Emiliana Adobe Chardonnay

Emiliana Adobe Chardonnay Reserva 2019 Chardonnay from Casablanca Valley, Chile is not only an organic but a vegan wine as well. What does that mean, vegan wine? Sure it’s made from grapes so all wines must be vegan. Well during the process of making wine, in order to make the wine clear for us consumers, the wine goes through a process called clarification and fining the wine. All young wines are hazy and contain tiny molecules such as proteins, tartrates, tannins and phenolics. These are all natural, and in no way harmful. It’s up to the winemaker to decide what type of fining and clarification agent to use to make it look clear and bright. Emiliana happens to make the wines using vegan products.

For more information on why Chardonnay does so well in Chile - Introduction to Chile Chardonnay

Emiliana Organic Vineyards is top producing Chilean winery and one of the largest organic and biodynamic wineries in the world. It makes a large range of wines including Carmenère, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc. The winery has vineyards in Colchagua, Maipo, and the Casablanca Valley. What practices do they use to be organic and biodynamic? Well chickens are used for pest control, and alpacas and horses live alongside the vines to encourage biodiversity. Native greenery and cover crops are planted in between the vine rows. “Across all vineyard and winery processes, various projects in energy efficiency, carbon emission reduction and waste management are employed, and environmentally friendly packaging is used.”

This wine is a pale lemon color with a creamy texture. The flavors and aromas are yellow plum, pineapple, green apple, lemon, lime, minerals, orange blossom, green pepper and coriander, it ends on a herbaceous note. It’s balanced in fruit, medium alcohol and body.

Pair with classic Roast Chicken, roasted salmon filets with chive butter, roast swordfish with capers or grilled shrimp kebabs. The acidity and citrus flavors in several of these wines also will stand up to a dish like these.