Chardonnay wine is considered to be the number one selling white wine in America and it continues to climb the production ladders to emerge as the most liked dry wines in United States. It is the most famous white wine grape in the production of wine. The Chardonnay wine is originated in the Burgundy wine region of Eastern France. Chardonnay is one of the few grapes which does not need blending. The Chardonnay grape variety is characterized for its complex and aromatic flavors.

Chardonnay wines are golden in colors and consists of high acidity. When you drink the Chardonnay wine you will get a velvety feel in your mouth. Amongst all the white wines, Chardonnay is the most renowned white wine. And thus it is regarded as “king” of white grape varieties.

In the following article, we are going to discuss few characteristics of Chardonnay wine along with its serving temperature, food pairing and how to store it.

Few characteristics:

Chardonnay wines are mostly characterized by it’s fruity flavors like fruit, citrus, lemon, apple, mango or pineapple. It also consists of earthy and herbaceous aromas or flavors like that of grass, straw or mushroom.

Chardonnay wine can be distinguished from other wines for it’s quality of being oaked. People who really like to drink Chardonnay wine, they prefer the oak flavors. There are so many ways to treat Chardonnay grapes with oak like aging the Chardonnay grapes in the costliest French oak casks, aging in the reasonable oak casks, pouring the liquid essence of oak in the wine plus soaking the oak chips in wine. By giving the oak flavors to the wine, the wine gets the hint of vanilla and coconut.

Serving and Food Pairing:

Chardonnay is a dry and desert white wine and should be served lightly chilled at wine fridge temperature of around 15 degreesC or 60F. Chardonnay wines are very varied in nature and therefore plenty of food items can be served such as chicken, pork, turkey or even aged cheese.