- Chardonnay is a good-yielding white wine variety that buds early in the season and also ripens relatively early. Chardonnay ripens easily and produces medium-to-full-bodied wines with rich apple, citrus, and tropical fruit aromas and flavors, but the variety's full body is capable of supporting a host of complementary characteristics, such as oak, butter, and vanilla.
U.S. to Create National Center for Studying Grapevine Genetics
More national leaders see the benefit of developing our domestic wine industry.
Wine Spectator Online - U.S. to Create National Center for Studying Grapevine Genetics
The United States may soon have its first national center for research on grape genetics, moving the country to the forefront of viticultural science.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is developing the new Grape Genetics Research Center, which will work on unlocking the grape genome. Ultimately, such research could prove useful in helping scientists to improve wine grape quality; develop vines that are resistant to disease, pests, salt and cold; and improve the health benefits of wine.
Wine Spectator Online - U.S. to Create National Center for Studying Grapevine Genetics
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