Chardonnay

Question 1

Argentina CH

Answer 1

Widely planted
Range of styles
Premium wine
- Matured in Oak proportion is new

Question 2

South Africa CH

Answer 2

Wines of exceptional quality
- cooler sites
Burgundian sites 
- barrel fermentation
- lees stirring

Question 3

New Zealand CH

Answer 3

Different winemaking techniques
- General style
— Switches, tropical fruits, subtle hints of toast and sweet spice from French oak

Question 4

Australia CH

Answer 4

Most planted grape
Wide range of styles
Basic
- Often blend of fruit from different regions
- Unoaked
- peach
- chips or staves give aromas from toast and vanilla
Premium
Cool and moderates climates
- wines from Adelaide hills, Mornington Peninsula and Yarra valley
— beautifully balanced, fresh, vibrant plus subtle aroma with careful use of
- lees
-MLF
- oak

Question 5

Champagne CH

Answer 5

Widely planted
- cote des blancs
- cote de sezanne
Lighter bodied wines with high acidity floral and citrus notes

Question 6

Burgundy CH

Answer 6

Half of the Vineyard Area
Character very is dramatically
- lean, Steely, high acid wines from chablis in the north
- fabulously complex, impressive from Côte d’Or: more full bodied, Riper fruit

Question 7

What kind of grape is Chardonnay

Answer 7

Can be grown and ripens without much difficulty in the whole variety of climates
Early budding
Green flavours of citrus
moderate climate
- peach and melon
Hot climate
- tropical fruits such as banana and pineapple
Loses acidity quickly the end of ripening

Question 8

USA California CH

Answer 8

Mostly planted
Inexpensive
- Fruity, low to medium acidity, to toasty note from oak stave/chips
to high-quality traditional style
- very full-bodied, high in alcohol, low in acidity, oak, hazelnut, butter, peach and banana flavoured
High quality now
- less oak, cooler regions as Russian river valley + Los carneros

Question 9

Chilli CH

Answer 9

Modern international style

Ripe fruit, oak flavours