Episode 84: The Insane Appeal of South African Chardonnay
Wine Enthusiast Podcast
English - March 03, 2021 05:00 - 55 minutes - 51.3 MB - ★★★★ - 172 ratingsFood Arts beer food liquor wine beverage distilling restaurants spirits Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Chardonnay may be the world's most popular white wine grape, but consumers tend to gravitate to two iconic areas when shopping for the stuff: Burgundy and California. It's time to think about the bridge that brings those two worlds, Old and New, together in one delicious sip: South Africa.
Graham Weerts, winemaker for Capensis Wines in South Africa as well as winemaker at Stonestreet Estate in California’s Alexander Valley and Senior Vice President of Vineyard Operations for Jackson Family Wines, helps us explore why the country should be in your regular rotation for exemplary Chards of brilliance and balance.
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