CHARDONNAY
Old world style….
Invite the boss to dinner to please the palate with a sip of our Chard and a shellfish starter such as lobster, oysters, or stuffed clams. Follow with poultry, pork, or seafood recipes that have a heavy cream or butter base; perhaps salmon steaks with curried fennel-wine sauce with late summer vegetables. A light fruit dessert of mango, pineapple, and honeydew will leave room for the traditional French cheese plate of rich and pungent Burgundy Epoisse, with maybe a little provolone or gruyere. Guaranteed to impress.
Make sure you serve the Chardonnay COOL at around 55F – i.e. not the fridge temperature coldness. If the Chardonnay is too cold, you lose all of its fruity flavors.
CHARDONNAY AWARDS
2014 Virginia Governors Cup Gold -& VA Governors Cup Case (2012) Vintage
2015 Finger Lakes Int'l Wine Comp Bronze (2011) Vintage
2018 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Comp Double Gold (2015) Vintage
2019 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Comp Silver (2016) Vintage
2020 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Comp GOLD (2017) Vintage
2020 Virginia Governors Cup Silver (2018) Vintage
2021 Eastern Seaboard Wine Competition (2019) Vintage
2022 Loudoun Winery Association Contest Silver (2020) Vintage
2024 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition Double Gold (2021 ) Vintage