A white wine glass or a general all-purpose wine glass would be appropriate for serving Chardonnay.
Chardonnay grapes are used to produce mainly white wine, it's also used in blends for rose and champagne, the classic Chablis is produced from 100% chardonnay grapes in the Chablis region is the northernmost district of the Burgundy region of france.
The color can vary depending on age and method of barrel maturation, Aussie chardonnays are often oak ages whereas Chablis is usual unoaked and matured in metal barrels.
Like most wines, opened champagne will go flat and lose its wine characteristics as soon as 24 hours. Even recorking or removing the oxygen from the top of the bottle will only preserve the champagne for an extra 1-2 days. It is best to drink your bubbly at one sitting, or expect to use it in some cocktail mixers.
Chardonnay is a white wine therefore it is supposed to be drunk cool (not cold), with a good white wine exhibiting better taste when served at 53 to 55 degrees F
Yes. I just bought a bottle of Little Penguin (same company) from 2008. When I opened it, it was almost orange in color. It tasted more vinegar or cider like. I took it back & exchanged it. Rule of thumb is 2-3 years aged for Chardonnay.
If the bottle is from France, a Chablis is made of 100% chardonnay grapes grown from the Chablis region.
If the bottle is from the USA, a Chardonnay must have at least 80% chardonnay grapes grown from anywhere.
If the bottle says Chablis and is from the US, all bets are off. It could have nearly anything inside. Many US bottlers in the 1970's started using the term "Chablis" to mean "white wine."
Chenin Blanc is a white wine grape variety from the Loire Valley in France. It is used to make sparkling (champagne style) wines, as well as dry, semi-sweet and sweet wines.
The most notable wine made from CB in the Loire is Vouvray. Unlike some whites it is especially suitable for aging.
The variety is used in South Africa and Australia. In these latter countries it was formerly used as a high volume, low value wine. Unfortunately Chenin blanc has a poor reputation because of these practices.
In Australia more wineries are now taking the variety seriously and quite a few very good wines are bening made. www.vinodiversity.com/chenin-blanc.html has more information and a list of Australian wineries using the variety.
the short asnwer is, NO.
The long answer is: There are really few black or white rules to wine drinking. It is not as complicated as it once was. while the full flavor of Shiraz is best (just an opinion) at room temp or slightly cooler, if you prefere it chilled, by all means, chill it.
Burgundy wine can refer to red wine, made from Pinot Noir grapes, or white wine, made from Chardonnay grapes, though there are other varieties of burgundy, made from various varieties of both red and white grape.
A 750ml bottle of KJ chardonnay @ 13% alcohol content would yield 520 calories (oz. of wine x alcohol percentage x 1.6)
If closed with a screw cap and stored in a cool dry place, Chardonnay will remain drinkable although it will lose some of it crispness over a ten year period. New world Chardonnays are ready to be enjoyed upon purchase so there is no reason to store them for long periods of time. It is red wines with extremely high tannic acid that must be aged to become drinkable.
Unless the chardonnay has been stored out of direct sunlight and in ideal conditions; i.e., at 55 degrees Fahrenheit and 80% humidity, for the entire 10 years, it will have gone bad. Chardonnays simply don't have the amount of acidity needed to hold off oxidation for that long. Two notable exceptions to this, however, are Grand Cru Chablis and Grand cru Burgundies from the Côte de Beaune.
Chardonnay is the most full bodied of the three wines it is also the one that can see the most amount of winemakers influence.
Sav Blanc if from a cool climate is fresh grapefruit and goosberry, from a warmer area more green grass very flavorful.
Pinto Gris is the lightest of the three think hints of lemon, straw, great with shell fish