A Taste of Wine
The other day I ran into an old
friend, named Mr. Chardonnay.
Since we had not seen each other
in such a long time, we decided
to play a game called “20 Ques-
tions.” The rules of the game are
quite simple. Ask a question. Lis-
ten to the response. Repeat. Here is a summary of the
most interesting questions and answers.
1. Mr. Chardonnay, how would you describe your-
self? I am amazing. I am one of the boldest white wines
available and am often fermented in oak and then aged
in oak to add extra richness and subsequent color.
2. Mr. Chardonnay, where did you grow up? I am a
grape grown internationally that produces Chardonnay
wine. To be clear, the Chardonnay grape is grown, not
made. The wine, however, is made pretty much like
every other white wine, where the grapes are grown in
a vineyard, harvested, sorted, crushed, vinified (which
is the process that converts the grape’s sugars into al-
cohol), and is aged to varying degrees, sometimes in
stainless steel tanks or other vessels and, sometimes in
Guidance
oak (typically with French, American, or Hungarian
oak).
3. Mr. Chardonnay, can you be bought? Yes, I can
be purchased from the lowest price point of a few dol-
lars per bottle, up to thousands of dollars per bottle
(usually Grand Cru white Burgundy). I am considered
one of the world’s noble grapes and have contributed
greatly to people enjoying wine over the years.
4. Mr. Chardonnay, what kind of grape are you? I
am a green-skinned grape variety used in the produc-
tion of white wine. My ancestors originated in the Bur-
gundy wine region of eastern France, but our family
now grows wherever wine is produced, from England
to New Zealand.
5. Mr. Chardonnay, are you dry or sweet? I am
made in a variety of styles. I can be anything from
a crisp, dry white to a sweet, late-harvest-style des-
sert wine. However most frequently, I am a dry wine
which simply means that I have no residual sugar.
When grape juice converts to wine, alcohol is pro-
duced in the fermentation process because yeast eats
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10 May 2018 pccnews