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International Chardonnay Day
May 27, 2021
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- Chardonnay is now the most widely planted white grape variety, globally. It surpasses Spain’s Airén and Italy’s vinegar grape, Trebbiano.
- Chardonnay is a major grape in Champagne, and other sparkling wines, such as Crémant, Franciacorta, and Trento.
- The grape originated in a small village of Chardonnay in France. The name originally meant “place of thistles” or “thistle covered place.”
- By law, if a label says “Chablis,” it must be Chardonnay.
- If you see “Blanc de blancs” on a Champagne label, you’re almost certainly drinking 100% Chardonnay.
- Chardonnay is said to be “made in the winery,” as it gets most of its hallmark tasting-notes of butter from winemaking methods.
- Even though Chablis and cool climate areas tend to show wines with bright acidity, the natural acidity in the grape is actually moderately low.
- Wente in California is famous for cloning Chardonnay from Burgundy in 1912. That clone, called the Wente clone, is the source material for nearly 80% of American Chardonnay plantings today.
- Chardonnay started trending as a baby name in the UK around 2002 because of a character in “Footballer’s Wives.” -Winefolly.com