Chardonnay 101, from grape to Wine

Chardonnay. This can be a love it or hate it grape for many people, but you might be surprised to learn that it is probably less about the grape and more about the winemaking technique.
Chardonnay is a non-aromatic grape. It is grown all over the globe to very different results. Grow it in a warm climate and you get rich tropical fruit notes in cool climates you get bright citrus and lemon and green fruit notes.
Beyond that there are winemaking techniques that affect the wine. Those rich buttery chardonnays that you either love or hate? This butteriness can come from Malolactic fermentation, which is when the tart malic acid (think of the flavor of an unripe green apple) is converted to lactic acid (which is the softer acid found in milk).
A byproduct of this conversion is the compound diacetyl which has a buttery note, which is in fact added to margarine to give it that buttery flavor.
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