Wines made from Chardonnay grapes of United Kingdom - Page 3
Discover the best wines made with Chardonnay as a single variety or as a blend of United Kingdom.
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 United Kingdom
The UK may not be the best known wine region in the world, but since the 1970s dedicated winemakers and winemakers have been producing high quality wines in England and Wales and winning international competitions. Wine has been produced in the UK since the Imperial Roman occupation in the 1st century, while the UK consumer market has been a major factor in many historic global wine trends, such as the growth of Bordeaux, Sherry and Port. The latitude of the wine regions and the cooler temperatures favour cool Climate, early maturing varieties. Growing conditions are moderated by the Warming effects of the Gulf Stream current that carries warm waters eastward across the Atlantic Ocean.
What are the typical flavors of the Chardonnay grape variety?
- Tree fruitPresent in 35% of Chardonnay
- Citrus fruitPresent in 33% of Chardonnay
- MicrobioPresent in 18% of Chardonnay
- OakPresent in 16% of Chardonnay
- Non oakPresent in 13% of Chardonnay
- EarthPresent in 11% of Chardonnay
- Tropical fruitPresent in 8% of Chardonnay
- VegetalPresent in 7% of Chardonnay
- Red fruitPresent in 7% of Chardonnay
- SpicesPresent in 6% of Chardonnay
- ApplesPresent in 4% of Chardonnay
- CitrusPresent in 3% of Chardonnay
- ToastyPresent in 2% of Chardonnay
- CreamPresent in 2% of Chardonnay
- FloralPresent in 2% of Chardonnay
- LemonPresent in 2% of Chardonnay
- PearPresent in 1% of Chardonnay
- ChalkPresent in 1% of Chardonnay
- PineapplePresent in 1% of Chardonnay
- OakyPresent in 1% of Chardonnay
News about the grape variety Chardonnay
Corollary unveils plans to become Oregon’s first exclusively sparkling wine production estate
The new Eola-Amity site will break ground in the spring of 2023, with about 8 plantable hectares between 180 and 230 metres in elevation. In addition to the elevation, the property sits right in the path of the Van Duzer Corridor. The gap in the Oregon Coast Range allows a flood of cool pacific air, which tempers the warm summer heat each afternoon – making the Willamette Valley as hospitable as it is for grapes like Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. The new Corollary estate vineyards will be planted t ...
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 ...
Decanter magazine latest issue: November 2022
Inside the November 2022 issue of Decanter magazine: FEATURES Value claret: Top 30 under £20 Georgina Hindle’s pick of the 163 affordable clarets she tasted Decanter Hall of Fame Award: Rosa Kruger Tim Atkin MW profiles the inspiring 2022 winner Decanter Rising Star Award: Apostolos Thymiopoulos Sarah Jane Evans MW introduces this talented Greek winemaker Clairette around the world Dry whites that impress Matt Walls Napa Cabernet 2019 Jonathan Cristaldi’s highlights of the vintage Thinking insid ...