Winery KnappBarrel Reserve Chardonnay
White wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.
Food and wine pairings with Barrel Reserve Chardonnay
Pairings that work perfectly with Barrel Reserve Chardonnay
Original food and wine pairings with Barrel Reserve Chardonnay
The Barrel Reserve Chardonnay of Winery Knapp matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of lentils and morteau sausages, cream and tuna quiche or spinach and goat cheese quiche.
Details and technical informations about Winery Knapp's Barrel Reserve Chardonnay.
Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay
Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.
Informations about the Winery Knapp
The Winery Knapp is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 39 wines for sale in the of Finger Lakes to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Finger Lakes
Quality hub of the American northeast, signature Riesling: dry, lively, mineral whites with notes of green apple, lemon, white peach and wet stone, sharp acidity comparable to the best Germans. Also off-dry and sweet botrytised versions. Precise Chardonnay, fine, fresh Pinot Noir (red fruits), peppery Cabernet Franc. Continental climate tempered by 11 glacial lakes (Cayuga, Seneca).
The wine region of New York
America's 3rd wine state by volume, striking diversity. Finger Lakes the signature: cool-climate Riesling, dry to off-dry, mineral and lively with notes of lime, apple, evolving petrol and white flowers — a US benchmark. Warmer Long Island for peppery Cabernet Franc and supple Merlot. Hudson Valley (Seyval, Vidal).
The word of the wine: Trimming
A vineyard operation consisting of pruning the upper part of the branches after lifting, either manually or using a trimming machine attached to a high-clearance tractor.
