I was getting ready to post my wine of the week when I discovered that today is National Chardonnay Day. Who knew? I had no idea that Chardonnay was America’s best selling white wine. I will take any excuse to try some new wines, so bottoms up!

I was not prepared for this and therefore have no chardonnay in my wine cellar, but after doing some digging I found two mini bottles of Barefoot Chardonnay in our basement bar…SCORE!

My mini bottles of Chardonnay!

My husband and I are packing tonight for our Nashville trip so this will be perfect.

I also stumbled across this great video from FOX News with Tom Matthews, executive editor of Wine Spectator magazine. There are a lot of great tidbits here.

National Chardonnay Day presents an opportunity for me to buy some Chardonnay, so here are a few that I would like to try:

Coppola Sofia Chardonnay – $19

Sofia Chardonnay

Bennett Lane Los Carneros Reserve Chardonnay 2009 – $45

Bennett Lane Chardonnay Reserve

Goosecross Cellars 2009 Napa Valley Estate Chardonnay – $36

Goosecross Cellars Chardonnay

We visited these wineries during our trip to Napa and they were all fantastic finds. I am new to the Chardonnay game so I definitely need recommendations. I am usually a Sauvignon Blanc or Pinot Grigio drinker for white wines.

Let’s take this opportunity to try something new and raise our glasses for National Chardonnay Day, cheers!

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