Wines made from Chardonnay grapes of Niagara Peninsula
Discover the best wines made with Chardonnay as a single variety or as a blend of Niagara Peninsula.
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 Ontario
Niagara Peninsula is the largest and most productive viticultural area in Canada, located on the Southern shores of Lake Ontario. It stretches roughly 55km (35 miles) between the eastern limits of Hamilton city in the west and the left bank of the Niagara River as it flows into Lake Ontario. The VQA covers over 13,000 acres (5,200 hectares) oand produces mainly cool Climate varieties such as Riesling, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Cabernet Franc. It also produces a large Volume of ice wine.
What are the typical flavors of the Chardonnay grape variety?
- Tree fruitPresent in 91% of Chardonnay
- OakPresent in 84% of Chardonnay
- Citrus fruitPresent in 80% of Chardonnay
- MicrobioPresent in 79% of Chardonnay
- Non oakPresent in 68% of Chardonnay
- EarthPresent in 64% of Chardonnay
- VegetalPresent in 56% of Chardonnay
- SpicesPresent in 54% of Chardonnay
- Tropical fruitPresent in 47% of Chardonnay
- FloralPresent in 14% of Chardonnay
- Red fruitPresent in 11% of Chardonnay
- ApplesPresent in 5% of Chardonnay
- PearPresent in 4% of Chardonnay
- CitrusPresent in 4% of Chardonnay
- ButterPresent in 4% of Chardonnay
- VanillaPresent in 4% of Chardonnay
- OakyPresent in 4% of Chardonnay
- Black fruitPresent in 3% of Chardonnay
- ChardPresent in 3% of Chardonnay
- PeachPresent in 3% of Chardonnay
News about the grape variety Chardonnay
Gusbourne aims high with English sparkling wine at £195
Gusbourne has launched Fifty One Degrees North English sparkling wine from the 2014 vintage at £195 per bottle, which is thought to make it the most expensive so far released. Some others aren’t too far behind – Nyetimber’s 1086 rosé 2010 is £175 – yet Gusbourne’s move reinforces a sense of ambition within the UK wine world to be a regular fixture at this prestige cuvée level. Fifty One Degrees North, named after the position of Gusbourne’s vineyards in Kent and West Sussex, is a ble ...
Tribute paid to Franciacorta wine pioneer Franco Ziliani
Franciacorta has lost one of its fathers; Franco Ziliani died aged 90 this Christmas. He was the winemaker who, along with the Count Guido Berlucchi, changed the destiny of an entire region and helped make Franciacorta one of the most consistent areas in the world for sparkling wines made in the traditional method. Their fateful encounter was in 1958 at Palazzo Lana, in Franciacorta. Count Berlucchi began to question the young winemaker about how to improve his unstable white wine produced in Co ...
Decanter World Wine Awards winners available at Marks & Spencer
Marks & Spencer is no stranger to achieving top scores at the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA), and to celebrate its results the leading retailer has selected its favourite award-winning wines from this year’s awards, for customers to purchase exclusively on marksandspencer.com. Customers can choose from a carefully selected mix of six delicious winter-warming reds; an irresistible mix of crisp, refreshing, complex white wines from the Old and New World; a mix of both red and white wi ...