Chardonnay is the world's most popular white wine grape.
Chardonnay wines homeland is the Burgundy region of France, where it
produces sublime, complex Chardonnay table wines (in Champagne and
elsewhere it provides the base for many of the world’s best sparkling
wines), but it also flourishes in California, Australia, New Zealand,
Chile, Argentina and South Africa. |
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Chardonnay is a good-yielding variety that buds early in the season and
also ripens relatively early, with its thin skin making it susceptible
to rot from early rains. Chardonnay ripens easily and produces
medium-to-full-bodied Chardonnay wines with rich apple, citrus, and
tropical fruit aromas and flavors. When Chardonnay wines are made with
care, they are bold, rich and complex and taste of ripe figs and peach,
honey and butter, hazelnuts and spice. The best are medium-bodied,
medium dry and high in acidity. Chardonnays, more than any other white
wine, love to be aged in oak.
Chardonnay Wine Tip:
Chardonnay wine is not an especially versatile food wine and is best
paired with simply prepared seafood and poultry dishes. |
