Most of the time, most of us drink young, simple wines. What you taste is what you get—they may be flavorful and refreshing, but they don't repay extended analysis. Even so, it can be amusing to taste them blind, to try to reach back through the wine to its components: grape variety, vintage quality, winemaking techniques.
Chardonnays boast an impressive range of flavors from the expected buttered, oak overtones to the fresh, fruit flavors of apple, pear, citrus and melon, leaving a lasting palate impression. Chardonnay wines taste very different when the vines are grown in hot climates such as those in the plains of California and Australia. The conditions ensure ripe grapes, which lead to high levels of alcohol in the wine, and rich flavours of peach, melon, citrus and tropical fruits. For more information on Chardonnay Wines from Wine Web Central, click here.
Pinot Noir’s forerunner and modest inspiration hails from red Burgundy, one of France’s most prized wines. Today, Pinot Noir is planted in regions around the world including: Oregon, California , New Zealand, Australia, Germany and Italy. Due to the stringent growing requirements for Pinot Noir, it is produced in much smaller quantities than other popular red wines. For more information on Pinot Noir Wines from Wine Web Central, click here.
Italy's glowing reputation with wine is due not only to the fact that it produces and exports more than any other country but that it offers the greatest variety of types, ranging through nearly every color, flavor and style imaginable. Because it's climate allows for the growing of a large variety of grapes, Wine making thrives in Italy. More so than any other region in the world.
Italian producers have moved rapidly to the forefront of world enology, improving techniques to create wines of undeniable class in every region, north and south. Their wines derive not only from native vines, which represent an enormous array, but also from a complete range of international varieties. In fact, Italian geography can be broken into 5 geographic winegrowing areas and 20 winegrowing regions! For more info on the Wine Regions of Italy from Wine Web Central, click here.
Russian River Valley is now one of the most recognized AVA names in America. The appellation is internationally renowned for challenging varieties like Pinot Noir, which excels in this cool-climate, yielding highly expressive wines. A lean and restrained style of Chardonnay is also a signature cepage for the region. One sixth of Sonoma County's total vineyard acreage falls within the Russian River AVA boundaries, with all vineyards sharing to varying degrees the defining characteristic of cooling fog that is drawn inland from the Pacific each day.
There are over 120 wineries located within 6 appellations that cover the valleys, banks, and hills surrounding the great Russian River. For more info on Russian River Valley & Sonoma County Wines from Wine Web Central, click here.
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Chardonnay
Chardonnay, America’s number one selling white wine, continues to climb the production ladders to emerge as the most beloved of dry white wines in the U.S. The Chardonnay grape itself also contributes to the wine’s popularity. It is a relatively “low-maintenance” vine that adapts well to a variety of climates, resulting in fairly high yields worldwide. It is vinified in many different styles, from the elegant, "flinty" wines of Chablis (wine) to rich, buttery Meursaults and New World wines bursting with tropical fruit flavours.Chardonnays boast an impressive range of flavors from the expected buttered, oak overtones to the fresh, fruit flavors of apple, pear, citrus and melon, leaving a lasting palate impression. Chardonnay wines taste very different when the vines are grown in hot climates such as those in the plains of California and Australia. The conditions ensure ripe grapes, which lead to high levels of alcohol in the wine, and rich flavours of peach, melon, citrus and tropical fruits. For more information on Chardonnay Wines from Wine Web Central, click here.
Pinot Noir
Pinot Noir is a red wine grape variety of the species Vitis vinifera. The name may also refer to wines produced predominantly from pinot noir grapes. The name is derived from the french words for "pine" and "black" alluding to the varietals' tightly clustered dark purple pine cone shaped bunches of fruit. Pinot Noir may be the toughest grape to grow, but the effort is well worth the investment. It is a fickle grape that demands optimum growing conditions, calling for warm days consistently supported by cool evenings. Pinot Noir is a lighter colored and flavored red wine, well-suited to pair with poultry, ham, lamb and pork. Its flavors are reminiscent of sweet red berries, plums, tomatoes, cherries and at times a notable earthy or wood-like flavor, depending on specific growing conditions.Pinot Noir’s forerunner and modest inspiration hails from red Burgundy, one of France’s most prized wines. Today, Pinot Noir is planted in regions around the world including: Oregon, California , New Zealand, Australia, Germany and Italy. Due to the stringent growing requirements for Pinot Noir, it is produced in much smaller quantities than other popular red wines. For more information on Pinot Noir Wines from Wine Web Central, click here.
Italy's Wine Country
Wine is a way of life in Italy. It certainly is no big secret that more wine is produced in Italy than any other country in the world. Travel across the country and you see vineyards growing everywhere. Truth is in Italy's wine regions it's making has been raised to the level of an art form. An art that has been passed down from generation to generation and throughout many decades.Italy's glowing reputation with wine is due not only to the fact that it produces and exports more than any other country but that it offers the greatest variety of types, ranging through nearly every color, flavor and style imaginable. Because it's climate allows for the growing of a large variety of grapes, Wine making thrives in Italy. More so than any other region in the world.
Italian producers have moved rapidly to the forefront of world enology, improving techniques to create wines of undeniable class in every region, north and south. Their wines derive not only from native vines, which represent an enormous array, but also from a complete range of international varieties. In fact, Italian geography can be broken into 5 geographic winegrowing areas and 20 winegrowing regions! For more info on the Wine Regions of Italy from Wine Web Central, click here.
Russian River Valley of Sonoma County
The Sonoma County lifestyle is attractive to an increasing number of people who appreciate the county’s efforts in melding and satisfying the needs of expanding communities, with those of grape growing and wine making. Throughout the county, grape growing and wine production are on a region-by-region basis. To pick just a few examples, cool Sonoma-Carneros and the Russian River Valley are best known for Chardonnay and Pinot, while the warmer Dry Creek Valley and Rockpile boasts some of the state’s best Zinfandel and the Alexander Valley is noted for its excellent Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot.Russian River Valley is now one of the most recognized AVA names in America. The appellation is internationally renowned for challenging varieties like Pinot Noir, which excels in this cool-climate, yielding highly expressive wines. A lean and restrained style of Chardonnay is also a signature cepage for the region. One sixth of Sonoma County's total vineyard acreage falls within the Russian River AVA boundaries, with all vineyards sharing to varying degrees the defining characteristic of cooling fog that is drawn inland from the Pacific each day.
There are over 120 wineries located within 6 appellations that cover the valleys, banks, and hills surrounding the great Russian River. For more info on Russian River Valley & Sonoma County Wines from Wine Web Central, click here.
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