Wines made from Chardonnay grapes of Slovenia
Discover the best wines made with Chardonnay as a single variety or as a blend of Slovenia.
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 wines of Slovenia
Slovenia is a small European country with a Long history of wine production. This is not surprising given its Mediterranean location between the Northern latitudes of 45 and 47 degrees, latitudes shared by Bordeaux, Burgundy and the northern Rhône. The country is also bordered by four of Europe's Oldest wine producing countries: Croatia to the South, Hungary to the east, Austria to the north and Italy to the west. Despite the cultural and political turmoil that has besieged the Balkan states over the past century, Slovenia has maintained its wine industry, which has flourished particularly since the country gained independence from the former Yugoslavia in 1991.
What are the typical flavors of the Chardonnay grape variety?
- OakPresent in 63% of Chardonnay
- Tree fruitPresent in 63% of Chardonnay
- Non oakPresent in 57% of Chardonnay
- EarthPresent in 57% of Chardonnay
- Citrus fruitPresent in 54% of Chardonnay
- MicrobioPresent in 47% of Chardonnay
- SpicesPresent in 35% of Chardonnay
- VegetalPresent in 18% of Chardonnay
- Tropical fruitPresent in 17% of Chardonnay
- FloralPresent in 10% of Chardonnay
- Dried fruitPresent in 8% of Chardonnay
- Red fruitPresent in 4% of Chardonnay
- CitrusPresent in 3% of Chardonnay
- OakyPresent in 2% of Chardonnay
- HoneyPresent in 2% of Chardonnay
- ApplesPresent in 2% of Chardonnay
- PeachPresent in 2% of Chardonnay
- Black fruitPresent in 1% of Chardonnay
- VanillaPresent in 1% of Chardonnay
- GrapefruitPresent in 1% of Chardonnay
News about the grape variety Chardonnay
Concern that wine prices may rise amid cost pressures
Inflation and higher costs have led to questions in the UK and US in recent weeks about how much the trade can absorb before wine prices increase. Despite a recent freeze on duty tax, the UK Wine & Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) has said it is concerned wine prices may rise in 2022 due to myriad factors, including higher costs, inflation and supply chain issues. The trade body sent a letter to government signed by 49 UK wine and spirits businesses last month, warning that ‘rising cost ...
Tributes paid to Paul Pender
Canada’s wine community is mourning the sudden loss of beloved Ontario winemaker Paul Pender. Passing away at the age of just 54, Pender died ‘unexpectedly under tragic circumstances’ on 4 February, 2022, as announced by sister wineries Tawse and Redstone. Before becoming director of viticulture and winemaking at Tawse and Redstone, he was a carpenter. When he developed an allergy to the dust and solvents, he went back to school to study winemaking at Niagara College in 2004. Pender’s interns ...
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 ...