2019 Dawn's Dream Winery Frances Jane Chardonnay

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There's no question that a quality Chardonnay really pleases the palate and is one of the world's most diverse and celebrated white wines.  We recently had the opportunity to taste this exciting wine and we know  that you will love it.  This is the  2019 Dawn's Dream Winery Frances Jane Chardonnay and like most wines that we love, it has a back story.  The Frances Jane name comes from Dawn's granddaughter and the fun label comes from the love that Frances Jane has for the four-legged fur babies.  In fact, $5.00 of every bottle of this wine is donated to Peace of Mind Dog Rescue.  We love this! This wine is on the drier side but welcomes the palate with toasted ciabatta, lemon cream and crisp pear.  It opens up the senses and warms the mouth with candied apples, hints of oak and bright acidity, leading to a lingering and satisfying finish.  While we tasted this wine without food (like we do all of our wines), we think this selection would be a lovely accompaniment to ha
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The Project

Drink The Bottles wine blog project

After a hiatus for a couple of years, we are super exited to be writing about wine again on this blog - Drink The Bottles.  We are going to share some of our favorite wines with you here and hope that we can go through this wonderful journey together.  The wines featured on Drink The Bottles will cover all varietals and price points.  In other words, there will be something for everyone!

How did we get here?  Previously, we owned and wrote about wine and wine education on our previous wine blog, Midwest Wine Guy.  Back then, life was coming at us at about 200 miles per hour and we simply couldn't give everything that we wanted to the project.  Fast forward a couple of years and it is time to write again, not get overwhelmed and enjoy this wonderful world of wine!

The wines are why you're here, right?  We're not going to fill this page with fluff.  This wine blog is where you will discover the best wines to drink alone, drink with a friend or save for a rainy day.  You'll also get informative and entertaining articles about the wine industry.  We present to you......Drink The Bottles wine blog.

Have a favorite wine?   Tell us about it and it may be featured here!  

-Jeff & Melissa

 

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