Chardonnay: America’s Most Popular Wine Variety

Did you know that Chardonnay is America’s most popular wine — red or white — and the world’s most widely planted white wine grape?

I didn’t.

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I’m Tracy Byrnes, Fox Business anchor and Wine With Me columnist, and we are going to dive into the prevalent green (yes, green!) grape today.

Jennifer Simonetti-Bryan, our personal Jedi master of wine – @jediwinemaster and who happens to also be a legitimate Master of Wine – is back with us to answer a ton of questions about your glass of Chardonnay.

Like…what’s the difference between oaked and unoaked Chardonnay? And what makes it so buttery?

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Jen brought four wines:

  • One Rock 2013
  • Domaine Faiveley 2011
  • Louis Jadot Meursault 2011
  • Calera 2012

But really what you need is:

  • A Chardonnay that was not aged in oak
  • A white Burgundy also not aged in oak
  • A white Burgundy aged in oak
  • And a California Chardonnay also aged in oak

So pour some wine, listen along and let’s figure out what you like best…and why this wine is so darn popular!

Cent’ Anni.

And as always, send comments or suggestions to @tracybyrnes or tracy.byrnes@foxbusiness.com.

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