle, and lemon with hints of vanilla and ginger. The flavors continue the crisp apple theme along with layers of lemon drop, grapefruit, anise, and hazelnuts. Medium-bodied with a creamy texture, it strikes an elegant balance between light oak and refreshing acidity. The Antiguas Chardonnay is a highly compatible food companion, a delight with a range of appetizers and a perfect foil for richer seafood, pork, and poultry main courses. Many Chilean wineries have difficulty with Chardonnay due to problems integrating oak and fruit components. Cousino Macul seems to have mastered the production of value-priced Chardonnay. The outstanding 2006 Chardonnay Antiguas Reserva has no such problem. Featuring toasty pear, apple, and tropical fruit aromas and flavors, it has excellent depth and concentration, superior balance, and a lengthy, pure finish. It is a great value in well-made Chardonnay competing with wines twice the price. Kudos to Cousino-Macul for this significant upgrade to their portfolio. -Wine Advocate

White Wine by Cousino Macul from Chile, South America. Light yellow in colour, Cousi?o's Riesling is fermented to dryness to allow its bright, distinctive fruit to shine through. Its enticing aromas display tropical fruit, with hints of tangerine, evergreen, and citrus. The succulent flavours begin with melon and citrus fruit and continue with apple, orange peel and a hint of ginger. Rich and well-balanced, this wine pairs well with Asian dishes, white meat, and vegetable curries.

White Wine by Covey Run from Columbia Valley, Washington. BACKGROUND The best Chardonnay vineyards in Washington state are those planted in the cooler sites. The grapes ripen mid-to-late season in these situations and this is necessary to preserve the most delicate fruit flavors. Higher elevation vineyards in the cooler Yakima Valley ripen beautiful Chardonnay in early October. In the warmer Columbia Valley, north-facing sites are optimal because they ripen later than south-facing slopes. An excellent location for Chardonnay is also the Columbia River Gorge appellation on the east side of the Cascades near White Salmon, Washington, which benefits from the mixing of cooler marine air that blows through the Gorge in the summer and fall. WINEMAKING We pick Chardonnay when the tropical fruit flavors are well developed, but before the berries lose their green acidity. For the Winemaker's Collection bottling, we prefer handpicked fruit that is then whole-cluster pressed to make a delicate, limpid juice. We transfer the juice to a blend of 65% French and 35% American oak barrels and barrel ferment the wines. After 6 to 7 months in barrel, we blend and fine the wines and then bottle during the summer. WINE DESCRIPTION Our Winemaker's Collection Chardonnay is rich and round, yet balanced with enough acidity to bring out the fruit. We consider oak to be a complement to the flavors of the grape, and do not let it dominate the fruit. Mouth-filling flavors of crisp apple, pear and lush melon meld with those of vanilla, hazelnut and toast, leading to a long lingering finish.

White Wine by Crios de Susana Balbo from Argentina, South America. Enticing aromas that are strikingly similar to Viognier, with hints of peach pit, white pear, flowers, and orange citrus fruit. On the palate, it has beautiful structure and acidity similar to Sauvignon Blanc along with enticing fruit flavors that keep you coming back for another sip and plenty of body for a wine that shows such delicate aromas and flavors. Fruity, floral and yet still quite dry, this wine has to be tasted to be believed. Best enjoyed in its youth either by itself, or as a wonderful partner with smoked meats, mild to medium-strong cheeses, and seafood (especially crab).

White Wine by Cune from Rioja, Spain. 100% Viura Bright straw yellow with hints of green. Fine citrus and floral aromas, some grapefruit and orange blossom. Fine and elegant on the palate with ripe citrus and mango and a balanced acidity, creating a long fresh, appealing finish.

White Wine by Cuvaison from Carneros, California. Color: Bright, light straw with crisp golden highlights Aroma: Clove, allspice, vanilla, lime and acacia blossom Taste: Melon, apricot, peach and a touch of tropical fruit

White Wine by d'Arenberg from McLaren Vale, Australia. Keen to produce d'Arenberg's first white in the late 1950's, d'Arry Osborn needed no convincing that it should be made from Riesling. Inspired by his friend and neighbor, Cud Kay of Amery Vineyards, d'Arry finally released d'Arenberg's first vintage of Riesling in the late 1960's. Another neighbor, Jack Neil, inadvertently helped d'Arry to decide in which years it was best to make d'Arenberg's Riesling. The Neil's dam runs up against d'Arenberg's Riesling block and a dry summer always meant a Dry Dam, which results in concentrated Riesling grapes brimming with flavor and well balanced acidity. It was not long before d'Arry discovered that the best Rieslings were Dry Dam Rieslings. The Dry Dam's young pale to medium straw color is often permeated with remarkable green tinges. It attacks the senses with ripe, spicy cinnamon, candied fruit and lychee qualities overlaid with lime, citrus blossom and almost perfumed rose-petal aromas. The young Dry Dam is medium bodied with lime and lemon flavors initially, followed by tropical pineapple and pear flavors. The rich, soft, juicy mouthfeel finishes with fresh crisp acidity. Over time the color will take on a deeper golden appearance and the fruit intensity will develop into a richer honeysuckle, orange peel, glace fruit and tea aromas.

White Wine by d'Arenberg from South Australia, Australia. Since 1912 the Osborn family has tended the 19th century vineyards at their d'Arenberg winery, located in South Australia, where the family often procures top quality fruit from the cool climate Adelaide Hills region, which has become one of Australia's finest Chardonnay districts. During the summer months, native Bearded Dragon Lizards sun themselves on the vineyard posts and watch out for potential prey. Occasionally during harvest, these lizards are dislodged and find their way into a load of grapes headed for the winery. Lucky for these lizards, d'Arenberg uses a very gentle Demoisy crusher, which allows these lizards to pass through the ordeal slightly shaken, yet unharmed. The gentleness of the crusher also plays an important role in retaining the delicate fruit flavors. After excellent winter rains and then a warm wet spring, the vineyards were set for a good start to vintage. Flowering was consistent, and in general crop loads were higher than normal. McLaren Vale experienced the coldest January for 12 years followed by a warm February which provided perfect ripening conditions and the result was fruit of outstanding character, concentration and excellent natural acidity. The success of this wine is put down to the evenness of the ripening period leading up to picking in the early autumn and extremely protective handling in the winery to preserve the wonderful fruit characters. The nose is immediately inviting with volumes of pear, pineapple, tropical fruits, guava, hints of peach, green melon, citrus and very fine sweet toasted oaks. Medium to full in style with the level of ripeness in perfect balance with the elevated acidity and the characteristic cool climate flowery Granny Smith apples that linger to the end with fine oak spices, and citric passionfruit character. Probably the best Lucky Lizard yet.

White Wine by d'Arenberg from McLaren Vale, Australia. The 2005 Olive Grove Chardonnay displays aromas of tropical fruit, pineapple, summer flowers, figs, guava and a hint of oak. The palate is well structured with flavors of passionfruit, mango, and pineapple. The finish is smooth with crisp acidity.

White Wine by d'Arenberg from McLaren Vale, Australia. Marsanne, a full-bodied wine with heady aromas of honeysuckle and almonds, is an excellent blending partner for aromatic varieties with high natural acidity, such as Riesling and Sauvignon Blanc. These three varietals have proved themselves to be a popular blend since this wine's first release. The Stump Jump is at its best while young and will continue to remain fresh for the next three years. It is perfect drinking on a warm summer day, and a perfect match for a wide variety of light dishes.