Chardonnay wine price in Kenya

Chardonnay is one of the globally most popular white wine grape varieties. It has its origin in France, the southern Burgundy wine region, where it borrows its name. In the Burgundy area, the Chardonnay name meant “thistle covered place” or “place of thistles” and the region was famous for producing affordable, quality, high-value chardonnays wines. Today chardonnay is one of the widely planted grape variety, grown in almost every major wine-producing country. The new wine-producing regions see Chardonnay as a rite of passage and an easy entry into the international wine market. Chardonnay is one of the main grape varieties and an important component used in making champagne and most types of sparkling wines. Blanc de Blanc champagne is made with almost 100% and it is an ultimate expression of the Chardonnay grape.

The Chardonnay is a neutral, green-skinned grape, and as a wine, Chardonnay is generally known to be a relatively dry, medium-bodied white wine emanating fresh and crisp flavor notes of pear, guava, lemon-peel, and apple. Specific Chardonnay wine brands' taste and aroma characteristics profile are heavily influenced by; the climate and terroir it is grown, the grape ripeness at harvest, aging methods (oak or unoaked), and the winemakers' skills and technics.  

Apart from easy-to-grow Chardonnay grapes, Chardonnay is loved by winemakers due to its ease to vinify into different wine styles from the lean white wines, rich and creamy wines, crisply mineral wines to oak-aged white wines along with captivating flavors of tropical fruity. Chardonnay flavors are not as distinctive as of most of the other grape varieties and somehow it has a “blank canvas”, a quality that makes Chardonnay more pliable and gives winemakers the liberty to flex their skills and technics, leaving their imprint in crafting complex, and interesting Chardonnay wine brands that keep you coming back for more for this type of wine. The Chardonnay blank canvas quality makes it a good terroir mirror with a wide range of tastes and aromatic profiles of any grape variety.

In cool climates such as Chablis, France Chardonnay wines tend to be medium to light body with noticeable refreshing acidity, distinctly leaner feel, and flavors notes of green plum, apple, melon, apricots, and pear. In warmer areas, such as the Adelaide Hills and Mornington Peninsula in Australia, Chardonnay wines tend to have more pronounced flavors of brighter tropical fruit notes of citrus, peach, melon, guava, and pineapple. In hot wine regions such as California’s Central Coast AVA, Chardonnay wines exhibit more fig and tropical fruit notes of banana and mango. Maturing Chardonnay wines (Oaked Chardonnay) causes these flavors to shift dramatically to additional oak-aged flavors of vanilla, butter, and baking spices. Oaked Chardonnay wines usually tend to be rich and full-bodied.

Due to the wide range of Chardonnay wine styles, it is a great partner to a diverse spectrum of various food types. You can match Chardonnay wine with cheese, seafood, buttered foods, vegetables, and fruits. The Chardonnay crispness, minerality, and delicate flavors crave crisp and delicate foods. There are many Chardonnay wines brands in Kenya you can easily at the liquor store near you. The diverse Chardonnay wine styles offer the wine a unique selection of the best wine possible with distinct flavors, aroma, and quality. Buy Chardonnay wine at Drinks Zone online liquor store at best Chardonnay price in Kenya. Dial a drink in Nairobi and enjoy free alcohol delivery in Nairobi and environs.