The Story A group of Canadian wineries from British Columbia and Ontario recently presented their cool climate VQA Chardonnays to an expert group of New York City wine critics and industry members. The Seriously Cool Chardonnay event held on March 8th featured 54 wines from 31 wineries and was the second major tasting event in the past year to promote Canadian wines on the world stage. Last May, Ontario wineries went to London for a major debut Chardonnay tasting and received accolades from such noted critics as Jancis Robinson, Steven Spurrier and Oz Clarke. Read more… »Tumblr (3.0; @coolchardonnay)http://coolchardonnay.ca/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_li2rv7cidI1qbo50mo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span>Jennifer Sedrow of Martha  Stewart Living and Howard Goldberg of the New York Times were joined by other prominent wine media at thesuccessful <strong><em>Seriously Cool Chardonnay </em></strong>Event in New York City on March 8.</span></p>http://coolchardonnay.ca/post/3867336594http://coolchardonnay.ca/post/3867336594Mon, 14 Mar 2011 21:23:30 -0400<a href="http://www.thestar.com/living/food/article/940148--stimmell-canadian-chardonnays-butter-up-the-big-apple">Canadian chardonnays butter up the Big Apple</a>: <p><span><strong><span>Feb. 17 Toronto Star</span></strong></span></p>http://coolchardonnay.ca/post/3496018811http://coolchardonnay.ca/post/3496018811Thu, 24 Feb 2011 22:49:00 -0500<a href="http://www.niagarathisweek.com/news/business/article/955576--taste-of-niagara-in-nyc">Wineries invading New York for Seriously Cool Chardonnay event</a>: <p><strong>Feb 16 Niagara This Week </strong></p> <p><strong>Taste of Niagara in NYC</strong></p>http://coolchardonnay.ca/post/3496034982http://coolchardonnay.ca/post/3496034982Thu, 24 Feb 2011 17:50:00 -0500<a href="http://www.eatmagazine.ca/drink/2022">Select British Columbia and Ontario VQA wines are headed to The Big Apple for Seriously Cool Chardonnay media tasting</a>: <p><span><strong><span>Feb 14 Eat Magazine</span></strong></span></p>http://coolchardonnay.ca/post/3496044636http://coolchardonnay.ca/post/3496044636Thu, 24 Feb 2011 16:51:00 -0500<a href="http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2974149&auth=MONIQUE%20BEECH">Chardonnay is king in Niagara. It seems everyone is championing the white grape these days.</a>: <p><span><strong><span>Feb 11 St. Catharines Standard</span></strong></span></p>http://coolchardonnay.ca/post/3496057475http://coolchardonnay.ca/post/3496057475Thu, 24 Feb 2011 15:51:00 -0500<a href="http://www.examiner.com/wine-in-toronto/seriously-cool-chardonnay-from-preince-edward-county">Seriously Cool Chardonnay from Prince Edward County</a>: <p><span><strong><span>Feb 9 Examiner.com</span></strong></span></p>http://coolchardonnay.ca/post/3496069839http://coolchardonnay.ca/post/3496069839Thu, 24 Feb 2011 14:52:00 -0500<a href="http://www.thespec.com/living/style/article/481682--canadian-chardonnays-could-make-it-in-nyc">Canadian Chardonnays could make it in NYC</a>: <p><strong>Feb 4 Hamilton Spectator</strong></p>http://coolchardonnay.ca/post/3496081522http://coolchardonnay.ca/post/3496081522Thu, 24 Feb 2011 11:53:00 -0500<a href="http://goodlifevancouver.com/wines-of-british-columbia-and-wine-country-ontario-head-to-the-big-apple-for-seriously-cool-chardonnay-media-event/">Wines of British Columbia and Wine Country Ontario Head to the Big Apple for Seriously Cool Chardonnay Media Event</a>: <p><span><strong><span>Feb 2 Good Life Vancouver</span></strong></span></p>http://coolchardonnay.ca/post/3496099133http://coolchardonnay.ca/post/3496099133Thu, 24 Feb 2011 10:54:00 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lh4y0e6INr1qbo50mo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span><span>February 22: Ontario Wine Society hosted a very successful preview wine tasting for Toronto media and the wine trade. The anticipation is building for the New York City Seriously Cool Chardonnay Event to be held on March 8^th!  <br/></span></span></p>http://coolchardonnay.ca/post/3486618136http://coolchardonnay.ca/post/3486618136Thu, 24 Feb 2011 01:57:00 -0500<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/UboHQKner40?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Bill Redelmeier talks about Seriously Cool Chardonnay NYC 2011.</p>http://coolchardonnay.ca/post/2341153579http://coolchardonnay.ca/post/2341153579Thu, 16 Dec 2010 18:10:08 -0500<object width="400" height="245" id="lsplayer" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"><param name="movie" value="http://cdn.livestream.com/grid/LSPlayer.swf?channel=zoomermagazine&clip=flv_8c3b9ae0-edd5-435e-9f7c-ae8a5474e0ff&color=0xe7e7e7&autoPlay=false&mute=false" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><embed name="lsplayer" wmode="transparent" src="http://cdn.livestream.com/grid/LSPlayer.swf?channel=zoomermagazine&clip=flv_8c3b9ae0-edd5-435e-9f7c-ae8a5474e0ff&color=0xe7e7e7&autoPlay=false&mute=false" width="400" height="245" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a title="Signe Langford" href="http://signelangford.com/">Signe Langford</a> (<a title="Zoomer Mag" href="http://zoomermag.com">Zoomer Magazine</a>) talks Ontario Chardonnay food pairings on CTV News at Noon.</p>http://coolchardonnay.ca/post/674189690http://coolchardonnay.ca/post/674189690Mon, 07 Jun 2010 17:02:44 -0400<p><a target="_blank" href="http://s947.photobucket.com/albums/ad320/CoolChardonnay/Jancis%20notes/?action=view&amp;current=Jancis-notes-01.jpg"><img src="http://i947.photobucket.com/albums/ad320/CoolChardonnay/Jancis%20notes/th_Jancis-notes-01.jpg" alt="Jancis notes page 1" align="right" border="0"/></a>British wine writer <a title="Jancis Robinson" href="http://www.jancisrobinson.com/">Jancis Robinson’s</a> tasting notes from the London event are available by clicking on the thumbnail.</p> <p>Numeric ratings can be interpreted as follows:</p> <ul><li>17 - Superior</li> <li>16 - Distinguished </li> <li>15 - Average, perfectly nice</li> </ul><p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.pdfhost.net/index.php?Action=Download&amp;File=b7b8563975742f77d1c9096ce570fd68"><br/></a></p>http://coolchardonnay.ca/post/650079946http://coolchardonnay.ca/post/650079946Mon, 31 May 2010 10:28:00 -0400“Chardonnay for many has come to represent wine that tastes like buttered popcorn, wood chips, and rubbing alcohol. Not exactly the most refreshing and appetizing of flavors.”<br/><br/> - <em><p><a href="http://content.corkd.com/2010/05/25/chablis-an-abused-chardonnay/">Chablis: An Abused Chardonnay « Cork’d Content</a></p> <p>Great post on the origins of of misperceptions around Cool Climate Chardonnay by Jon Troutman via Cork’d.</p></em>http://coolchardonnay.ca/post/631999284http://coolchardonnay.ca/post/631999284Tue, 25 May 2010 15:26:44 -0400<a href="http://www.zoomermag.com/health/they-like-us-they-really-really-like-us/5171">Zoomermag.com, They Like us, They Really, Really, Like us!</a>http://coolchardonnay.ca/post/622695171http://coolchardonnay.ca/post/622695171Sat, 22 May 2010 14:43:06 -0400<a href="http://telegraphjournal.canadaeast.com/magazine/article/1061747">Top British critics sample Ontario Chardonnays</a>http://coolchardonnay.ca/post/619475277http://coolchardonnay.ca/post/619475277Fri, 21 May 2010 11:57:13 -0400““Monday was judgment day for several Niagara wineries.””<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2583507">http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2583507</a></em>http://coolchardonnay.ca/post/617180889http://coolchardonnay.ca/post/617180889Thu, 20 May 2010 17:38:15 -0400““Not just icewine.””<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/a201003092.html">http://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/a201003092.html</a></em>http://coolchardonnay.ca/post/617173453http://coolchardonnay.ca/post/617173453Thu, 20 May 2010 17:35:05 -0400<a href="http://www.thestar.com/living/food/article/811301--british-critics-praise-ontario-chardonnayd">From The Toronto Star: British Critics Praise Ontario Chardonnays</a>http://coolchardonnay.ca/post/613301628http://coolchardonnay.ca/post/613301628Wed, 19 May 2010 10:45:53 -0400<a href="http://www.thestar.com/specialsections/localwines/article/809032--a-global-coming-out-party-for-ontario-chardonnays">A global coming out party for Ontario chardonnays</a>http://coolchardonnay.ca/post/608197464http://coolchardonnay.ca/post/608197464Mon, 17 May 2010 19:26:46 -0400<a href="http://www.thestar.com/living/food/article/809791--top-critics-raise-a-glass-to-ontario-chardonnay">From Today's Toronto Star: Top critics raise a glass to Ontario chardonnay</a>http://coolchardonnay.ca/post/607301306http://coolchardonnay.ca/post/607301306Mon, 17 May 2010 12:44:09 -0400