Ready to indulge in a Chardonnay that might change your mind about this popular varietal? Join us as we sip and savor the Jam Sellers Butter Chardonnay 2021, a fun and unique find at Costco for just $9.99. We’ll dive into the background of Jam and its founders, John and Michelle, while discussing their focus on celebrating oak in their wines.
Get ready to be surprised by the different flavors and characteristics of this Butter Chardonnay, from its vanilla cream and lemon curd notes to its 14.8% alcohol content that gives it some body and boldness. We’ll explore why this wine is worth trying, even if you’re not typically a Chardonnay fan. Plus, stay tuned for our upcoming review of a Costco bargain Rioja Reserva in a couple of days. Cheers to discovering new wine experiences!
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Speaker 1
0:03
Welcome
to
Maine
Dave
and
cheap
wine
fightercom
with
another
wine
review
podcast
for
a
wine
we
wrote
up
on
the
cheap
wine
findercom
website
.
This
one's
kind
of
fun
and
interesting
.
I
found
it
at
Costco
for
9.99
.
Checked
online
and
selling
for
$13
,
maybe
to
$17
and
it's
available
everywhere
,
but
it's
cheaper
at
Costco
.
And
what
it
is
?
the
Jam
Sellers
Butter
Chardonnay
2021
.
Speaker 1
0:37
There
are
two
Jam
Sellers
Chardonnays
,
one's
Napa
and
one's
California
.
This
is
the
California
one
.
They
don't
say
where
it's
from
,
but
Jam
is
located
and
they
have
a
winery
It
looks
like
you
should
visit
.
It's
music
,
everything
.
It
looks
like
a
pretty
cool
place
.
So
if
you're
ever
going
to
Napa
,
put
Jam
on
your
list
.
And
this
was
made
,
or
at
least
sellered
and
bottled
,
in
Lodi
,
so
they
have
a
few
facilities
all
over
.
Jam
is
actually
John
and
Michelle
,
a
true
shard
.
John
is
second
generation
wine
maker
and
his
father
has
true
shard
vineyards
,
which
is
now
established
in
Napa
and
he
broke
off
and
his
is
now
John
Anthony
of
Family
of
Wines
.
The
Jam
is
one
of
his
several
brands
And
it's
Butter
Chardonnay
.
Speaker 1
1:41
Because
they
actually
kind
of
celebrate
oak
.
You
know
oak
influence
in
wine
and
they
don't
really
go
into
a
lot
of
details
.
I
was
hoping
I'd
hear
about
all
about
a
malactic
fermentation
and
you
know
batonage
and
everything
,
but
they
didn't
really
do
that
.
They
just
said
they
did
cold
fermentation
and
they
did
a
very
specific
blend
of
different
oaks
,
and
how
the
oak
is
cut
can
change
it
.
They
always
toast
the
wine
,
the
inside
the
barrels
,
and
you
can
do
different
levels
of
toast
light
toast
,
dark
toast
.
I
mean
that
brings
out
the
oak
flavors
and
the
toast
and
you
can
do
a
collection
of
very
light
and
do
that
to
get
all
the
different
flavors
in
the
right
one
.
It's
not
easy
but
you
can
do
it
and
they
did
it
.
Now
I'm
going
to
take
a
sip
.
And
for
butter
,
it's
not
like
the
old
school
there's
still
a
few
out
there
that
still
do
it
old
schools
where
it's
just
the
wood
is
so
strong
in
it
and
the
butter
overtakes
all
the
flavors
.
That's
not
what's
going
on
here
.
Speaker 1
2:58
This
is
a
unique
take
on
Chardonnay
.
I
mean
I
always
tell
people
I
don't
like
Chardonnay
.
Well
,
you
don't
.
Everybody
makes
Chardonnay
a
little
bit
different
.
I
mean
there's
a
thousand
different
variations
you
can
do
to
it
,
from
the
grapes
to
the
production
techniques
to
the
oak
aging
.
No
oak
aging
,
they're
all
different
.
This
one's
really
different
and
at
ten
bucks
.
Speaker 1
3:22
It's
a
lot
of
fun
too
.
It's
got
like
some
vanilla
cream
going
on
.
It's
got
lemon
curd
and
maybe
apple
and
some
peach
,
maybe
a
little
bit
of
honey
.
It's
got
stone
fruit
,
maybe
dried
apricots
.
It's
got
maybe
a
little
bit
of
a
very
,
very
light
butterscotch
and
then
maybe
a
little
bit
of
tropical
,
just
a
little
.
Speaker 1
3:59
There's
a
lot
of
flavor
going
on
.
The
butter
isn't
necessarily
butter
I
mean
they
have
wines
that
are
called
toast
and
they
do
the
whole
jamping
up
But
there's
a
lot
of
flavor
going
on
and
it's
14.8
on
the
alcohol
.
14.8
is
well
within
red
wine
territory
.
You
don't
see
that
many
white
wines
going
that
far
.
So
this
is
a
wine
that's
got
some
body
to
it
,
but
the
body
kind
of
helps
it
support
all
the
flavor
.
And
it
does
have
tons
of
flavor
.
Speaker 1
4:32
I'm
not
a
huge
fan
of
overly-oaked
chardonnay
.
I
don't
really
like
un-oaked
chardonnay
.
It
tends
to
be
a
little
bit
brittle
and
spiky
for
me
.
I
really
like
to
round
chardonnay
off
and
this
has
that
and
plus
a
kind
of
unique
flavors
going
on
and
it
does
taste
good
.
It
might
not
be
everybody's
cup
of
tea
,
but
it
is
a
wine
you
probably
should
try
because
it
is
unique
and
it's
well
done
.
Everything
is
balanced
.
I'm
going
to
take
another
sip
The
chardonnay
that
doesn't
have
the
yolk
bounced
out
and
the
flavors
right
where
they're
supposed
to
be
.
This
is
kind
of
a
sleek
wine
,
even
though
it's
big
and
bold
and
still
sleek
.
That's
a
good
trick
And
the
chardonnay
doesn't
get
in
the
way
.
But
I
just
caught
myself
licking
my
lips
a
little
bit
,
which
means
it's
there
,
it
just
covered
up
by
all
the
fruit
flavors
and
it
tastes
good
.
I
mean
,
14-8
isn't
a
wine
you're
going
to
want
to
have
and
have
to
get
up
at
7
in
the
morning
.
You
might
want
to
have
this
Friday
night
,
saturday
night
,
where
you
can
sleep
in
a
little
bit
,
because
it
is
a
heavier
wine
and
that
is
a
consideration
.
It's
always
a
consideration
,
but
I
liked
it
.
Speaker 1
5:54
Jam
Sellers
Butter
Chardonnay
2021
.
I
didn't
think
I
would
.
The
website
is
all
these
people
,
models
and
photographs
having
fun
.
They
don't
really
tell
you
much
about
the
wine
And
one
thing
I
noticed
is
all
the
people
who
are
being
photographed
having
fun
are
doing
things
that
no
one
who
ever
has
fun
would
ever
do
.
For
some
reason
,
that's
how
marketers
think
fun
is
.
But
that's
beside
the
point
,
because
the
wine
is
really
good
and
they
should
have
let
them
drink
a
couple
of
bottles
before
they
started
photographing
,
there
might
have
been
better
fun
pictures
.
So
that's
it
for
me
.
Speaker 1
6:22
Domain
Day
from
cheapwinefightercom
.
I
guess
we
like
your
podcast
.
The
JAM
Sellers
Butter
Chardonnay
2021
from
California
is
a
win
for
me
.
It's
a
wine
that
you
should
try
.
I
mean
,
it
might
not
be
your
style
,
but
then
again
you
might
not
know
exactly
what
your
style
is
,
and
it
might
be
afterwards
.
So
there
you
go
.
So
keep
it
cheap
,
stay
cool
and
safe
,
and
I'll
be
talking
to
everybody
.
I
think
I've
got
a
Costco
Bargain
Rioja
Reserva
.
It's
going
to
be
an
interesting
one
too
in
a
couple
of
days
.
So
I'll
talk
to
everybody
in
a
little
bit
.
Adios
,
thanks
.
