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damn, I thought I had my list pegged, but as I read down all of the posts I ... whites; Albarino, lightly oaked or un-oaked Chard, Reisling, Viogniers. Of course this list can and does change depending on the season,...

Has anyone had anything of good quality from Argentina that isn't a malbec or ... they seem to be way way over oaked with very funky finishes I tried a Luigi Bosca Pinot Noir and my palate was tired after a glass and a...

Greg's list is a good one. I would just add that oaked wines can pick up a sweetness from their wood treatment so if you're looking for particularly dry wines it might be best to avoid those styles.

Had a couple more minutes to spend, so decided to add some more names to the ... high-alcohol over-oaked types that many producers put out for a number of years. Conduct your own survey, and let us know what you find over...

schellbe, Chablis is another example of a cool climate white wine which is high ... there is a place for both oaked and unoaked wines. I just prefer, as a general rule, the former. But that said, I do like Sancerre &...

D9sus4, Unoaked Chardonnays? How about a good Chablis? This is one region where I prefer no oak, but producers differ on this. Perhaps to repeat the obvious, but white Bordeaux (e.g. Chevalier) is a Sauvignon...

dmcker, Understood. I'd hate to see the pendulum swing too far that direction ... have not tried any unoaked Chardonnay yet that I love, although I've tried some that were quaffable. But heavily oaked Chardonnays are not...

dmcker, While I also prefer lightly oaked white wines to unoaked, it is actually traditional in some old world wine producing areas, such as the Loire Valley, to not use oak in making their white wine. The Sancerre &...

It's fashionable at the moment in certain circles to talk of not letting oak ... backlash against past over-oaked monstrosities from California and elsewhere, it is understandable for now. The pendulum will swing back to...

GregT, I believe this is the link you meant to provide regarding a "...nice ... for instance, to find an oaked sauvignon blanc. Also, since most white wines are drunk young, the tannins derived from aging in oak aren't...