California and Burgundy Gave Chardonnay a Reputation. Can Oregon Break Through?

No grape has experienced the simultaneous highs and lows of the wine world quite like Chardonnay. Perhaps befitting its very nature, it has existed as both the base material for many of the world’s most coveted white wines and as the basis for a veritable ocean of mediocre, soulless wine; as a darling of collectors and critics alike and the inspiration for a range of derisive and dismissive slogans and movements. Yet even as Chardonnay has commanded eye-watering price points, conquered the globe, and become ubiquitous in the wine world, one thing it’s almost never been is… cool. The article California and Burgundy Gave Chardonnay a Reputation. Can Oregon Break Through? appeared first on VinePair.