When Phil Baxter learned Chardonnay was not allowed at the Anderson Valley White Wine Festival, he decided to take a stand.
Some people love oaky chardonnays ... Yet they are necessary to create a complex wine. Top producers in Bordeaux and California use oak judiciously and often in combination.
By TOM MARQUARDT and TOM MARQUARDT      A winemaker has a lot of tools at his disposal to make something good out of the ...