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
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Varietal: 100% Chardonnay
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Alcohol: 13.9%
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Harvest Date: September 20, 2006
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Brix at Harvest: 23.5
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TA: .58
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pH: 3.35
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Cooperage: 100% French Oak (80% new) 7 months
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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.
