Sweet and Sour; How to Put Chardonnay to Good UseByline: Heathcote PaulDaily Post (Liverpool, England)
Night harvesting is common in warm climate regions. This is the Chardonnay harvest at Donnafugata in Sicily. At this point in the process, the grapes and their stems are still intact, along with some leaves and sticks that made their way from the vineyards. These will all be removed in the...
Beans in mid-fermentation remind me of a sweet chardonnay, while over-fermented beans will start to smell like paint thinner and become grey inside. The color changes from a vibrant purple (forastero) or white (criollo) to a deep brown or light brown color, respectively. Farmers periodically ...
A single glass can have hundreds of different compounds, which is why people smell so many different things. It’s also easy to get lost in language since we all interpret individual aromas in related but slightly different ways. Your “sweet Meyer lemon” may be my “tangerine juice.” We...
Chardonnay: A buttery and oaked Chardonnay provides a nice contrast to the tender and juicy pulled pork. Pinot Noir: The light to medium body of Pinot Noir, along with its red fruit and earthy notes, pairs well with the smoky pulled pork. ...
“Corn has a natural, creamy sweetness, and Chardonnay, as a thicker-skinned grape, tends to have at least a touch of that creaminess,” he says. “The key here is that an unoaked Chardonnay such as Chablis will still maintain some of its natural acidity, which is vital to enliven the...
Your nose tells you the wine will be sweet, but your palate is surprised to encounter a dry nectar offering flavors of ripe pear, lemon-lime citrus, almond, spice, peach, and apricot, sometimes with a honeyed nuance. Lush and sticky on the palate, with more body than most Chardonnays, ...
Not all caramel has dairy, but butterscotch and other dairy-based caramels are among the most delicious, and any silky caramel sauce can hint at butter even when there’s none in the recipe. Here, oak is your friend, so tryoaked Napa Chardonnay. These don’t just boastbuttery flavors, ...
Whatever wines you select, serve the lightest-flavored first and follow with increasingly heavy tastes. This usually means that dry wines will come before sweet, white wines will come before reds (though a strong chardonnay might follow a bright Beaujolais on occasion), and old, subtle wines wil...
Adelsheim 2014 Caitlin’s Reserve Chardonnay Ayres 2014 Lewis Rogers Lane Ribbon Ridge Estate Pinot Noir Ayres 2014 Oregon Red Wine They were somewhat shocked by the price of the bottles, but the favorites seemed to be the Adelsheim Calkin’s Lane and the Argyle Nuthouse. Oregon Pinot is much...