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Sonata

Sonata Wine Details
Price: $13.95 per bottle

Description: A blend of white varietals: Vidal, Seyval, Rayon, and Chardonel. Aged in stainless steel, it has a perfect balance of acidity and sweetness. Sweetness of 3.25% makes it semi-dry.

Varietal Definition
Chardonel:
Chardonel was developed in New York State, to be a late-ripening, highly-productive, cold-climate varietal. A cross of Chardonnay and Seyval Blanc, Chardonel is proving its value in the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest states. Given much of the same treatment as Chardonnay, it adapts well to barrel fermention, and controlled lees contact. The result is often a full-bodied dry wine, high in alcohol and acidity, with a similar, if less pronounced character than Chardonnay.


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