2004 Yellow Tail Chardonnay

[Innkeeper]

Did you ever wonder how they get the oak into inexpensive Chardonnays like this one? They take oak sawdust and toast it, then they either put it in giant tea bags and dip it into a vat of Chard or they just let the dust filter down through it and then filter it out. It they had either fermented or aged the wine in oak barrels you could not get it for less than $15 or $18. We much prefer wines, especially inexpensive wines to taste like grapes rather than trees.