Wines made from Chardonnay grapes of Vénétie

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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 Vénétie

Veneto is an important and growing wine region in northeastern Italy. Veneto is administratively Part of the Triveneto area, aLong with its smaller neighbors, Trentino-Alto Adige and Friuli-Venezia Giulia. In terms of geography, culture and wine styles, it represents a transition from the Alpine and Germanic-Slavic end of Italy to the warmer, drier, more Roman lands to the South. Veneto is slightly smaller than the other major Italian wine regions - Piedmont, Tuscany, Lombardy, Puglia and Sicily - but it produces more wine than any of them.

What are the typical flavors of the Chardonnay grape variety?

Tree fruitPresent in 57% of Chardonnay
Citrus fruitPresent in 53% of Chardonnay
MicrobioPresent in 38% of Chardonnay
OakPresent in 34% of Chardonnay
Non oakPresent in 33% of Chardonnay
EarthPresent in 32% of Chardonnay
Tropical fruitPresent in 25% of Chardonnay
VegetalPresent in 21% of Chardonnay
SpicesPresent in 18% of Chardonnay
Red fruitPresent in 14% of Chardonnay

FloralPresent in 12% of Chardonnay
CitrusPresent in 7% of Chardonnay
PearPresent in 6% of Chardonnay
LemonPresent in 6% of Chardonnay
PeachPresent in 6% of Chardonnay
ApplesPresent in 6% of Chardonnay
CheesePresent in 5% of Chardonnay
OrangePresent in 5% of Chardonnay
MineralityPresent in 5% of Chardonnay
Black fruitPresent in 4% of Chardonnay

News about the grape variety Chardonnay

Hitting the right note

Last year, there was much mirth on wine Twitter about a particularly excruciating tasting note. You’re right. The wine trade needs to get out more. But still… this one was a beauty. It began well enough – really quite beautiful, in fact. But before long the imaginative descriptions were getting more ornate and strained. It moved from poetic to meaningless before finishing with a reference to Burnt Norton – the first of TS Eliot’s Four Quartets – that put it firmly in Private Eye magazine’s ...

First grapes picked in Napa Valley 2022 harvest

The Napa Valley 2022 harvest got underway in early August for some sparkling and white wine styles. ‘We had our earliest harvest ever, and started picking Sauvignon Blanc on Monday 1 August,’ said Stephanie Honig, of Honig Vineyard and Winery. ‘The fruit came from our grower partner Gordon Family Ranch, which is located in the southeast area of the Napa Valley appellation,’ said Honig, who is export director at the family-owned winery. Harvest typically begins with older ...

Top Australian winery Giant Steps gets new head winemaker

Australia’s Giant Steps said that Melanie Chester joined the winery as head of winemaking and viticulture on 25 November. It marks a new chapter for one of the leading wineries in Yarra Valley, Victoria. Steve Flamsteed, who joined Giant Steps as chief winemaker in 2003, will step back from the cellar – although he is expected to continue working closely with the team. Working alongside winery founder Phil Sexton, Flamsteed has played a major role in developing Giant Steps’ reputation for excell ...