Winemaker Notes
Parlez vous Francais? Not required, because this coastal French Chardonnay will be speaking your language at first sip. It has a beautiful golden hue with a brilliant rim and shows notes of peach, pear and citrus fruits paired with a kick of vanilla. Its juicy, creamy and easy going…the Chardonnay drinker’s Chardonnay!
This Chardonnay will stand up to creamy pastas, roasted chicken and spice.
Co-founded by Katie Lee Biegel, Kind of Wild is a collection of global wine discoveries devoted to regenerating the planet. Kind of Wild partners with top growers around the world who farm healthy soils to craft premium, kinder wines that are certified organic and certified vegan. They've torn the label back and ventured into the wild to return with this collection of world-class wines made with organic grapes. We've all been buying organic produce and other naturally sourced foods. We've tasted the difference and felt better for it. But it seems finding exceptional wine made from organic grapes is a little harder. That's why Kind of Wild was started.
When you choose Kind of Wild wines, you’re buying more than wine. You're supporting growers across the globe who believe in creating a sustainable future by improving soil health, diminishing soil erosion, keeping natural waters free from chemicals and having a positive, lasting impact on the local ecosystem. They believe by supporting these growers; they can encourage others to adopt organic and regenerative farming.
One of the most popular and versatile white wine grapes, Chardonnay offers a wide range of flavors and styles depending on where it is grown and how it is made. While it tends to flourish in most environments, Chardonnay from its Burgundian homeland produces some of the most remarkable and longest lived examples. California produces both oaky, buttery styles and leaner, European-inspired wines. Somm Secret—The Burgundian subregion of Chablis, while typically using older oak barrels, produces a bright style similar to the unoaked style. Anyone who doesn't like oaky Chardonnay would likely enjoy Chablis.
An extensive appellation producing a diverse selection of good quality and great values, Languedoc spans the Mediterranean coast from the Pyrenees mountains of Roussillon all the way to the Rhône Valley. Languedoc’s terrain is generally flat coastal plains, with a warm Mediterranean climate and frequent risk of drought.
Virtually every style of wine is made in this expansive region. Most dry wines are blends with varietal choice strongly influenced by the neighboring Rhône Valley. For reds and rosés, the primary grapes include Grenache, Syrah, Carignan, Cinsault and Mourvèdre. White varieties include Grenache Blanc, Muscat, Ugni Blanc, Vermentino, Macabéo, Clairette, Piquepoul and Bourbelenc.
International varieties are also planted in large numbers here, in particular Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet Sauvignon.
The key region for sparkling wines here is Limoux, where Blanquette de Limoux is believed to have been the first sparkling wine made in France, even before Champagne. Crémant de Limoux is produced in a more modern style.