Chardonnay

Question 1

If you like the idea of butter in your glass, you’ll love the classic style of :

Answer 1

Oak-aged Chardonnay

Question 2

If words like “Pinot Grigio” make you feel woozy with love, than your perfect Chardonnay is the :

Answer 2

Unoaked kind

Question 3

A very ripe chardonnay will have flavors more toward ______________ like :

Answer 3

Tropical fruits ; pineapple, guava, and mango

Question 4

A barely ripe Chardonnay will have ___________________________ flavors.

Answer 4

Green apple and lemon

Question 5

Fruit flavors (berries, fruit, citrus) of Chardonnay?

Answer 5

apple, fig, jackfruit, lemon, passionfruit, peach, pear, pineapple

Question 6

Other flavors (herb, spice, flower, mineral, earth, other) of Chardonnay?

Answer 6

almond, Apple blossom, beeswax, celery, citrus peel, honeysuckle, jasmine, leaf, lemon balm, lemon zest, saline solution, wet flint rocks, vanilla bean

Question 7

Oak flavors (flavors added with oak aging) of Chardonnay?

Answer 7

Baked tart, butter, caramelized sugar, coconut, creme brûlée, dill, pie crust, praline, vanillaj

Question 8

Serving temperature for Chardonnay?

Answer 8

Unoaked: 48°F
Oaked: 54°F

Question 9

Acidity of Chardonnay?

Answer 9

Medium low (oaked warm climate) - medium high (unoaked cool climate)

Question 10

Varieties similar to Chardonnay?

Answer 10

Antão Vaz (Portugal), Fiano (Italy), Marsanne, Roussanne, Semillon, Viognier

Question 11

What type of texture does Malolactic Fermentation give wine?

Answer 11

An oily texture

Question 12

When does malolactic fermentation occur? Before or after the wine is fermented?

Answer 12

After

Question 13

Malolactic fermentation gives Chardonnay a texture that can be described as :

Answer 13

Oily, creamy, smooth, or waxy

Question 14

Malolactic Fermentation turns ______________________ to ______________________. (In reference to acid)

Answer 14

Tart malic acid (the acid in apples) ; smooth lactic acid (the acid in milk)

Question 15

If you want a rounder, more creamy-feeling wine, look for wines that :

Answer 15

Have gone through malolactic fermentation.

Question 16

Best meat pairings for Chardonnay?

Answer 16

Atlantic salmon, chicken breast, clams, cod, crab, halibut, lobster, oily flaky fish, oysters (unoaked), pork loin, scallops, shrimp, sturgeon, trout, turkey breast

Question 17

Best spice and herb pairings for Chardonnay?

Answer 17

Lemon zest, marjoram, parsley, poultry seasoning, shallots, tarragon, thyme, white pepper

Question 18

Best cheese pairings for Chardonnay?

Answer 18

Soft-semi soft ; cows milk cheese and goat cheese

Question 19

Vegetable and vegetarian fare pairings for Chardonnay?

Answer 19

Almonds, asparagus, chanterelles, peas, seitan, sun chokes, truffles, white mushrooms, yellow squash, zucchini

Question 20

________________________ is far closer to the zesty style of Pinot Gris or Sauvignon Blanc.

Answer 20

Unoaked Chardonnay

Question 21

______________________ are rich, full-bodied and have additional flavors of vanilla, butter, and even caramel.

Answer 21

Oaked Chardonnays

Question 22

Unoaked Chardonnay tends to have less ‘_____________’ than Sauvignon Blanc.

Answer 22

‘Green flavors’

Question 23

A cool climate, buttery Chardonnay will have more __________________ versus a warm climate Chardonnay, which will have more ______________________.

Answer 23

Citrus flavors ; tropical fruit flavors

Question 24

Most unoaked Chardonnay is from:

Answer 24

Cooler climate wine regions

Question 25

Notable Wine regions that produce unoaked Chardonnay

Answer 25

Colchagua and Casablanca Valley, Chile
Loire and Chablis, France
Oregon
Sonoma Coast, California
Western Australia

Question 26

Best unoaked Chardonnay brands in IWCB portfolio:

Answer 26

Best of best: Brocard, Albert Bichot

Great Value: Four Vines “Naked”

Question 27

Best buttery Chardonnay brands in IWCB portfolio:

Answer 27

Best of best: Meursault (Chames, Perrieres, Genevrieres), Far Niente, Cakebread
Middle of the road: Neyers, Au Bon Climat

Question 28

Many oaked Chardonnays come from warmer climate wine regions such as:

Answer 28

Burgundy, France (Puligny-Montrachet, Meursault and Mâconnais)
Mendoza Argentina
Napa Valley, Paso Robles, and Lake County in California
Puglia, Italy
Southern and Eastern Australia