{"id":17562,"date":"2021-10-26T10:42:40","date_gmt":"2021-10-26T15:42:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/?p=17562"},"modified":"2021-10-26T10:43:39","modified_gmt":"2021-10-26T15:43:39","slug":"wine-sip-notes-chardonnay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/2021\/10\/26\/wine-sip-notes-chardonnay\/","title":{"rendered":"Wine Sip Notes: Chardonnay"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This week our focus is on the well-known grape variety Chardonnay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong><em>Grape Variety: Chardonnay<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/CHARDONNAY-GRAPES-Givry-Blanc-Harvest-2019.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/CHARDONNAY-GRAPES-Givry-Blanc-Harvest-2019.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17564\" width=\"353\" height=\"265\" srcset=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/CHARDONNAY-GRAPES-Givry-Blanc-Harvest-2019.jpg 960w, http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/CHARDONNAY-GRAPES-Givry-Blanc-Harvest-2019-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/CHARDONNAY-GRAPES-Givry-Blanc-Harvest-2019-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 353px) 100vw, 353px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Harvest of Chardonnay grapes<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Species: Vitis vinifera<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Chardonnay Styles: <\/em><\/strong>Chardonnay still wines are produced with oak and other Chardonnay still wines are unoaked. Chardonnay grapes are frequently used to produce sparkling wines. In the Champagne region, Chardonnay grapes are considered a primary grape for producing Champagne.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>History: Dates back to the Middle Ages<\/em><\/strong>; research places the Chardonnay variety to have originated in France, particularly Burgundy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Where it Grows:<\/em><\/strong> Chardonnay is well known in France, particularly Burgundy and Champagne. Chardonnay is also found in Italy, Chile, Australia, New Zealand, Argentina, Chile, Canada, South Africa and the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Chardonnay Notes: <\/em><\/strong>apple, pear, citrus, peach, apricot, melon, banana, pineapple, toast, vanilla, butter, minerality<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Food to Pair: f<\/em><\/strong>ruit, fish including salmon and halibut, crab, risotto, cheese, poultry<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Interesting Tidbits:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>In the Wine Trail Traveler book, \u2026. We wrote, \u201cWhen tasting a Chardonnay, first determine whether it has been aged in oak or in stainless steel. Then look for nuances in the wine including many types of fruit. Tasters may also note a buttery essence to the wine. Flavors of Chardonnay are influenced and dependent upon the climate where the grapes are grown.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Note: ABC refers to people who enjoy wine but ask for &#8220;Anything But Chardonnay.&#8221;<\/p>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" class=\"owbutton\" src=\"http:\/\/www.onlywire.com\/button\" title=\"Wine Sip Notes: Chardonnay\" url=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/?p=17562\"><\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good to know info about Chardonnay.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[156],"tags":[21,98,508,4176],"class_list":["post-17562","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-taste-of-wine","tag-chardonnay","tag-wine","tag-wine-tasting","tag-winelover-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17562","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17562"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17562\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17571,"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17562\/revisions\/17571"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17562"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}