We taste two chardonnays, the French: Chateau de Chemily, and the Australian: Bleasdale. We also learn about how price affects the quality of the wines you select & how vintage charts can have an impact on selecting good quality wines.
Episode 5 show notes
Wines
French: Chateau de Chemily
Australian: Bleasdale
Useful resources
Intro to chardonnay
Burgundy wine introduction
What factors affect the cost of a wine
Does wine pricing affect the quality
Wine trivia questions
Glossary
Unoaked: Wines that are not aged in oak barrels, usually white wines.
Oaked: Wines that are aged in oak barrels.
Vintage chart: Lists the quality of wines harvested by year and region.
Upcoming wines
Episode 6
Italian: I Veroni
Australian: Geoff Hardy Fortified Muscat