百变白葡萄女王霞多丽，你真的了解她吗？Drinking with the Queen of Grapes

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"Queen of Grapes"

有人称霞多丽为“葡萄女王”，这似乎很合适。霞多丽种植区域广泛，从法国勃艮第到美国、智利、南非、澳大利亚和中国，几乎都可以看见她的足迹。

Some call Chardonnay the "Queen of Grapes," which seems suitable since we find it planted over a vast empire that extends from its Burgundy base to the United States, Chile, South Africa, Australia and China.

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霞多丽甚至与一个皇室传说有关，即12世纪的查理曼大帝。他以在白胡子上洒上勃艮第红而闻名，他的妻子Luitgard认为这一形象不适合国王，她敦促他种植更多的白葡萄酒葡萄。

Chardonnay is even tied to a royal tale, namely, to the twelfth-century Emperor Charlemagne. He was known for spilling red Burgundy on his white beard, an image his wife Luitgard felt not fit for a king, and she pushed him to plant more white wine grapes. 

快进键，勃艮第的科尔登查理曼(Corton-Charlemagne)园区现在以霞多丽而闻名。小编猜你可能说Luitgard是葡萄女王的女王？

Fast forward and the area of Corton-Charlemagne in Burgundy is now well-known for Chardonnay. I guess you could say Luitgard was the Queen of the Queen of Grapes?

A few fun facts about Chardonnay

霞多丽(Chardonnay)是世界上最受欢迎的白葡萄酒葡萄，种植在世界上主要的葡萄酒产区，海拔从海平面到高山，气候从凉爽到炎热。

Chardonnay is the world’s most popular white wine grape and is planted across the world’s major wine regions, from sea level to mountain high, from cool climates to hot ones.

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霞多丽(Chardonnay)也被称为“酿酒师的葡萄”，因为它的香气和风味相当中性，它的可塑性让它在表达其生长的气候和土壤，以及酿酒师的技术方面有很大的灵活性。霞多丽就像是一块画布，酿酒师可以在上面作画。

Chardonnay is also known as “the winemaker’s grape” as it is fairly neutral in aroma and flavor, a malleability that allows great leeway in how it express not only the climate and soil where it is grown, but also the techniques of the winemaker. Chardonnay is a canvas on which the winemaker can paint.

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霞多丽(Chardonnay)的特点多种多样，可以呈现从带有苹果和梨等酥脆的水果，到柠檬和酸橙等柑橘类水果，再到菠萝等成熟的热带水果，及到矿物质的特点。橡木桶陈酿或苹果乳酸发酵等技术可以增加黄油或奶油味儿，以及香草、杏仁酱和橡木等香气。

The character of Chardonnays can range widely, displaying everything from crisp stone fruits like apples and pears to zingy ones like lemons and limes to ripe tropical ones like pineapple to minerality and “wet stone.” Techniques like barrel aging or malolactic fermentation can add a buttery or creamy character, and aromas like vanilla, almond paste and oak.

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虽然霞多丽(Chardonnay)通常被酿成无起泡葡萄酒，但它也是用于酿造香槟(Champagne)的三种主要葡萄之一。采用100%霞多丽(Chardonnay)的香槟被称为白中白香槟(blanc de blancs)。

And while Chardonnay is usually turned into still wines, it is also one of the three key grapes used for Champagne. A Champagne using only Chardonnay is called blanc de blancs – white of whites.

5.26 今天是国际霞多丽日，CHEERS为想庆祝这一天的酒友们推荐了六种，包括:

Today is International Chardonnay Day and CHEERS offers a half-dozen options for those who want to celebrate, including:

法国|纤月勃艮第莎当妮干白葡萄酒

这款酒果味浓郁，带有苹果和梨的果香，因陈酿于橡木桶中而带有一丝柑橘和奶油的味道。

Signé Bourgogne Chardonnay features apple and pear character with a touch of citrus and creaminess due to its oak aging.

加州|暴走加州莎当妮干白葡萄酒

在法国和美国橡木桶中陈酿，奶油般的黄油余韵与柑橘和苹果的香气相得益彰。

Criss Cross, aged in both French and American oak barrels, has a creamy buttery finish to pair with its citrus and apple notes.

匈牙利|蚁大力莎当妮干型桃红葡萄酒

清新爽口，带有覆盆子、红樱桃草莓和青苹果的香气。粉红色的色调是由于淡淡的丹菲特葡萄。

Fabulous Ant Pink Chardonnay is fresh and crisp, with raspberry and rhubarb character. The pink hue is due to a touch of Dornfelder grapes.

智利|寒武纪特级珍藏莎当妮干白葡萄酒

采用来自迈岥谷Maipo Valley和Leyda Valley的葡萄，充盈着热带水果和柑橘的香气，以及法国橡木陈酿带来的奶油味。

Cambrico Gran Reserve, with grapes from Maipo Valley and Leyda Valley, offers tropical fruit and citrus aromas, plus creaminess from its French oak aging.

保加利亚|布洛堡莎当妮干白葡萄酒

这款酒来自保加利亚是一款未经橡木处理的霞多丽葡萄酒，带有青苹果和柠檬的香气，并带有一种令人愉悦的矿物质气息。

Côte du Danube from Burgozone is an unoaked Chardonnay with green apple and lemon notes and a touch of zingy minerality.

法国|红衣乐园法国干白葡萄酒

来自法国南部，带有果园水果的香气，余味略带黄油味。

Tussock Jumper hails from the southern France and offers orchard fruit character with a slightly buttery finish.

最后，如果您想用香槟来庆祝，博瑞白中白香槟由100%霞多丽葡萄酿制而成，或许可以尝试一下。国际霞多丽日快乐!

Finally, if you’d like to celebrate with some bubbly, Bernard Remy Champagne Blanc de Blancs is made entirely from Chardonnay grapes. Happy International Chardonnay Day!

Original by Jim Boyce, Grape Wall of China 葡萄围城
原文作者：Jim Boyce, Grape Wall of China 葡萄围城

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