{"id":347,"date":"2009-04-13T06:00:21","date_gmt":"2009-04-13T13:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.washingtonwinemaker.com\/blog\/?p=347"},"modified":"2009-04-13T06:00:21","modified_gmt":"2009-04-13T13:00:21","slug":"kirkland-2007-sonoma-county-chardonnay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/washingtonwinemaker.com\/blog\/2009\/04\/13\/kirkland-2007-sonoma-county-chardonnay\/","title":{"rendered":"Kirkland 2007 Sonoma County Chardonnay"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"KirklandI had high hopes for this wine ($9 at Costco), because the Kirkland brand is usually pretty good and I liked the Kirkland Sauvignon Blanc<\/a>. So how did it stack up?<\/p>\n

Running the numbers<\/h2>\n

When I make wine at home, I measure the specific gravity, titratable acidity, and pH. I thought I’d start doing that for some of the commercial wine I buy to see how how the pros are balancing acid, alcohol, and sugar. Since some wineries publish an analysis of their wines, it’ll also give me a chance to see how my measurments compare to those of a commercial lab.<\/p>\n

The alcohol content is 13.9%, according to the label, and here are my measurements:<\/p>\n

SG: 0.990, pH: 3.34, TA: 4.4 g\/L<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, I couldn’t find an analysis for this wine, and my e-mail to Kirkland Signature Wine Connection went unanswered. So I’ll just have to go on what I have, and what I have is a low TA – I would have expected 6 g\/L or so. Ok, but how does it taste?<\/p>\n

Disappointing<\/h2>\n

“Not unpleasant,” said the Lady of the House. We both hoped for more. There is promise, as you begin to sip, a hint of something lively. It’s gone the moment you swallow, however, and that short finish makes it a plain, disappointing wine. Next time I’ll pass on this one and pick up the Sauv Blanc or head over to Trader Joe’s for some Panilonco 2008 Reserve Chardonnay\/Voignier<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I had high hopes for this wine ($9 at Costco), because the Kirkland brand is usually pretty good and I liked the Kirkland Sauvignon Blanc. So how did it stack up? Running the numbers When I make wine at home, I measure the specific gravity, titratable acidity, and pH. I thought I’d start doing that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[48],"class_list":["post-347","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-commercial-wine","tag-nad"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t