Natural wine is the unfiltered, untamed, un-photoshopped version of what we know to be wine. In most cases, natural wine doesn't look or taste like a typical wine.
There are also lots of options for Chardonnay grapes in the winery. Famously, or perhaps infamously, some styles of Chardonnay are made with extensive oak contact, as well as malolactic fermentation and lees contact; creating a toasty, buttery, creamy wine. At the opposite end of the spectrum...
The Wine Color Chart Ever wonder if a Chardonnay you’re about to buy is going to be rich or lean? Believe it or not, the answer is right in front of your eyes. Read More Red Wine vs White Wine: The Real Differences The differences between red and white wines go beyond the choice...
Wine tastes better with age because of a chemical reaction among sugars, acids and substances which are known as “phenolic compounds.” This chemical reaction can change the flavor, color, and mouthfeel of wine, especially in wines with high phenol levels like Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon and ...
Outside, Rhiannon from L.A. said: "If a Chardonnay's really oaky, all I taste is butter and vanilla. I could just eat a cookie if I wanted that." But both women agreed that the wine I'd poured for them was definitely their style of wine. It was the same bottle, of course—La...
some souls have ventured forth with Chardonnay, Merlot, Petit Verdot and Cabernet Sauvignon. Etna is a grape scientist’s Shangri-la. Here you find vineyards planted 100 to 200 years ago on ungrafted pre-phylloxera vines. Alongside the vines other plants grow: lettuces and bitter greens, figs...
First and foremost, and also the most obvious difference, is the color. The color of wine, while typically associated with the color of the grape (black grapes or white grapes), is driven by the amount of contact that the grape juice has with the grape skins and seeds. How is the Prod...
2022 Matthiasson Lightly Sparkling Grape + Peach Wine Steve and Jill Matthiasson’s zippy sparkler (not technically a pét-nat) comes from homegrown peaches cofermented withChardonnayfrom their Linda Vista vineyard. 2021 Vína Herzánovi Pét-Nat ...
sommelier at Aba and Ema restaurants in Chicago, suggests a French Chardonnay, specifically Chablis.“Chablis’ distinct mineral character can play well against the sweetness of the sweet potato latkes, and the balance of creamy texture and elevated acidity in the wine will make you want to go ...
The wine importer Kedem reckons the US is growing at a rate of eight percent a year. From the astonishing rise of Bartenura Moscato –which now sells 3m bottles a year – to the kosher versions of Bordeaux cru classés, kosher wine is everywhere. One of the reasons for the rise, those...