Chardonnay : A Complete Guide to the Grape and the Wines It Produces

by Dave Broom

• ISBN13: 9781840006858
• ISBN10: 1840006854
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-07-28
• Publisher: Miller/Mitchell Beazley

Summary

Chardonnay is the world's most recognized white grape variety. But it is perhaps less widely known as a major component of Champagne, and the single variety that makes Chablis and the great white wines of Burgundy. From the top of the range to the cheaper alternatives, Chardonnay can be found in every wine shop, supermarket, and wine merchant around the world. The wide variety of styles are the result of where the grape is grown and the winemaking methods used to produce the wine. Dave Broom recommends how to find the right style for you, and which foods match which Chardonnay best. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Dave Broom is the co-author of Drink! Never Mind the Peanuts which won the Glenfiddich Drink Book of the Year 2002. He also won Glenfiddich Drinks Writer of the Year in 2002 for his contribution to publications such as Whisky Magazine, WINE, and BBC Good Food. Dave is author of the Hamlyn Handbook of Whisky, Spirits & Cocktails, The Connoisseur's Guide to Whisky, and Cabernet Sauvignon. He appears regularly on Good Food Live!, and judges at many wine and spirits competitions. He lives in Brighton but is Glaswegian

Table of Contents

introduction	6	(2)
the chardonnay look	8	(2)
where chardonnay lives & why	10	(2)
chardonnay in good hands	12	(2)
how chardonnay grew up	14	(2)
what will become of chardonnay?	16	(2)
the countries	18	(34)
france	20	(8)
italy	28	(2)
spain	30	(2)
central & eastern europe	32	(2)
australia	34	(4)
new zealand	38	(2)
north america	40	(6)
south america	46	(2)
south africa	48	(2)
the rest of the world	50	(2)
buying, storing, & serving	52	(12)
quality vs price	54	(2)
other wines to try	56	(2)
when to serve	58	(2)
how to serve	60	(2)
what to serve with	62	(2)
index	64