How To Use Chardonnay In A Sentence
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Lindauer Brut ￡7.49 Made from the Pinot and Chardonnay grape this dry wine had a light golden colour.
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Winemaker Juan Micieli-Martinez used a bit of every white grape MCV grows for this blend, which is 32% sauvignon blanc, 25% viognier, 15% chardonnay, 10% semillon, 8% riesling, 7% pinot grigio and 3% Gewurztraminer.
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Also try the Zandvliet Chardonnay, the Astonvale Shiraz produced and the unwooded Astonvale Chardonnay and the Astonvale Crème.
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Deeper gold is often a dead giveaway of an oak-aged chardonnay.
Globe and Mail
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In this diary, the heroine is more likely to spend her days loading cartloads of hay and selling cattle rather than counting calories and swigging Chardonnay.
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Or when they want to start with, say, a Chardonnay, then switch to a Cabernet with the meal.
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Red Bordeaux is the world's best wine, and Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay are the best grapes.
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What I try to avoid is mass-produced bottom-of-the-barrel troisième cru vin de table distilled from grapes grown in a soil unsuitable for the Chardonnay grape being passed off as potable.
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Wine anoraks know that these wines are made from Chardonnay grapes, but most drinkers associate Chablis with a taste, not its component parts, and they buy it because they like it, and the idea of it.
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Chardonnay vines tend to bud early in the season and prefer calciferous soils that contain marl.
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Chardonnay is an amazingly versatile grape variety.
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`This is the life,' said Dee, happily, sipping her Chardonnay.
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Typically, the French are so devoted to putting the region, village and vineyard on the label that they do not bother to mention the sole variety that these great white burgundies are made from - Chardonnay.
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Chardonnay from one of the most orthodox of all organic growers.
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Varying aspects and mixture of different soils and sub-soils allow vineyard owners to grow many varieties of grapes: Riesling, muscat, Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, Sylvaner and Chardonnay.
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Serve with salad, crusty bread and Chardonnay to two appreciative flatmates.
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Besides offering run-of-the mill pub grub such as fish and chips, the updated menus promised to tantalise taste buds with some more exotic-sounding fare such as black olive bruschetta and charred cod, burnt lemon and Chardonnay risotto.
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There is a rare but distinct pink-berried mutation, Chardonnay Rose, as well as a headily perfumed Chardonnay Blanc Musqué version, sometimes used in blends.
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For entrées, I chose the succulent, herb-basted rack of spring lamb in a chokecherry and Chardonnay reduction.
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Classic New World Chardonnay with vanilla, butter and exotic fruit aromas.
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These are well-made varietal wines, Cabernet franc, Merlot and Chardonnay, selling for around $25 a bottle.
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There is a whiff of conspiracy in the air and it reeks pungently of Chardonnay glugging down the plug hole and just a dash of carpet-trampled kettle chips.
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Grape (s): 32% sauvignon blanc, 25% viognier, 15% chardonnay, 10% semillon, 8% riesling, 7% pinot grigio and 3% Gewurztraminer
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Among white wines, Chardonnay stands up better to being boxed than most grape varieties.
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Today their cultivated land is up to 50 acres and includes Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay grapes.
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Ramey Wine Cellars A NUANCED VISION | Hyde Vineyards in Napa, source of a great Ramey Chardonnay David Ramey was driving on a dusty road through the land of tequila and mezcal when he had what he describes as his "coup de foudre"—otherwise known as his road-to-Mexicali moment—and realized, improbably, that he wanted to make wine.
Wines That Favor Balance Over Power
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But anyway, the Celebrity Big Brother house played host last week to the mother-in-law of all cat-fights when what started as a harmless "girls' night in", complete with pyjamas, chardonnay and Cyndi Lauper keening "Girls Just Want to Have Fun", ended up as Mean Girls as imagined by Bruegel.
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This juicy Cape chardonnay comes from one of the country 's best producers.
Times, Sunday Times
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Ramon took a table on the terrace overlooking the valley floor and ordered a bottle of chilled Chilean chardonnay.
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If making a Champagne-style brut, this blending requires at minimum the dedication of several tanks to properly balance the three main components individually -- pinot noir, chardonnay and pinot meunier -- andalso additional tanks for cuvée blending.
Jason Feulner
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A delicious, sprightly chardonnay with lots of ripe, appley fruit.
Times, Sunday Times
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I can also recommend the hotel restaurant where I dined well and drank Chardonnay that tasted exactly like honey.
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The title came about when the two owners tasted an experimental Chardonnay that had been left on the lees in barrels for some time.
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The winery produces award-winning Chardonnays and Cabernet Sauvignons that burst with the powerful flavors of the terroir.
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Moved by the ceremony and lubricated by Chardonnay, the women are in a vulnerable state.
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Cabernet, Chardonnay, Riesling, Semillion and muscat (for dessert wines) are the other important grapes.
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Shiraz and chardonnay are the two varieties most commonly grown, and right now they're basking in summer heat.
Times, Sunday Times
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Certain words are commonly associated with certain grape varieties, such as cassis and Cabernet Sauvignon, gooseberries and Sauvignon Blanc, or butter and Chardonnay.
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Turkey, stuffing, cranberries and pumpkin pie all call out for vinos such as lightly oaked Chardonnays, dry-to semi-dry roses, drier Rieslings and lighter reds like Pinot Noirs, Gamays and Beaujolais.
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We have selected old vineyards of the grape type Scheurebe (65%), Chardonnay (25%) and Pinot Gris (10%).
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A glass of chardonnay, one of the Dan Murphy cleanskin specials.
What I cooked last night.
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Lighter foods, such as grilled fish, work best with more delicate whites such as Sauvignon Blanc or a light Chardonnay.
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There is a whiff of conspiracy in the air and it reeks pungently of Chardonnay glugging down the plug hole and just a dash of carpet-trampled kettle chips.
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Even Mr. Ellenbogen, whose wine list is an exercise in vinous esoterica, has a Chardonnay among his Bar Agricole offerings, albeit one made in the mountains of Jura, France, and blended with the Savagin grape.
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The result is a ripe, juicy, all-purpose Chardonnay with a fine, buttery finish.
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I am the voice of a little girl clutching her expensive beaded purse. and applying glossy chardonnay lipstick over and over because I like the hypnotically soothing way it feels, a rhythym of comfort. a smooth frost over curved hills and I like feeling. trying to remember the sensations I once loved. in the midst of sleep, swimming in the silk fabric of luxurious bedding, sometimes I am startled by the accidental touch of my own hand, brushing against the dipped hollow of my alabaster back, and the softness makes me inhale sharply ~because I remember~ because, I still remember your breath warming my dreams.
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Grilled Swordfish works beautifully with a big, buttery Chardonnay because the richness of the fish and the toasty nuances from the grill marry well with those flavor elements in the wine.
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Chardonnay is probably the most popular of the white wines.
Wine 101: Chardonnay
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This creamy, stylishly oaked Chardonnay, with its focused acidity and fine, citrus fruit core is hard to beat.
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Anyway, we had the garlic, tomato and oregano soaked courgettes served with a pork escalope and a glass of cold Italian Chardonnay.
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With chardonnay, the winemaker can choose his style: rich and buttery, fresh and zesty, ripe and tropical, oaky or unoaked.
Times, Sunday Times
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Another Pinot Noir/ Chardonnay bubbly is the superb Graham Beck Brut MCC.
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I think it is bad for Chardonnay and it is bad for the wine industry to use that term to describe a part of the political spectrum.
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There are usually clusters of them sitting at the cosy bar or one of the red-and-white checked tables, quaffing rich Medoc or chilled Chardonnay while munching black olives and thick slices of country pâté on fresh baguettes.
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The smell of turkey was in the air, and even Estelle, my mother-in-law, had swilled an early glass of chardonnay.
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NOTE: There's nothing inherently wrong with the Chardonnay grape, though I prefer how it's vinified in Chablis in Burgundy to the fruitier, ditzier New World styles.
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This big, rich, oaked Chardonnay might have been ready to drink had it been closed with a natural cork.
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Chablis District in northern Burgundy of France where a Chardonnay-based white wine is made, normally with little or no aging in small oak barrels.
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We could choose a full-bodied, big, buttery, oaked Chardonnay to match the weight and character of the dish or we could choose a tart, fresh Sauvignon Blanc to contrast and cut through the heavy sauce.
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Shiraz and chardonnay are the two varieties most commonly grown, and right now they're basking in summer heat.
Times, Sunday Times
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I think the love of trifle came only after I was allowed to drink alcohol and I hoed in after a few glasses of chardonnay when my weird, idiosyncratic eating behaviour slipped for a bit.
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The range includes tumblers specifically designed for Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Cabernet and so on.
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When California winemakers say their Pinots or Chardonnays are "Burgundian", they are not only talking about the leaner style but also saying that despite the warm climate they are delivering a similar high level of quality.
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After being opened for a day or more, the Chardonnay sometimes tasted softer and less oaky, the Cabernet rounder and less tannic.
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Yet more techniques for adding to or altering the flavour of Chardonnay are oak-barrel fermentation and maturation.
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Bight on Cabernet's heels are Merlot and, in the cooler, southern end of the valley (known as Carneros, an appellation Napa shares with Sonoma), Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.
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You walk through row upon row of Merlot, Chardonnay and small clusters of Sauvignon Blanc, their beautifully ripe, blue-tinged grapes demanding to be picked.
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Know the difference between a Cabernet and a Chardonnay.
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Chardonnay is the most-planted white grape on Long Island, covering around 30% of local vineyard land.
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Chablis District in northern Burgundy of France where a Chardonnay-based white wine is made, normally with little or no aging in small oak barrels.
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This gorgeous white blends Argentina's own lime blossom-scented torrontes grape with appley chardonnay, delivering aniseedy flavours with grapey fruit.
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• Roast monkfish with Parma ham, tomato fondue and persillade/Vergelegen Reserve Chardonnay
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That leads me to Raphael's 2008 Naturale ($20), a blend of 60% chardonnay, 30% sauvignon blanc and 10% semillon that, as the name implies, was made in "natural" way.
Raphael 2008 Naturale (White Blend)
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There are attempts to diversify, however, with the planting of grape varieties from southern Italy such as Fiano and Greco di Tufo and of more international varieties such as Chardonnay, Riesling, Sylvaner, and Pinot Blanc.
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The Petrie Chardonnay 2003 is a clean, complex, minimally oaked food wine in the slightly austere style of top French white burgundies.
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Chardonnay is the most important varietal, with the best offering notes of apple, pear, butterscotch and pineapple.
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At that time, grape varieties weren't exactly classified, but Chardonnay, for instance, could have been among them.
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And the tangy apple flavour found in most Chardonnays comes primarily from malic acid, the tart acid found in apples.
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The lively, aniseed-spiked Granny Smith and exotic fresh pineapple fruit of this tried and trusted Aussie Chardonnay continues to impress.
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This joyous, soft, ripe, buttery Chardonnay with a pleasingly ripe nutty finish is a bargain at this price.
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You don't see enough organic wines on restaurant lists, so this Catalan blend of Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay is a real find.
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Sauvignon Blanc ranks foremost among them, with Chardonnay not too far behind.
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Swinging voters will see it as a sign that he has escaped from the clutches of the Chardonnay swilling elites.
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Long famous for its Chardonnays and Cabernet Sauvignons, Sonoma is now garnering more attention for other varietals, such as Syrah and Merlot.
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If I ventured from the reds, Chardonnays replaced the lighter, less fulfilling whites.
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In general, Aussie reds are easy and lush while their whites (primarily Chardonnay and Semillon) are big and round.
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Apart from oak, Chardonnay has many other influences on its complexity of flavours.
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Poached salmon with Bearnaise sauce, potato salad, spicy couscous, green salad, washed down with my contribution, a bottle of Chardonnay.
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Montelena Chardonnay from the Napa Valley recently and I was lucky enough to get a taste of a recent bottling of the wine that made history at the Judgment of Paris.
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In Australia as elsewhere in the world, Chardonnay is seen as the grape of today and of tomorrow.
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Since 1977, he and his partner have been making Chardonnay, Cabernet and fumé blanc at the Napa Valley winery.
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At first she is always the composed professional, primly sipping her pre-prandial glass of Chardonnay.
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And midst them are those of Sydney Agricultural University whose Chardonnay is a premium wine in the market.
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The mouth-watering finish is more Sauvignon blanc than Chardonnay in style.
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Then again, perhaps we were just a bunch of Chardonnay (Cabernet Merlot, actually) swilling elitists totally out of touch with middle Australia.
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Two sticks of celery taste so much better washed down with a glass of Chardonnay or two.
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Bright and impressively flavorful from the first refreshing sip, this affordable bubbly is made with 60% pinot noir and 40% chardonnay by
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The Burgundy soil is mainly based on oolitic limestone, upon which both the Chardonnay and Pinot Noir grapes flourish.
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Michelle over at My Wine Education found a fun way to take the "naked" theme even further, picking up a bottle of 2004 Trevor Jones Virgin Chardonnay from Australia.
The Roundup: WBW #36 Get Naked (Finally)
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Their use for such international varieties as Cabernet, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Sauvignon Blanc is also a recent phenomenon which has yielded both excellent results and some heavily over-oaked wines.
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Her other two whites are both Chardonnays, one from Burgundy and one from California's Sonoma Valley.
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The Michael Shaps Chardonnay may not age as well as his Shaps et Roucher-Sarrazin Meursault, but it can definitely resemble its French role model.
Wine: Michael Shaps, a Virginia-Burgundy blend
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Finally, the point raised by Greg about Napa Valley Chardonnay is way off base because it somehow assumes, as the WSJ pair do, that there is some monolithic place/style of wine.
American Chardonnay: “simple, sweet, alcoholic and false” | Dr Vino's wine blog
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Prices for multi-purpose grapes have fallen sharply as Americans have shifted to varietal wines made from Merlot, Cabernet, Zinfandel, or Chardonnay grapes.
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One trend that emerged in the late 1990s was unoaked Chardonnay.
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He told them that they needed to restock the liquor in the minifridge, and that he wanted a bottle of chardonnay to share with his new lady friend.
Jew Bitch
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This buttery, citrussy chardonnay delivers creamy, butterscotch, layered fruit.
Times, Sunday Times
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He made the announcement this morning, saying he made the decision over a bottle of Chardonnay at the weekend after he and wife Helena had decided his time had come to move on.
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On the other hand, those producers that used to ‘reinforce’ their Trebbianos with big injections of other more noble grape varieties (specially Chardonnay), today they use them for the hype wine of the moment, the Pecorino IGT (we'll soon cover also this topic).
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But over-planted grapes such as Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Cabernet are set to continue the downslide as over 90,000 acres of vineyard have only just begun to come into production.
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One of the most-frequent targets for my detestation is California chardonnay — which is often guilty of all three infractions.
WTN: Sonoma-Cutrer Chardonnays (Sonoma)
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Poor old Kyle and Chardonnay have had nothing much to do this series, except provide a stream of public service information about hermaphrodite babies.
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Chardonnay and Pinot Noir vines thrive in limestone soil.
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It has been hard to persuade Chardonnay and Cabernet drinkers that sherry is worth trying - but change is afoot.
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The varieties of grape used for the production of the estates wines are Pinot noir for the red appellations, and Chardonnay and Aligoté for the white appellations.
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The triumph of the American chardonnays was even greater, with Grgich's Chateau Montalena well ahead of the pack and other star-spangled whites in third and fourth place.
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For whites we waived Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc for the more aromatic Chenin Blanc and dry Riesling.
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Full and potent but not too weighty, Montes Alpha Chardonnay 2003 exhibits a peachy, grapey nose with a slight effervescence.
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Serve with egg noodles covered in butter and white pepper, and a glass of decent Chardonnay or cheap Beaujolais.
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A typically flavoursome, well-priced Chardonnay from one of Chile's best wineries, this shows restrained oak and notes of citrus fruit and white peach.
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After a few desultory paragraphs on Thomas Jefferson and Virginia's six American Viticultural Areas (a discussion that demonstrates only that they can read a map), the authors point out that Virginia specializes in vinifera varieties, "especially Riesling, Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot.
Wine: What Virginia and Maryland are up against
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These wines include the fruity native Labruscas and exquisite French-American wines to European-style Chardonnays and Rieslings.
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Avoid heavily oaked wines, such as super-oaky California Chardonnays.
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Chablis is a preferable boogeyman to Chardonnay, because saying the word sounds more French than “Chardonnay.”
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I made griddled salmon with steamed broccoli and courgettes, and we talked, and laughed, and my Dad opened a lovely bottle of Chardonnay.
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The variety continues to be planted in an ever wider range of locations, but Italy has a long history of Chardonnay cultivation, especially on its subalpine slopes in the north.
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Both of these Chardonnays are more traditional in the sense that they are very buttery and creamy because during the winemaking process, 100 percent of these wines went into a secondary fermentation, commonly referred to as malolactic fermentation.
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Prices for multi-purpose grapes have fallen sharply as Americans have shifted to varietal wines made from Merlot, Cabernet, Zinfandel, or Chardonnay grapes.
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I also ordered a bottle of the unwooded Chardonnay from Constantia Uitsig 1998 to match the fish starters.
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This delicious 14.5 per cent alcohol chardonnay is fermented on its own yeast and oak-aged.
Times, Sunday Times
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Chardonnay provides a warm biscuity base, pinot noir brings red fruit.
Times, Sunday Times
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For example, Meursault in Burgundy is the name of a village with a particularly strong reputation for producing Chardonnay.
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So what happens if a winery produces both world-class Burgundian doppelgängers - Pinot Noir and Chardonnay (and throw in Riesling, too) - but is half a globe away?
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And there's the Alexander Valley, 16,000 vineyard acres focused primarily on Cabernet, Merlot and Chardonnay.
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The Chardonnay is $15, and the Merlot is $18, plus tax and the cost of shipping.
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Traditional pairings often find Chardonnay-dominant wines with oysters, caviar, lobster, shellfish, smoked salmon, sashimi/sushi and Thai cuisine.
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Made in a fantastic year for white Burgundy, this organically-farmed Chardonnay is what great unoaked Chablis should be all about.
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This augers well for other lesser known white grape varieties grown successfully in the Cape - such as Colombard and Gewürztraminer - usually overshadowed by the popular Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc.
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Clearly, students there are doing their homework, since this appellation, just 20 years old, is producing some outstanding wines: structured Cabernets and Merlots, crisp and interesting Chardonnays and Sauvignon Blancs.
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If the oyster is cooked, the creaminess of an aged, oak Chardonnay will suffice, whereas if it is part of a wider recipe, such as game pie, opt for a meaty red.
Oysters Come Back in Vogue
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All the great white wines are made from Chardonnay, all the great reds from Pinot Noir.
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So could Prosecco be to the noughties what Chardonnay was to the '90s?
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Even the cheapest Chardonnay, they said, needed its requisite shavings before it would sell.
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They continue to sell Chardonnay grapes to other vineyards.
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The wine, a Chardonnay from Domaine Jessiaume, is undergoing a process known as malolactic fermentation, whereby the harsh malic acids are converted into milder, creamier lactic acids, adding texture and flavor to the final juice.
A Taste of Things to Come
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Most wine retails for less than $20, but even if your resources can best be described as piddling, Christmas is not the time for sending Aunt Kate a $7.95 Romanian chardonnay.
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He leads us to the log hives of stingless black bees, which produce Chardonnay-colored honey - a highlight of the Maya diet that is harvested only during full-moon ceremonies.
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Pure Chardonnay Champagnes from the best vineyards of Oger have great finesse and all the true aromatic characteristics of the Chardonnay grape.
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The old cafes are still local favorites, but now it's also possible to watch a dusky red sunset filtered through a mellow golden Chardonnay at several very good restaurants.
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The chardonnay is described as zesty with notes of apricot, peach and honey, and the cab as full-bodied with "juicy plum overtones." by smoknmirrors November 4, 2009 11: 37 AM EST
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In your 20s, you get more sophisticated and drink heavily oaked, New World wine (those were my Chardonnay years, when I was but green in judgement).
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Two of its prize-winning wines, the Semillon Chardonnay and the Shiraz Cabernet, have also come to town.
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More appositely, it makes a fine partner to the Bin 65 Chardonnay if you intend to serve a heavily spiced leg of lamb tomorrow.
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Chardonnay and pinot noir melded into a fresh, lightly fruity wine with a crisp line in bubbles that is endearing rather than profound, with its charming wash of yeasty warmth.
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The extensive wine list ranges from a £2.65-per-glass Chardonnay to a bottle of Dom Perignon champers at £130.
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The bottle and label aren't the only things that are different with this wine: The cuvée is a bit different, too, with a bit more Chardonnay in the blend.
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This Chardonnay (fruit from Clarksburg and Monterey) has good texture from partial malolactic with creamy and nutty notes under lively pear and apple flavours.
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There is no attempt to create a genre with recurring motifs like, for example, chick lit's shoes, sex, and Chardonnay.
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The final blend is 60% viognier and 40% chardonnay, without a trace of oak or malolactic fermentation.
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Ellis is one of South Africa's leading winemakers, and this understated citrus fruity, subtly oaked Chardonnay is a triumph.
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The vastness of the county and the topographic and climatologic variations provide opportunities to make a variety of outstanding wines, and Chardonnay is the most widely planted grape.
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A blanc de blancs is a sparkling wine made exclusively from Chardonnay grapes.
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Dinner entrees at Michel will average $28 and run to duck a l 'orange, veal cheeks blanquette and John Dory with chardonnay sauce.
A Date for Michel: October 26
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Even the waiters gathered momentum as the meal progressed, decanting the better Chardonnays and serving them in large Burgundy glasses.
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This is benchmark Australian oaked Chardonnay: ripe fruit is balanced, threaded with firm acidity and finished with a twist of oak.
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We enjoyed a lightly oaked Rochioli Russian River Valley 2000 Chardonnay that we bought during our last trip to California.
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We decided to stick with the house white, a pleasant and eminently drinkable chardonnay that evening, and then headed into the food stations.
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More wine producers should combine the zesty greenness of sauvignon blanc with the appley richness of chardonnay.
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A special building is used for the ageing of Milmanda, a Chardonnay wine fermented in small oak casks which spends a long period in contact with its own lees.
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Another stunner is the Schramsberg Brut Rose, made in Napa Valley primarily of Pinot Noir grapes but is then balanced with Chardonnay.
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The Jura, near the Swiss Alps makes snappy sparklers mostly from Chardonnay or Pinot Noir; look for Arbois.
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The region now produces premier Chardonnays, Sauvignon Blancs, Merlots and Cabernet Sauvignons, plus trendy varietals such as Pinot Noirs, Syrahs, Zinfandels, Gamays, Nebbiolos and Sangioveses.
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Somehow over the years, most seemed to have dropped the ball in favor of Chardonnay, which admittedly is sexier and what most people know.
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The main varietals in Chile are Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc for whites and Cabernet, Merlot and Carmenere for reds.
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Beamsville winemaker Joseph DeMaria says a Saudi Arabian businessman paid $30,000 for a bottle of his award-winning 2000 Chardonnay icewine.
Icewine fetches a cool $30,000
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The wine has a fresh, crisp, tart dryness that serves almost as a surface coating through which one can perceive the underlying fruit of the Chardonnay grape.
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A couple of narrow bunks, a stove, a cooler full of fruit and cheese and a few bottles of a cut-rate Chardonnay.
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A few years ago, they formed Maison Shaps et Roucher-Sarrazin, a boutique wine label specializing in fine chardonnays from Meursault and pinot noir from various Burgundy appellations.
Wine: Michael Shaps, a Virginia-Burgundy blend
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(I picture him in rumpled tie elbowing his laughing-head-into-her-hands hostess while he gestures breezily with a glass of chardonnay — white wine itself being much classier in 1983 than now.)
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Over the past four decades, a significant number of small vineyards and wineries have begun growing and crafting premium quality wines in the region, producing wines for all tastes ranging from native Labruscas and French-American wines, to European-style Chardonnays and Rieslings.
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A good bottle of Australian Sémillon Chardonnay, at £10, washed the lot down admirably and, with just a bit of room to spare, we chose cinnamon apple fritters with fresh cream and profiteroles for dessert.
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Until I tasted the 2000 vintage of this Languedoc Chardonnay, I was not very keen on the confected style of this heavily promoted southern white.
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To go with the meal, Rachain chose a French Bourgogne Chardonnay, a very smooth white with a delightful bouquet.
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Edi Kante's wines are among the finest, from the international grapes such as Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay to the aromatic, indigenous Vitovska and Malvasia.
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As a final part of the cooperage process, a fire is lit under the upturned barrel and this is what gives toasted flavours to a wood-aged Chardonnay.
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The rich fruit flavours of this Pinot Noir Chardonnay are complemented by a soft creamy complexity.
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So, if the winemakers want a softer wine with buttery characteristics - a Chardonnay, for example - they put the wine through malolactic fermentation.
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However, some have ventured and they recommend matured and oaked Chardonnays or Riesling.
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This is benchmark Australian oaked Chardonnay: ripe fruit is balanced, threaded with firm acidity and finished with a twist of oak.
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Chardonnay and to a slightly lesser extent Syrah, for example, are extremely versatile.
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If a married woman fancies a swig of something naughty but nice, all she has to do is slip out of her apron and meet a pal down the pub, or uncork a bottle of Chardonnay while watching tv.
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This brilliant tri-varietal white blends the buttery character of Chardonnay with the aniseed, angelica and citrus flavours of Sauvignon and muscat grapes.
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Red varieties take up just l5 per cent of South Africa's vineyards - an astonishing figure for a country that is making its reputation abroad at least as much on its Cabernets, Pinotages and occasional Pinot Noirs as on it Chardonnays.
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All this wasn't helped by having a stonker of a headache caused by two bottles of very nice reserve Chardonnay on Saturday night.
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Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Muscadelle, Carignan, Pinot Noir, and Merlot are particularly susceptible to botrytis bunch rot, with Chardonnay moderately susceptible and Cabernet Sauvignon quite tolerant.
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Because the winemaker can have such a strong influence it is often technique that defines the flavors of Chardonnay wines more than terroir.
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She drinks - there are scenes of her holding a glass of amusing New World Chardonnay to her lips and earnestly tippling - and she picks up men in bars and bonks them to within an inch of their lives.
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All the great white wines are made from Chardonnay, all the great reds from Pinot Noir.
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The Cuvee Des Ambassadeurs, the wine of choice in the Elysee Palace, is a 50/50 Chardonnay and Pinot Noir champagne in a zesty and bright brut style.
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When we started our column in 1998, the most widely available Sauvignon Blanc came from the U.S., where too many winemakers stripped it of its varietal character -- fresh-cut grass, kiwi, lime and grapefruit, with bouncy acidity -- by making it into a kind of oaky junior Chardonnay.
Summer's sure-fire wine: Sauvignon Blanc
