Chardonnay Day Ideas

Thursday, May 22 is Chardonnay Day; what will you be drinking?

California Chardonnay

·         Line 39 ($10) is the wine for those who want an enjoyable drink in one hand and a plate of freshly caught fried fish in the other. The wine has lush tropical fruit flavors yet retains a crisp refreshing finish.

·         Markham Vineyards ($18) offers a balanced Chardonnay with aromas of apple, pear and a little spice. Hailing from Napa Valley, you’ll enjoy this wine with seared Florida bay scallops.

Washington State

·         Columbia Crest ($12) is the wine if you love to slow smoke your ribs. Tropical fruit aromas and a butterscotch finish on the palate will help wash down a plate full of fall-off-the-bone ribs.

·         Snoqualmie ECO ($12) is made with organic grapes and blended and bottled in a USDA-certified organic facility. No oak is involved in the making of this wine; you get true Chardonnay character with each sip.

Chile

·         Serie Riberas Gran Reserva ($13) will spark your taste buds with tropical notes and toasted hazelnut aromas. This may be considered a "big" Chardonnay with sumptuous ripe fig and pear flavors.

·         Santa Rita Medalla Real ($18) spends eight months aging in French oak barrels giving the wine a nutty aroma and a weighty, silky texture on the palate. Perfect for pairing with chicken & yellow rice; it will enhance the saffron flavoring.

Italy

·         Tormaresca ($12) is an estate grown Chardonnay from the Puglia region, which is the heel of the Italian boot. It’s a breezy-type of wine with little oak making it perfect for garlic and olive oil pasta or roasted chicken with rosemary.

·         Bramito del Cervo ($25) is from the Umbria region of Central Italy. In this bottle you will find scents of tropical fruit along with notes of vanilla; a soft and balanced wine with lightly oaky notes which blend harmoniously into a crisp mineral-like finish.