The Cocktail Hour: Chilled Chardonnay



With temperatures inward the 90s this week, something cool in addition to overnice would endure to a greater extent than appropriate for today’s Cocktail Hour.  This morning, I position this bottle of Story Chardonnay on H2O ice in addition to then it would endure truly mutual frigidity this afternoon.

This item chardonnay is non truly a Story wine.  It is truly made past times Weibel Vineyards inward Lodi, California.  The argue this is done is because of where Story is located in addition to the habits of vino drinkers.

Story is located inward Plymouth, California inward Amador County.  This is Gold Country in addition to the Sierra Nevada foothills.  It is real hot in addition to dry out hither inward the summer.  Perfect for growing big, bold, reddish grapes similar zinfandel, barbera, in addition to sangiovese.  Not in addition to then peachy for to a greater extent than fragile white grapes similar chardonnay.

Wine drinkers tend to desire white wines too, to larn along alongside the reds they gustatory modality in addition to then wineries inward this expanse take away to guide maintain some available.  It’s only mutual feel in addition to furnish in addition to demand.  If yous customers desire to purchase white wine, guide maintain some available.

In this area, the wineries guide maintain 2 options.  Buy the grapes from other areas…like Lodi or the Central Coast…have them shipped upwardly in addition to brand them into wine, or guide maintain some other winery larn far in addition to slap your label on it.  The minute choice is the ane Story takes.  They, in addition to several other wineries inward the state, also produce this alongside Weibel’s first-class almond champagne.

I don’t guide maintain whatever work alongside them doing this every bit long every bit they are upwardly front end most it, in addition to Story is.  The label on the dorsum of the bottle explicitly says it’s a Weibel production in addition to the prices are the same alongside either label.

So, how is the wine?  Very good.  Nice, polish in addition to a slight buttery flavor.  Just a hint of fresh fruit flavors such every bit watermelon in addition to kiwi.  Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 lot of chardonnays are described every bit build clean in addition to fruity when they only gustatory modality tart, in addition to perchance a footling soury.  Not this one.  Fresh fruit flavor, smoothed alongside a slight buttery finish.

Delicious on a hot patio solar daytime similar today.

So how does it produce on our novel salubrious themed Cocktail Hour season?  It depends on where yous check, but the average release of calories is 500 per bottle.  We portion betwixt 2 people in addition to larn vi spectacles full for 250 calories per individual (1/2 bottle) or to a greater extent than or less 84 calories per glass.  You volition also eat to a greater extent than or less 8 grams of carbohydrates but no fatty in addition to no protein.

It’s a skillful chardonnay, likely to a greater extent than or less the 2nd or 3rd best we’ve had inward the final twelvemonth (Santa Alicia from Republic of Chile is the best we’ve had recently).  If yous can’t discovery Story at your local vino shop, hold back for Weibel.  If yous can’t discovery either, yous tin fellowship online at Story (www.zin.com) or at Weibel (www.weibel.com).

Cheers!


-Darryl

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