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We look to the Chablis region of France for our inspiration for this wine. It has a soft quality that comes from...
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The acidity of the Riesling grape keeps this sweet dessert wine in balance with notes of honey and caramel.
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Our straw-colored Chardonnay leads off with a refreshing bouquet of floral aromas, then pineapple and honey, which is...
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The floral and fruity bouquets of this wine, with mineral and toasty elements, are in harmony with this style of...
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A single vineyard Chardonnay from the Volz Vineyard planted in 1985 named after Konstantin’s daughter Hilda, a...
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The floral and fruity bouquets of this wine, with mineral and toasty elements, are in harmony with this style of...
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Chardonnay has delicate fruit and melon aromas creating an elegant complexity brought forward with careful...
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Our Chardonnay has pleasant fruit aromas balanced by a long, lingering, dry finish.
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Our Chardonnay has pleasant fruit aromas balanced by a long, lingering, dry finish.
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A Chardonnay fermented in stainless steel that reveals flavors of baked apple, a hint of fig jelly and jasmine, with...
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Fermented and aged in a combination of stainless steel and large format Hungarian oak, the result is a mineral driven...
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A juicy and refreshing, unoaked chardonnay with plenty of honeysuckle, lemon blossom and sliced pear. Light and...
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Juicy, with good yellow apple and pear notes, plus a light zip of chamomile on the finish for freshness. Drink now....
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Fermented and aged in oak, this creamy wine embodies great balance of fruit, butter and a hint of oak. Great paired...
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With floral aromatics, a distinct minerality, and racy acidity, our flagship wine finishes with a delightfully dry...
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Aromatics of ginger, coconut water, and wet limestone with hints of honeysuckle. Lime juice, orange pith, and baked...
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Lightly colored, the 2019 Chardonnay was fermented partially in French oak barrels (40%) and stainless steel tanks...
Chardonnay Ice Wine Rye Whiskey United States New York Finger Lakes
Of all the white wine grape varietals, surely the one which has spread the furthest and is most widely appreciated is the Chardonnay. This green skinned grape is now grown all over the Old and New Worlds, from New Zealand to the Americas, from England to Chile, and is one of the first varietals people think of when considering white wine grapes. Perhaps this is because of its huge popularity which reached a peak in the 1990s, thanks to new technologies combining with traditional methods to bring the very best features out of the Chardonnay grape, and allow its unique qualities to shine through. Most fine Chardonnay wines use a process known as malolactic fermentation, wherein the malic acids in the grape juice are converted to lactic acids, allowing a creamier, buttery nature to come forward in the wine. No grape varietal is better suited to this process than Chardonnay, which manages to balance these silky, creamy notes with fresh white fruit flavors beautifully.
Rye Whiskey is enjoying something of a renaissance of late, with sales rocketing in recent years thanks to a growing interest in strong, unique flavors, and small, independent distilleries. Rye Whiskey is a drink which is all about powerful, bold flavors, with plenty of spice and bitterness when drunk young. Aged, however, it takes on a deep set of subtle notes which are beautifully mellow and complex, and becomes a fascinating example of what whiskey can be when made with expert hands.
In order for an American Whiskey to be labeled a Rye Whiskey, it must have a mash content which is no less than fifty one percent rye. This separates it from Bourbon, and it is this which gives it its distinctive flavor and spiciness. Toffee, cinnamon, caraway, cloves and oak are typical tasting notes, and ‘straight rye’ whiskies - which are aged in charred oak barrels - take on plenty of the smokiness of the wood, adding a further, fascinating facet.
Rye Whiskey has its spiritual home in the northeastern states of Pennsylvania and Maryland, and cities like Pittsburgh produced vast quantities of Rye Whiskey in the 18th and 19th centuries. Most the old distilleries were closed during the prohibition era, after which time rye whiskey more or less disappeared completely, but the twenty-first century is seeing old recipes being resurrected and released to rave reviews.
Of all the New World wine countries, perhaps the one which has demonstrated the most flair for producing high quality wines - using a combination of traditional and forward-thinking contemporary methods - has been the United States of America. For the past couple of centuries, the United States has set about transforming much of its suitable land into vast vineyards, capable of supporting a wide variety of world-class grape varietals which thrive on both the Atlantic and the Pacific coastlines. Of course, we immediately think of sun-drenched California in regards to American wines, with its enormous vineyards responsible for the New World's finest examples of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot based wines, but many other states have taken to viticulture in a big way, with impressive results. Oregon, Washington State and New York have all developed sophisticated and technologically advanced wine cultures of their own, and the output of U.S wineries is increasing each year as more and more people are converted to their produce.
New York state has a wine history which stretches back to the mid-17th century, when Dutch settlers first began cultivating grape vines in the Hudson Valley. Since then, the wine industry of New York has grown from strength to strength, mixing the old with the new as wineries continue to experiment with modern techniques alongside their traditional heritage. Indeed, certain wineries in New York state hold a claim to being amongst the oldest and most well established in the New World, with at least one dating back over three hundred and fifty years. New York state is responsible for a relatively small range of grape varietals, due to its cooler, damper climate, but many varietals such as Riesling and Seyval Blanc thrive in such conditions and produce wines a of singular quality.
When it comes to New York wine regions, Finger Lakes reigns supreme. Wines have been made in New York for longer than in any other part of the US, with the first vineyards being planted there over three hundred years ago by Dutch settlers. Finger Lakes is home to two of the United States’ oldest operating wineries, dating back to the 1860s, which continue to produce characterful wines inspired by France’s Alsace region.
Finger Lakes is New York’s largest and most productive wine region, with over one hundred separate wineries located on the banks of the six long, narrow lakes. The majority of the wines produced in this fascinating region are made from Chardonnay and Riesling varietal grapes, with Gewurztraminer and Pinot Noir also growing well in the unique microclimate that the lakes provide. Indeed, it is the lakes themselves that influence the climatic conditions of the region - without them, the early winters and springs would be far too cold to effectively grow vines, but the lakes allow warmth to be maintained throughout the colder months, and temper the heat of the summer. This allows for a long and fruitful growing and ripening season, which gives the berries the chance to take on plenty of character and many fascinating features of this beautiful terroir.