White Character
A Quick Intro to White Wines Around the World
For those who are just beginning to delve into the wonderful world of wine, you may find yourself confused by the vast variety of wines whites, reds, blends, bubblies and the many, many choices within each of those broad categories. We’ll focus on just one of those for this brief intro white wines. We’ll give you a short tour of the most well-known varietals (types of grapes), tell you what you can expect from each and what distinguishes them from each other.
Chardonnay
Chardonnay is certainly the most consumed white wine in America in fact, it’s quite commonly the only white wine many wine lovers consume. Chardonnay is often the first white wine a new wine explorer will sample, largely because it is so likable. Chardonnay is typically on the dry side, meaning not very sweet, and it usually has flavors of tropical fruit, apples, vanilla, and butter, and a varying amount of oak, depending on how it was produced. White Burgundy, from France, is almost always pure Chardonnay. Many other wine regions throughout the world produce Chardonnay, among them Chile and Australia. There are many good choices of American Chardonnay available for under $20. Well-knownand reliable producers include BV, Columbia Crest, and Chateau St. Michelle, and others.
Sauvignon Blanc
Sauvignon Blanc, also known as Fume Blanc, is another favorite white wine. Sauvignon Blanc is quite often characterized as freshly mown, indicating that it reminds the drinker of freshly mown grass. It is a medium-bodied white wine with noticeably fruity aromas like melon, grapefruit, and peach, and is dry and refreshing with medium acidity. Sauvignon Blanc is a wonderful wine for summer, especially good with seafood and it’s a perfect match for light snacks and picnics. Babich (New Zealand) offers a very nice Sauvignon Blanc for under 15 dollars.
Pinot Grigio
Pinot Grigio, also referred to as Pinot Gris (the actual grape’s name), is Italy’s most popular white wine, and is popular around the world, although the Italian Pinot Grigios are somewhatbland. Pinot Grigios are easy to drink, due to their crisp, light taste. The Pinot Gris offerings from Oregon tend to have more character, offering medium body, with more pronounced fruit and more acidity. Higher quality bottles have fruity flavors of apple, pear, honeydew and some spice. A pair of very nice Pinot Gris from Oregon, available at between $12-$18, are King Estate and Chateau St. Michelle, among others.
Riesling
Riesling wines are quite possibly the most popular German wine, and they are produced in two extremely different styles dry and sweet. Rieslings are categorized by the ripeness of the grapes when harvested. Kabinett is made fromnormally ripe grapes, and is a light to medium-bodied, mostly dry wine. You’ll oftenfind the word trocken on a bottle of Riesling, which means dry in German. “Spatlese” is produced from riper grapes, and results in a bit richer, slightlysweeter, wine. Auslese, which means late harvest, is made from even riper grapes, and is often quitesweet. Rieslings are typically fruity, with apple, peach, and honeysuckle flavors and floral undertones. Rieslings are relatively inexpensive – you can find excellent selections for under $10. One consistently goodchoice is Strub Niertsteiner Riesling Kabinett, as well asChateau Ste. Michelle Riesling.
Gewurztraminer
Gewurztraminer is another very popularwhite wine from Germany, while also being produced in the U.S., France, New Zealand, and Australia. Gewurztraminer is also producedin both dry and sweet styles. Gewurztraminers have a brazen, full-bodied taste, much more so than most other whites. Typical aromas found inGewurztraminer are lychee nuts and rosewater, and its flavors include pear, apricot, cinnamon, and honey. A nice, inexpensive Gewurztraminer is produced byTrimbach (France, under $15).
A final note
The best way to figure out your own preferencesin white wine is to just pick out a samplingof bottles, and give them a try. For each varietal, you’ll want to choose a bottle that’s representative of the style you’re investigating. Websites such as Wine.com can be immensely helpfulwith finding solid, yet inexpensive choices. Once you find a varietal and style and producer you find particularly enjoyable, you might want to pick up a case to have handy for entertaining, or to just enjoy at home. Most white wines don’t improve with aging, so you shouldn’t keep them around for years. You do, however,want to be sure to store your wine properly, so they maintainthe wonderful flavors and aromas you expect. You might think about investingin an small wine cooler, to keep all your wines at their best.
White wines are best served moderately chilled, so it’s a good idea to refrigerate them beforehand, then take them outabout 15-20 minutes before serving. Better yet, is tobuy an iceless wine chiller, which will chill (or warm) a single bottle of wineto the perfect temperature automatically just select the pre-setwine varietal, insert the bottle, and the chiller will cool your wine to the optimal temperature, and maintain that temperaturethroughout your wine tasting.
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