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Sauvignon Blanc vs Chardonnay
Of the thousands of white wine grapes planted around the world, Chardonnay, and Sauvignon Blanc are two of the most popular. However, despite running side by side in popularity, these two grape varieties are incredibly different. So much so, that fans of one may entirely reject the other. Let us have a look at the differences between these two noble varieties.
Origin: Bordeaux and Loire, France.
Terroirs: Loire Valley, Bordeaux, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, California, Chile, Bulgaria.
Types of wine: Dry, Sweet (rarely).
Styles of wine:
Ageing ability: Moderate.
Taste: Green notes range from savory flavors of fresh cut grass, gooseberry, and even jalapeno, to sweeter fruitier green notes of grapefruit, white peach, and passion fruit.
Serving temperature:
Recommended glass: Sauvignon Blanc Wine Glass: tall and narrow, with a slightly slender bowl concentrating a white wine’s fruity flavors.
Food pairing: Goat cheese, fish tacos, gyros and tabouli salad, Mediterranean style meats with lemon, capers and olives, and chicken pot pie, Thai, and Vietnamese food.
Origin: Burgundy, France.
Terroirs: Burgundy, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, California, Chile, Bulgaria.
Types of wine: Dry, Sweet (rarely), Sparkling.
Styles of wine:
Ageing ability: High.
Taste: Primary fruit flavors of apple, yellow melon, and starfruit. Oaked wines taste of cream, vanilla, or butter.
Serving temperature:
Recommended glass:
Food pairing: Chicken with chardonnay-cream mustard sauce, crab cakes, lobster, shrimp and linguini, or classic French-style quiche, dishes with creamy-like sauces using almond milk, cauliflower or a nut-based sauces like cashew cream or tahini. Dry sparkling wines are best served with fried foods – vegetables, seafood, chicken; lean meats – pork, lamb, veal; all types of seafood – fish, caviar, oyster; pasta, especially creamy one; soups, especially mushroom creamy soup; almost any type of cheese, as well as fresh salads, pastry, pies, toasts, egg dishes, etc.
16.07.2021
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