New Start Time: To accomodate the Healdsburgites and the FFA parade, we are now starting at 430!

Thursday May 26th  is a global celebration of the Chardonnay grape. Wine lovers from around the world will be tasting and posting all sorts of moments using the #Chardonnay hash tag on all social media sites.

In celebration, I am holding a private tasting at my new Farm/Vineyard in the Greenhouse. There is no charge for the event, but a $5 donation to help defray expenses is appreciated.

Each table is staffed by a Winery representative (if not owner) and available answer questions. Food pairings will be available at most tables.

The Greenhouse will have 8 tables,  music, stemware. Out the back door of the greenhouse, there will be an outside lounge area, in the newly cleared, future Grenache vineyard. The  #chardonnay Twitter feed will be streaming live on large screen. Social Media celebrity Rick Bakas, the founder of the event, will be joining us as well.

Parking: VERY Important, please see details below. Please try to carpool and come 2 per car.

Inviting Others: Space (and parking) is limited, thus not an open invite. Please share the login password responsibly. (which is notcougarjuice )  If you RVSP and later can not attend, please cancel. Should the event fill, I will keep a waitlist.

Max of 3 per person. Have others register themselves, thanks! Name tags will be printed from your RSVP info provided.

Chardonnay Producers

Each of these producers were selected so that you may experience a wide variety of chardonnay expressions, and be amazed at it's range. Some of these producers are small, hard to find. All are excellent.

• NEW- Vinecrowd will have producer Donelan Wines will be pouring their  2009 Donelan Nancie Chardonnay
• NEW - Mendocino producer Rivino Winery will pour their stainless/no ML chardonnay. 
  

• kopriva - Pouring their Carneros unoaked Chardonnay paired with Hog Island Oysters.

• Inspiration Vineyards -Will pour their 2008 & 2009 for comparison, paired with triple cream brie and chevr, crackers. 

• VineCrowd (representing k. furtado & Hirsch) VineCrowd is a new site that provides wine drinkers with the opportunity to connect directly to a handful of cutting edge, independent wineries through a user-friendly social web driven website. http://VineCrowd.com. Pouring the 2009 Hirsch Vineyards Chardonnay and the k. furtado Bien Nacido Chardonnay. Food pairing TBD

• Gloria Ferrer - Start with a splash of bubbles, then taste their 2008 Carneros Chardonnay - New Release. Paired with mini quiche

• Old World Winery Pouring their 2008 Chardonnay, Tweek Block. Food pairing TBD

• Jordan Pouring their 2008 & 2009 Chardonnay. Food pairing TBD.

• Vintage Wine Estates Sonoma Coast Vineyards, and Windsor Vineyards
  •  RRV 2009 Windsor Sonoma Chardonnay, Russian River Valley
    

    paired with Mezzo Secco (Dry Jack cheese) topped with Dalmatia Fig Spread. 

  • 2009 Sonoma Coast Vineyards Chardonnay, Gold Ridge Hills Paired with Humboldt Fog topped with Honey.

•  Chamisal Vineyards from San Luis Obispo will be pouring as well.

  -Chamisal Vineyards (Edna Valley) – 2010 Stainless Chardonnay and 2008 Estate Chardonnay

  -Pine Ridge Vineyards (Napa Valley) – 2008 Dijon Clones Chardonnay (Carneros)

Parking: I can accomodate ~8 cars at my property, the rest will be roadside parking. Across the street is a vineyard with enough edge space for~25 cars. Trucks/SUVS should also be able to park on my side of the road. (Look for my Silver FJ parked there.) See map below.