Buttery wine has been on my mind. Butter is what comes to many people’s minds when they hear “California Chardonnay.” The category earned that stereotype during the 1980s and ‘90s, an era so abhorrent ...

Next time you sip on a buttery Chardonnay, thank malolactic fermentation. As unglamorous as it sounds, this is an important, months-long component for many winemakers. A type of fermentation that can ...

To our surprise, here is a question we have been asked with increasing frequency over the past six months: Where can I get a buttery American chardonnay? Or, as Jacqueline Jenkins of Riverside, Calif.

Butter and jam are at the center of a legal battle being fought between two of California’s largest wine companies. Napa’s JaM Cellars, which has built its JaM Cabernet Sauvignon and Butter Chardonnay ...