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weinhof KOBLER weblog » FWS-Präsentation Zürich: Zwischenbericht — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 21:35:04 +0000

[...] nach dem Chardonnay fragten. Von wegen ABC-Phänomen. Die Weinsorte der Chablis-Weine kommt wieder! Besonders geschätzt wurde, dass mein “Ogeaner” im Stahltank (unwooded) und ohne [...]

By: Iknowmywines

Iknowmywines — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:34:15 +0000

In the UK, is very poor the wine production because of the latitude, weather and climate but you can count on an unparallel education about this fantastic world. However practice is the one, after proficuos studies that help you to develop and understand which wine is which.Wine tasting are excellent fields, where you can develop those skills and passion of course, is the one who motivate you to be continuosly curious about this drinkable world.It sound controvertial but wines also are affected by the fashion market. Now oaked wines (chardonnay in particular) are a bit out because of that “american over oaked” but please try a Piedmontese chardonnay or a mineal rich Chablis and …. let me know! No one chardonnay is like other, they’re ALL unique, like us
Enjoy wine tasting and drink responsibly
CIAO!!!
GL

By: gastroplod

gastroplod — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 10:34:14 +0000

Chardonnay is now demonised thanks to heavy-handed overoaking, not Bridget Jones. It’s such a shame as few alternative single varietal whites come close to its potential for complexity and interest.
I suggest ABO as the new acronym bandwagon in wine appreciation: winemakers please take note. How about revisiting the art of blending? I can’t be the only one who feels poisoned by oak yet bored to death by single varietals…
http://gastroplod.wordpress.com/2008/05/31/chardonnay-chips/

By: Mike Denman

Mike Denman — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:17:16 +0000

We drink a lot of Sauvignon Blanc now, mainly because New World Chardonnays seem to be so heavily oaked – a flavour that my wife in particular, finds ‘horrible’. We also stay clear of French Burgundys, because they are inconsistent. On a recent visit to France one of the worst bottles of wine we had was in a restaurant in the village of Chablis – and it was damned expensive too! This was a disappointment, because a good Chablis is a very good wine, but then, no two years are the same in French wine production.
We tend to stick to New Zealand, Chile and Californian wines now – no surprises!

By: Mal

Mal — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 09:30:51 +0000

I cannot understand how all those ABC’s do not know that the excellent whites of burgundy are chardonnay! More wine education and less snootyness required!

By: BigAndy

BigAndy — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:53:03 +0000

Love chardonnay – oaked, unoaked,
new world or old,
a proper well made chardonnay is a wine treat to behold.

(I used to be a poet but I didn’t know it………..etc. etc. blah di blah di blah)

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:45:04 +0000

I had a conversation with a friend of mine about chardonnay, and I stated that in my opinion, it is the greatest grape (and certainly the Burgundy whites demand a hefty price) – she disagreed “I hate chardonnay” she said “but I love Chablis” – and therein lies the problem!
World wines are so confusingly labelled – generally the New World by grape and generally the Old Wine by region. It’s all about cracking the code, and until you do, people don’t know that the wording on the label is a grape or a place!
I’ve been seriously drinking wine for 5 years now, and only now just scratching the surface. I seriously think a bit of educational assistance out there would do a lot to help the wine industry…

By: John

John — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:52:32 +0000

We were also firmly ABC and were very surpised when we found out that our favourite Chablis was chardonnay!

Now we regularly seek out and enjoy unoaked old-world chardonnay – the complex and subtle range of flavours from this grape are a delight.

I blame the over-enthusiastic oaking that is common to new-world chardonnays for its decline.

By: winehiker

winehiker — Fri, 30 May 2008 16:20:31 +0000

I regularly host a series of small-group wine tastings that tend to fill up quickly. But at my most recent scheduled tasting – of Central Coast Chardonnay wines – nobody signed up! Geez, did I miss a “No @#$%! Chardonnay” sequel to Sideways?

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 30 May 2008 12:11:48 +0000

I used to be a dyed in the wool ABC (anything but chardonnay) but Chablis and white Burgundy definitely converted me. However, I think Chardonnay is still the grape about which I am most fussy …