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Wine Details
Price:
$8.36 per bottle
Description:
Silver Medal, Taster's Guild Intl. Wine Competition, 1999, Silver Medal, Indy Intl. Wine Competition, 1999. This is a dry table wine from Vidal Blanc grapes. Cold fermentation produces a very clean finishing wine with citrus characteristcs. Food pairing suggestions: Steamed shrimp and rich creamy pasta dishes. If you enjoy crisp Chenin Blancs, you will love Blooming White.
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Varietal Definition
Chenin Blanc:
Classic white varietal of France's Loire Valley and now grown throughout the world. Known for its rather unusual 'wet-wool', 'damp straw' aromas, it tends to be more floral than fruity when young and gives high acidity, growing well in marginal climates. It ages well and its susceptibility to 'botrytis'* produces some of the great sweet wines of the Loire, for example Quarts de Chaume and Vouvray. It is grown widely in South Africa where it is known as 'Steen'.
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Vidal Blanc:
A white French hybrid once widely planted in the south of France, it is more suitable for growing in warm and humid climates like the South. These vines are prolific, producing large golden berries, suitable for eating out of hand as table grapes. When vinified, Villard Blanc makes a fruity, mildly intense white wine (somewhat Sauvignon Blanc like) of fairly neutral and simple flavors. Primarily used for blending.
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