Want to learn all about Chardonnay?
The Vino! Guide to Chardonnay by sommelier Ronn Wiegand,
author of TasteTour wine guides, is the ultimate resource
about the "world's greatest dry white wine."
Meet Chardonnay!
Chardonnay is a dry white wine, made from the Chardonnay
wine grape -- esteemed througout the world for its richness,
complexity and depth of flavor, although it ranges in style
from elegant and crisp (green apple-like) to full and luscious
(the essence of creme brulee). Chardonnay is also used extensively
in quality sparkling wine production.
Origins of Chardonnay
Believed to be of Middle Eastern parentage, the Chardonnay
vine was carried to France centuries ago, where it thrived.
Chardonnay's fame outside France is recent; largely a post-1970s
New World phenomenon.
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