Food Friendly Wine!

The Sterling Vineyards winemaking team believes that the wines should express true varietals character. They craft each wine with this in mind, choosing gentle techniques tailored to bring out the aromas and flavors that each grape variety develops in the terroir it likes best. The resulting wines have exceptional quality that shines anywhere, with intriguing complexity that brings out the best in a wide variety of cuisines.

After grapes for Sterling Vineyards Chardonnay are harvested during the coolest hours, they go directly to press as whole clusters. The majority of Chardonnay, on the other hand, is barrel fermented in a selection of oak for rich depth and texture. Chardonnay ages for 12 months or more in barrel on its yeast lees. Select portions of Chardonnay for the blend may undergo malolactic fermentation, in which harsher malic acid is converted to softer lactic acid. Continual stirring of the lees gives the Chardonnay wines a creamy, toasty mouthfeel that complements their elegant, fresh fruit aromas and flavors.

The 2007 Sterling Organic Chardonnay shows a clear pale gold with aromas of green apple and stone fruit, with subtle notes of vanilla and baking spices. Flavors of Pippin apple, white peach, and nectarine are complemented by toasty, spicy notes from the judicious use of oak. A lighter style of Chardonnay that is very food friendly. This will pair well with various cheeses, grilled fish, chicken, quiche and pasta with clam sauce. It can be found online on wines.com!