chardonnay marvellous diversity jly08

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Just a small plea for those who are interested in wine to consider the spectacular diversity of Chardonnay - a real example of where varietal labelling can not be entirely helpful ie. need some more adjectives about the style to help consumers understand the full range of flavours and challenges. An Australian perspective due to the incredible geographic range over which Chardonnay "has found a home" in the past 40 years

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in praise of a fantastic white grape

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tired of being told what’s hot and what’s not?

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a real issue when trying to choose wine

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"Chardonnay has made some of the world's greatest wines. Everyone appreciated it – until Bridget Jones," said Clarke.  "Bridget Jones goes out on the pull, fails, goes back to her miserable bedsit, sits down, pours herself an enormous glass of chardonnay, sits there with mascara running down her cheeks saying, 'Dear diary, I've failed again, I've poured an enormous glass of chardonnay and I'm going to put my head in the oven.' Great marketing aid!“  (The Independent May 2008 quoting Oz Clarke)

AUSTRALIA'S "chardy party" is finally over, with growers in the nation's biggest wine grape‐producing district being told to bin chardonnay crops. (various Australian media  23 May 2008)

apparently chardonnay is not hot

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is Australia willing to let Bridget Jones write its strategy for Chardonnay?

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Bridget Jones wasn’t strong on strategy

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The chardonnay class ‐ predictably, perhaps ‐ gave rise to much more diversity of opinion, in no small measure due to the far wider range of style (rather than quality) 

represented. (James Halliday, 2006 in comparing a judging session between Riesling, Semillon and 

Chardonnay)

have we helped consumers to discover that Chardonnay is not singular, but rather a 

collective noun? 

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before we knock Chardonnay down, consider its diversity

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Chardonnay – it has some similarities but some striking differences

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now which chardonnay style was it that you liked?

Bottle aged

Amazingly cheap for so much flavour

wild ferments

regional blends have a great profilebig brand

taste the region

Chardonnay

an oak touch

lees complexity

Unwooded

Those places – Chablis, Burgundy, Champagne

Sparkling

so lean

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“At first it seems ridiculous to devote a whole book to a few acres of stony hillside, owned through the ages by an ever-changing, ever-squabbling gang of greedy rustics, producing a mere 30,000 bottles of wine per year.” forward by Nicolas Faith , English translation editor of Jean‐François Bazin’s 1988 book, Le Montrachet

sometimes Chardonnay gets its own story

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and sometimes chardonnay is a little hidden (as the backbone for many champagnes and sparkling wines)

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Australia’s chardonnay grows in some quite interesting 

places (+)

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Australia’s chardonnay grows in some quite interesting places, with some quite creative 

winemaking

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Australia’s chardonnay grows in some quite interesting places, with some quite creative winemaking, and lots of people demand it

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all those bottles of Chardonnay come from somewhere – Australian supply

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which way do you think 

Chardonnay is travelling?

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did we get bored with finding things to give up and think Chardonnay was a fair target?

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is it the wine that’s boring, or is it us that’s bored?

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how many personalities do you think Chardonnay might have?

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Shaw & Smith

Giaconnda

Jacobs CreekLeeuwin Estate

Tyrells

Lilleydale

Bannockburn

Kooyong

Hanwood Estate

Stefano Lubiana

Tapanappa Tiers

Bin 65

Pierro

Eileen Hardy

After Brand Tao ‐ Slideshare

CONSUMER

Oxford Landing

Banrock Station

[yellowtail]

part of the universe  of Australian Chardonnay

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explore diversitytry Chardonnay

Casablanca ValleyBlanc de BlancHawke’s Bay

Russian RiverChablis

MontrachetStellenbosch Napa

Margaret RiverHunter ValleyMornington PeninsulaAdelaide Hills

Tasmania

Orange Murray ValleyLanghorne Creek

Coonawarra

YarraRiverina

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Acknowledgments

• Images from Flickr, Slideshare and other resources so generously shared on the web

• the Visio Guy for some great tips

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Dr Jim [email protected] 676 566ABN 385797533925 Union StBEULAH PARK SA 5067