Can Chardonnay Be Unoaked

Chardonnay is versatile. … Winemakers are starting to produce a lot more unoaked Chardonnay. Unoaked means that instead of aging the wine in oak barrels, (which impart a richer, rounder, oaky, vanilla, and sometimes buttery flavor) the wine is fermented or aged in stainless steel (or concrete).

Is La Crema Sonoma Coast Chardonnay oaked?

La Crema’s Barrels We use primarily French oak for our Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.

What white wines are unoaked?

Most unoaked wines are white, and there’s definitely an increasing trend of unoaked Chardonnays out there. If a vintner calls a wine Pinot Grigio (and not Pinot Gris, the other name for the wine) even outside of Italy, it’s a tip that they probably made an unoaked, refreshing version of the wine.