Wines made from Chardonnay grapes of Serra Gaúcha
Discover the best wines made with Chardonnay as a single variety or as a blend of Serra Gaúcha.
More informations about the variety Chardonnay
The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.
More informations about the region of Rio Grande do Sul
Serra Gaúcha is a Brazilian wine region in the Southern state of Rio Grande do Sul, where Brazil meets Uruguay. Its name is apt: the landscape here is characterized by low mountain ranges (serras) and populated by gaúchos, the cowboys of the Brazilian Pampas. Small landholdings of just a few hectares are the norm in Serra Gacúha, which makes co-operative winemaking almost a necessity. The cost of buying and maintaining winemaking equipment is considerable, so local vignerons pool their resources and invest in shared, co-operative wineries.
What are the typical flavors of the Chardonnay grape variety?
- MicrobioPresent in 38% of Chardonnay
- Non oakPresent in 34% of Chardonnay
- Tree fruitPresent in 34% of Chardonnay
- OakPresent in 32% of Chardonnay
- Citrus fruitPresent in 31% of Chardonnay
- Tropical fruitPresent in 22% of Chardonnay
- EarthPresent in 19% of Chardonnay
- VegetalPresent in 18% of Chardonnay
- CitrusPresent in 9% of Chardonnay
- Red fruitPresent in 9% of Chardonnay
- YeastPresent in 7% of Chardonnay
- CreamPresent in 7% of Chardonnay
- SpicesPresent in 7% of Chardonnay
- ApplesPresent in 7% of Chardonnay
- Green applePresent in 7% of Chardonnay
- PearPresent in 7% of Chardonnay
- StrawPresent in 6% of Chardonnay
- PeachPresent in 5% of Chardonnay
- LemonPresent in 5% of Chardonnay
- PineapplePresent in 5% of Chardonnay
News about the grape variety Chardonnay
Willamette Valley grape crop is dealt a frosty blow
On 11 April, 2022, cold temperatures, snow and frost arrived in the Willamette Valley. The pre-dawn hours of 15 April were particularly devastating, with numerous vineyards registering overnight lows of minus three to zero degrees Celsius. Gregory Jones, a research climatologist and CEO of Abacela Winery in Roseburg, Oregon, refers to the event as ‘February in April’ in his weather and climate newsletter. The frost’s timing was disastrous. Thanks to a warmer, drier Oregon winter, Chardonnay and ...
Andrew Jefford: ‘The gifts of Bacchus hold our gaze like a procession’
Do growers make wine – or do markets? Growers, of course. Yet markets define the scope of the grower’s creative efforts by what they reward or sanction. When markets are neglectful and unresponsive, there’s little the grower can do but conform. It’s a problem the world over. Here’s an example. The river Moselle/Mosel rises to the wet west of the Vosges mountains, then curves in a long green arc heading north through Epinal, Metz and (along the left bank) Luxembourg’s Grand Duchy, turning east at ...
Vine trunks rise to meet climatic changes
While taller overall vines do exist in regions such as Galicia with their pergola training method, the roots of any vine usually top out at 37cm. It’s at this top point where the Vitis vinifera shoot is grafted in and continues to grow, giving us such grapes as Cabernet Sauvignon or Chardonnay. This is opposed to the rootstocks which are composed of various crosses of vines such as Vitis rupestris which aren’t used for wine production but are resistant to the root louse, phylloxera. This new tal ...