German Chardonnays Find Their Footing

Chardonnay is both ubiquitous and despised, neither for good reason.The grape is grown all over the world, more for reasons of commerce than of quality. This has meant a lot of mediocre and bad chardonnay, which has led many wine lovers to dismiss it categorically.That’s a shame, because a lot of great chardonnays are made as well, and from a growing number of places, many of which have never been associated with…