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A green-skinned grape variety used to make a white wine.
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A variety of wine made from this grape.
Examples of chardonnay in a Sentence
For intance, having white wine with a steak is perfectly acceptable, especially if you've selected a big, oaky Chardonnay; however, if you are serving a delicately flavored white wine, the steak might overpower it.
True Champagne comes from France and is produced from Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grapes using theméthode champenoise, a system of fermentation that produces bubbles by introducing a second fermentation in the bottle.
Lobster in a rich sauce calls for a slightly richer Chardonnay to balance the acidity of the sauce.
I love the fight between Tanya and Amber in the player's lounge and I do still chuckle at Kyle and Chardonnay's wedding.
The CHARDONNAY offers refined citrus, peach and pineapple flavors with a gentle creamy, toasty oak finish.
Chardonnay delivers the freshest showbiz news gossip right to your PC.
Semillon Chardonnay blends are good, especially with the spicier, peppery salamis.
It is made exclusively from white Chardonnay grapes from the most renowned vineyards of the Côte des Blancs.
Figure 2. The Sortex Niagara color sorter processing Chardonnay grapes at an Australian winery.
The most popular white wine varieties are Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc (sometimes called Fume Blanc) and Chardonnay.
Riesling is a light white, while Chardonnay tends to be heavier and Sauvignon Blanc falls somewhere in between.
Most white Champagne is made with Chardonnay which may be blended with other grapes.
If you love Merlot but dislike Chardonnay, then you will probably prefer organic Merlot over organic Chardonnay.
Options include reflexology and couples massage packages, a lava shell massage, Sedona mud purification treatments, chardonnay sugar scrubs, facials, and lavender milk massages.
Kistler is considered one of the premier American Pinots (and of course, Chardonnay).
The vineyards grow primarly Chardonnay grapes, as well small amounts of Aligoté and Pinot Blanc.
With some of the finest white Burgundies or Chardonnay wines around the world, Corton-Charlemagne has a well-deserved reputation for excellence in winemaking.
While this rule of thumb can help you select wines to go with certain foods, it doesn't mean you are doing something wrong if you pair a Chardonnay with a steak or a Cabernet Sauvignon with salmon.
One of the most popular white varietals, Chardonnay may be oaked or unoaked.
Made from a combination of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grapes, Champagne works well with almost all foods.
The Shafer Chardonnay is indeed terrific.
If you like the Napa Chardonnay's from 2001 - 2003, with Rombauer on the top of my list, then this is a great addition to your cellar.
They have a longer, narrower bowl and smaller mouth than the chardonnay glass and allow the aroma of fruity white wines to fully develop and concentrate at the top of the glass.
Since 1981, the winery has produced quality wines, starting with their 1981 vintage Pinot Noir, and ultimately branching out to include Zinfandel and Chardonnay.
The Argyle Chardonnay is grown on hillside slopes in Oregon's Willamette Valley and fermented with select yeast strains and malo-lactic finish.
The Mer Soleil chardonnay is from the Central Coast.
Today, Oregon produces Pinot Noir, Reisling, Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, sparkling wines and to a lesser extent, other varietals.
Oregon's microclimates in the Wilamette Valley mimic the growing conditions in the Burgundy region quite closely, leading to successful Pinot Noir and Chardonnay harvests.
Because sparkling wine comes mostly from Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grapes, Oregon produces just the right grape varieties to make delicious versions.
Chardonnay from Oregon tends to be toasty with notes of pears and vanilla.
The Wilamette Valley is at the heart of Oregon's Pinot Noir and Chardonnay growing industry due to its temperate and wet winters and relatively dry summers.
Champagne makers use the clear juice to make their wines, often blending it with Chardonnay.
A blanc de blancs Champagne contains only Chardonnay grapes, while a blanc de noirs Champagne contains only Pinot Noir grapes.
The region also produces Chablis wines, made from Chardonnay grapes.
The wines contain blends or singular varietals made from Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grapes.
The 2006 Hayman & Hill Santa Lucia Highand is no longer available from wine retailers, who are selling the 2008 Chardonnay and beyond.
With flavors of ripe melon and butterscotch with notes of minerality, the Wine News rated this Chardonnay at 87 points.
If you come across a bottle of this Chardonnay, give it a try to see how it is drinking.
Thanks to the ocean's cooling influence Pinot Noir and Chardonnay do particularly well throughout the entire region.
Australia, for example, is making Chardonnay and Syrah and selling them for less than $5 per bottle!
Little Penguin, Australia's #1 selling Chardonnay right now, is taking this nation by storm.
Bocage also makes a Chardonnay that is similar in that both wines have minimal oak treatment.
This wine is a little harsh and the oak stands out a little more than this taster would like but for the price it's a solid choice and along with Bocage Chardonnay, a perennial dinner guest at my home.
It's an emerging region known for Chardonnay but with special promise for Pinot Noir.
What strikes you first about this delightful chardonnay is its opulence.
Bob Varner of Varner Wines makes Foxglove Chardonnay.
For the price this Chardonnay has more complexity than one expects.
There's a negligible trace of oak in this bright Chardonnay, just enough to consider but not enough to frown upon.
Some believe it's related to Chardonnay, nice try but it's not.
However, what is called Pinot Blanc in Australia may be a misnomer and in fact may be Chardonnay.