As California Wine Month draws to a close, I thought it would be fitting to round out the month by writing about a Chardonnay from Michel-Schlumberger Wines. Michel-Schlumberger is a small-production, organic vineyard located in California's Dry Creek Valley.... Continue...

... coming from one of my favorite Sonoma area wineries, Michel Schlumberger. They just started blogging 4 ... community. (Especially a winery I really enjoy!)Welcome Michel Schlumberger!PS-If you are attending the Wine Bloggers' Conference this fall, Michel Schlumberger is one of the options on Zephyr ... Michel Schlumberger and tasting the wines. You can also pick up the 2007 Pinot Blanc...

Check out the Benchland Blog from Michel-Schlumberger Wine Estate . They need to remember to link to the blog from their main Web site, of course, but since they've just started posting (last Friday), I think they can be forgiven. All I want to know is "Who is Judd?" (the person making most of the posts).  He introduced everyone else, but forgot himself. Thanks to Tim Elliott of Acan Media...

Forum: Wine Talk Posted By: C Blacklidge Post Time: 04-09-2007 at 12:20 AM

Matt and I love Michel Schlumberger . So on our most recent CA adventure it was a no brainer to stop by for a 2nd attempt at a tasting when we were out and about with Russ (who I will be hiking with on Wednesday!) and Patrick (who hopefully can join me for lunch on Thursday, haven't talked to him yet...) in Sonoma. I will also be heading back to Michel Schlumberger this coming week...

Michel-Schlumberger Dry Creek Valley, California Benchland Wine Schlumberger Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 1999 $75.00 13.0% Completely opaque black purple core, attractive surface shine, thin if super-dark crimson rims, fills the glass visually...

What can I tell you? The Wooden Guys are torn. Michel Schlumberger and Schlumberger winery were incredibly kind to send out four bottles for a Live Twitter Tasting. On the other hand, we just have to give honest reviews. The wooden guys did not love any of the Schlumberger wines. The most ... % alcoholDry Creek ValleyCaliforniaFrom the bottlenotes:Michel-Schlumberger established a name for its...

The winemaker’s note says …subtle aromas of citrus, guava and mango to those of dried flowers and minerals… but I’d modify that to say …subtle aromas of oak, oak and oak to those of dried oak and oak… They then claim that These new plantings bring a fine structure, found ...