Guest blogger Andrew Shulga works in our Vero Beach (20th Street) store.

    A few years ago ABC began carrying a new wine from the Willamette Valley in Oregon, vinted and bottled by Boedecker Cellars.  I had to try it.  Once in the glass, this unoaked chardonnay had a subtle nose of fig and pear with a nice clarity.  I fell effortlessly in love with this wine upon my first sip.  With notes of pineapple, pear and green apple, it was surprisingly full bodied with a nice creamy finish. 

    I believe that Boedecker's Chardonnay was so nicely balanced due to the fact that they used the "sur lie" style of aging, in which the vintner periodically stirs the residual yeast that settles in the bottom of the vat.

    I pictured it going well with a lemon pepper chicken or even a shrimp scampi.  The complexity of this wine left me with endless options.  In the long run, I went simple.  My choice?... mozzarella on bruschetta.  Simple yet delicious, the texture and flavors of the cheese matched up agreeably with
this wine.  Since I discovered this wine I have looked forward to its unique complexity year after year.

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