On 2016-04-15 22:01:35 +0000, Dave Smith said:

>> I will NOT drink CA chards (chardonnays). Too "smoky". I prefer the
>> description, "like sucking ona Kingsford briquet".
>
> Well, there's a descriptor that would turn me off. My wife is a charter
> member of the ABC Club.... anything but chardonnay. I am the opposite.
> I like most chardonnays. Maybe it is the oak aging, because she can
> drink them if they are unoaked. It may work well for the wineries if
> people prefer their Chardonnay unoaked because those oak barrels are
> expensive and getting more expensive all the time. Stainless may be
> pricey, but you can wash them out and be ready for the next batch.

I've been so put off by CA Chardonnary that I've refused Chardonnay in
general, unless it was unavoidable (bev. at a gallery opening or some
such). Then we discovered French Chardonnay and suddenly it's
thoroughly viable.