Word: chardonnays
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...good French winemakers, studiously disdaining such modern advances as concrete fermentation vats and screw-cap bottle tops. Their wine is labeled with the name of the grape from which it is made, so that buyers can approximate the European equivalent in a California product. In white wines, Pinot Chardonnay, for example, is related to a Pouilly-Fuissé or a Chablis, white Riesling to a dry Rhine, Sauvignon Blanc to a superior dry Graves; in the reds. Cabernet Sauvignon is like red Bordeaux, Pinot Noir like lesser Burgundy, Camay Beaujolais similar to the French Beaujolais...
Quality. Finally they gave their verdict. Top honors went to a small, little-known winery: Wente Bros. It won gold medals for its Pinot-Chardonnay, sweet sauterne, Sauvignon Blanc, Ugni Blanc and Sweet Semillon. For the brothers, these were heady dividends on their policy of quality rather than quantity...