Ep 461: Alternatives to A Favorite - Chardonnay

<p class="MsoNormal">Here's the of Alternatives to Chardonnay list from the show! </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><img style= "display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src= "//assets.libsyn.com/show/45638/Untitled_design_6.png" alt="" width="300" height="300" /><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><em>Photo: Chardonnay grapes. Credit: Getty images via Canva</em></span></p> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Chablis-Influenced – other cool climate wines</strong></p> </div> <ul> <li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst">Alsace Pinot blanc or Alto Adige Pinot bianco</li> <li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">Dry Chenin Blanc from Loire – Savennieres (more than Vouvray)</li> <li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">Sancerre (same soils)</li> <li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">Muscadet – lees aging</li> <li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast">Godello from Valdeorras or Ribeira Sacra</li> </ul> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Bourgogne style –More floral, fuller, neutral to medium oak, malolactic fermentation -- full or part, mineral driven, herbal</strong></p> <ul> <li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst">Pecorino – Marche, Abruzzo</li> <li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst">Soave</li> <li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">Fiano</li> <li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">Avesso from Vinho Verde</li> <li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">Lisboa blends – Fernao Pires blends</li> <li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">White Rhône blends – especially with Roussanne or Marsanne as the lead (viognier is too peachy, Grenache blanc too herbal)</li> <li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">Gamay – Beaujolais</li> <li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast">New world Chenin Blanc – old vine from CA or South Africa</li> </ul> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Heavier – oak, fuller bodied, peachy, tropical, </strong><strong>bready (lees influence)</strong></p> <ul> <li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst">White Rioja</li> <li class="MsoListParag