July Wine Night - Chardonnay

We had a packed house for July Wine Night!  We had three Oklahomas visiting who joined in plus a few others who don't always get to attend.  It was wonderful to have so many and I think all had a great time.  We learned about Chardonnay and, for the most part, loved them all.  I think my lowest rating was a 2 (out of 5) and I had a couple 5's.

group with Megan

group with Rachel

I forgot to take photos of the food/recipes!  Again!!  sigh...  Just know that it was all really tasty and paired with the Chardonnay well.   :D

extra filling from the baby potatoes salad

this was chocolates on the left and BBQ chicken on the right

Jellon  (melon with jello filling)

mixed fruit

cheese board

cole slaw and more potato salad

I was stunned at how good pecan pie tastes with Chardonnay!
Yes, for real!

this was baby back ribs...

and this was chicken sausage, red onion, and apple skewers
with honey mustard sauce!

chocolate salted caramels

my plate halfway through...

Sparky!  :) 

the color of all the wines didn't vary much this time

2017 Yalumba Unoaked Chardonnay - Australia - #1 on wine tasting sheet

2016 La Crema Sonoma Coast Chardonnay - #2 on wine tasting sheet

2017 Steelbird Smoking Loon Unoaked Chardonnay - #3 on wine tasting sheet

Barefoot Chardonnay - #4 on wine tasting sheet

2016 Drouhin Vaudon Chablis - #5 on wine tasting sheet

2017 Kendall-Jackson Chardonnay - #6 on wine tasting sheet

2016 Feudo Zirtari Inzolia Chardonnay (Italy) #7 on wine tasting sheet

2017 Louis Jadot Bourgogne Chardonnay - #8 on wine tasting sheet

2016 Stone Hill winery Chardonel - 9 on wine tasting sheet

2015 Rodney Strong Sonoma County Chardonnay - #10 on wine tasting sheet

my wine tasting sheet

We had a lot of visiting going on after the wine tasting.  It was a lovely evening.

Paige and Brianna

Lisa and Barb

Candace and Melinda - this was fun!  These two used to work together and hadn't seen one another in many years.  They had a great time catching up!

beautiful sunset that night over the horse barn

Here are some of the videos we watched to learn more about Chardonnay this month.

Chablis vs. Chardonnay from Wine Folly




The Best White Wines for Beginners - Chardonnay




$16 vs. $55 Chardonnay from Wine Folly




Pairing Chardonnay with food




Oaked vs Unoaked Chardonnay with Wine Folly