"Hunt" > wrote in message
...
> Ah, Meridian. Many years ago, it was the Chardonnay that got me into
> whites,
> though the years of my wife's attempts might have also played a role. In
> the
> first "Slammer Whites of Summer" drink-off at our house, it won the
> coveted
> title of "Slammer of the year." Back then, the upper price-point cut was
> ~US$
> 5/btl. It was subsequently replaced the next year, but I can't recall who
> that
> winner was. Now, the pp has climbed quite a bit, but it would be
> interesting
> to see how their newer Reserve offering might fare.

Meridian's winemaker, Charles Ortman, claims the title "Mr. Chardonnay".

And for all these years I've been thinking that was _I_!

I must admit that he does make decent Chardonnay though. I sometimes buy
his when I'm on vacation and can't get mine. ;^)

Tom S