Jessica Hamilton - Independent Wine Guide with Traveling Vineyard

2020 Peekaboo, Chardonnay

Chardonnay lovers will unite behind this playfully tasty sip. With tropical fruit aromas and hint of spicy oak notes, this medium-full bodied beauty sports a creamy texture due to a portion ageing on the lees in French oak barrels during winemaking.

A fruit bowl of flavor jumps from the glass in a Chardonnay that spans the style spectrum for those who like lighter and bolder versions of this classic white. It’s crisp yet creamy with well-balanced fruit and oaky character.

Perfect pairings: white cheddar Cheez-its, buttered popcorn, salted nuts, roasted salmon, mushroom risotto, lobster, brie, white cheddar, lemon desserts

Relax with Riesling!

Riesling Rocks! It’s a wine for every season and every reason. There’s a real reason it’s a grape that makes wine professionals’ lists of world-class whites as a whisper of sweetness is what draws you in, but the delicious fruitiness and zesty freshness is what keeps you coming back.

It’s an ideal wine to sip by itself with floral aromatics and juicy, fresh-from-the-vine fruity flavors, but is also an easy wine to pair with a wide variety of dishes from spicy to salty, savory to sweet and delicate to hearty. Take a virtual sip-trip to Thailand and pair it with Lazy Lab. Try Thai take-out and Riesling with pad Thai noodles, imperial rolls, satay in peanut sauce, or chicken in pumpkin curry. These dishes are a little sweet with a little heat, which are ideal with the foil of racy Riesling.

Perfect pairings: yogurt raisins, spicy tuna roll, miso soup, pumpkin curry, spicy Asian cuisine, brunch casseroles, vegetarian burritos, swiss, brie, rice krispie treats, apple spice cake, white chocolate chip cookies

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