Chardonnay

You know we’re all about connecting the drinkers of wine with the makers of wine. There’s nobody we love more than a winemaker who’s willing to get down in the forum trenches, to share the bounty of their knowledge with our almost-equally-knowledgeable audience. Laura Zahtila, maker of both this Chardonnay three-pack and our first featured deal this week, has been an exemplary, uh, example of this. We’re all better off for the way she’s graciously made herself available in our forum. Except…well…there’s such a thing as being too helpful. It seems that Laura, unaware of the arcane code that we at Woot live by, spilled the grapes on this week’s second deal. We can’t blame her, we suppose. Our ways must seem strange to outsiders. If you’ve been watching the forum, you won’t be surprised at this deal. It’s a three-pack of Laura Zahtila Vineyards 2006 Napa Valley Chardonnay, as promised. But it doesn’t need the element of surprise to knock your tongue off its feet. Sourced from various vineyards in St. Helena in Napa Valley, these grapes were transformed sans malolactic fermentation into a sunny, crisp, tropical Chardonnay. A hint of mineral adds a little backbone to its brightness. So no hard feelings, Laura. If we were responsible for this pale yellow gem, we’d have trouble keeping it a secret, too. Maybe we can all learn something from this episode. If you’re in a position to know what the next woot is, and you reveal it on our boards, we’ll forgive you…as long as you make something as delightful as this Laura Zahtila Vineyards 2006 Napa Valley Chardonnay. 2006 Napa Valley Chardonnay Appellation: Napa Valley Varietal: 100% Chardonnay Alcohol: 13.9% Harvest Date: September 20, 2006 Brix at Harvest: 23.5 TA: .58 pH: 3.35 Cooperage: 100% French Oak (80% new) 7 months Production: 1696 cases Rules and restrictions: Wine sold by winery (or a retailer in your state where necessary) You must be 21 or older to order Whoever receives the package must be 21 or older If you're drunk when the package shows up, you will not be allowed to receive it Wine cannot be delivered to a P.O. Box We highly recommend you use a business address as your shipping address Thanks to stick-in-the-mud buzzkilling state legislators, wine may only be delivered to the following states: California Colorado Connecticut District Of Columbia Florida Idaho Illinois Iowa Louisiana Michigan Minnesota Missouri Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oregon South Carolina Texas Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming If your state's not on the list, you're out of luck... for now. Keep up with the ever-changing laws over at ShipCompliantBlog.com, and/or sound the alarms with your state assembly person through FreeTheGrapes.org. Meanwhile, all Federal, state and local laws are complied with in providing this wine. Discuss this product Price: 39.9900 I want one!