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Whole Foods Market Press Room » Blog Archive »... →
If you live near a Whole Foods, here’s a great list of summer wines and delicious recipes to go with them. (My personal fav is the Rose - always a good pick for the summer!)
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Oak Barrels? Chips? Cubes?
via: Wine Education Topic: Oak Barrel Alternatives in Winemaking
Ever noticed how oak barrels are always so conspicuous in cellar door outlets. Perhaps it’s because barrels represent tradition, quality and patience in the eyes of the wine tasting public. Barrels are hand made by master craftsmen and women from a complex natural product using time-honoured methods. As such they...
Things to think about during the wine-making...
The two winemaking decisions that most widely affect the end result of a Chardonnay wine is whether or not to use malolactic fermentation and the degree of oak influence used for the wine.
With malolactic fermentation (or MLF), the harder malic acid gets converted into the softer lactic acid which creates the “buttery-ness” that is associated with some styles of Chardonnay. The wines...
Making Chardonnay
Chardonnay Winemaking (This is from a site that is comparing Pinot Noir to Chardonnay, hence the reference to Pinot Noir)
Making Chardonnay differs from Pinot Noir winemaking. After the entire cluster of clean, dry Chardonnay grapes are placed into a gentle Membrane press, the juice is placed in a cold stainless steel tank and allowed to settle for one to two days before being placed in French...
The Chardonnay Vine
Chardonnay has a wide-ranging reputation for relative ease of cultivation and ability to adapt to different conditions. The grape is very “malleable”, in that it reflects and takes on the impression of its terroir and winemaker. It is a highly vigorous vine, with extensive leaf cover which can inhibit the energy and nutrient uptake of its grape clusters. Vineyard managers counteract...
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The History of the Chardonnay Grape
How did it happen? “In each case there was a crosspollination between a Pinot vine and a Gouais Blanc vine and from the seed that developed a single seedling sprung up in a vineyard somewhere. A farmer took a liking to it and multiplied it by cuttings” said Dr Meredith. And it doesn’t end with just Chardonnay. Grape varieties that trace back to Gouais Blanc and Pinot include:...
