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 Chablis on Encyclopedia.com
Chablis, although a type of Chardonnay, is the antithesis of the global wine.
L'ancien maire de Chablis Georges Maingonat (c), le mercredi au palais de justice d'Auxerre Affaibli et le visage émacié,.
L'ancien maire de Chablis Georges Maingonat (c), mercredi au palais de justice d'Auxerre Affaibli et le visage émacié, Geo.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/C/Chablis.asp   (601 words)

  
 Chablis wine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Grand Crus of Chablis are connected on a chain of three interlocking slopes on the right bank overlooking the Serein.
The Chablis wine region is the northernmost sector of Burgundy, France, and also the name of a town located there.
Finally, the wines are also typified by their bracing acidity, often unforgiving in the wines’ youth (but improved by decanting young vintages before serving), which allows the wines to age very well.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chablis   (385 words)

  
 Vino! / Wine Tasting / Chablis... For the Record
Chablis will challenge the palate of even the most discriminating of winos, and it is one of the only wines to truly display its origin: France, the true source of Chablis.
The Chablis region is famous for its dry white wines from the Chardonnay grape.
Covering approximately 10,000 acres, Chablis is ranked according to four classifications: grand cru Chablis (only seven vineyards), premier cru Chablis (40 vineyards), Chablis (from the valley hillsides), and the rest Petit Chablis (from the plateaus).
www.vino.com /tasting/article.asp?AID=239   (515 words)

  
 The Un-Chard Chardonnay: Chablis
The Chablis appellation comprises approximately 7,500 acres surrounding the town of Chablis and nearby villages in the department of Yonne, close to the city of Auxerre.
Chablis is definitely a food wine and not made for sipping alone or serving as an aperitif.
The final question is, "Is Chablis worth the Price?" After all, there's so much good wine out there these day that's more readily available and affordable that you have to wonder if it's worth paying the premium or spending the time hunting down a good bottle or two.
www.tablewine.com /archiv40.htm   (1819 words)

  
 Chablis Wineries & Vineyards, Reviews, Tours, Travel Info, Food Pairing
Chablis vineyards are found on the steeper hillsides and Petit Chablis on the flat land.
The Wines of Chablis - Chablis.net covers the wines, the vineyards, the town of Chablis and the history of the region and adds a section on the Chardonnay grape that is the basis of the world's finest Chablis wines.
Chablis In Three Acts - Robert Parker's site offers an overview of why Chablis is not included in tastings of white Burgundies and goes on to report on a group of Chablis wines that they tasted separately with some good recommendations from the 2000 vintage.
www.chiff.com /wine/europe/chablis.htm   (423 words)

  
 Augusta Georgia: Features:Next time, order Chablis and toast the region 03/20/02
Chablis is nominally part of Burgundy, though it's closer to Champagne, 20 miles to the north, than to Burgundy, 60 miles to the southeast across the Morvan hills.
The bedrock of Chablis, in both senses of the word, lies in its limestone and clay Kimmeridgean soil, the main feature of which is an infinitesimal multitude of tiny fossilized oyster shells.
The Chablis "Vieilles Vignes" 1998, a village wine made from 60-year-old vines, is clean, fresh and earthy, elegant and a bit austere until the winsome floral elements emerge.
www.augustachronicle.com /stories/032002/fea_124-6951.shtml   (1242 words)

  
 DROUHIN-Chablis Premier Cru Vaillons
Chablis is still a difficult region for the winemaker.
Chablis Vaillons is a Premier Cru vineyard located on a hill parallel to Montmains.
In the 19th Century, just before the phylloxera crisis, the "département" of Yonne (where Chablis is located) had as many as 40 000 hectares (100 000 acres) under vines.
www.drouhin.com /produits/descrip/chvail.html   (512 words)

  
 The Lady Chablis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Lady Chablis, born Benjamin Edward Knox in 1957, is a transgendered drag queen.
She was brought to wide public attention when she figured as one of Savannah's colorful characters in John Berendt's novel Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Lady_Chablis   (125 words)

  
 Chablis with Food
Chablis is one of the greatest wines of the world, It is brisk and fruity, very dry and with a refreshing acidity.
Chablis wines are made from the Chardonnay grape and come only from the Chablis section in the north of Burgundy.
Chablis is a white wine, made from the Chardonnay grape grown in a very flinty soil.
www.archeryinfo.info /Chablis.html   (690 words)

  
 The Lady Chablis
Chablis (who says she's 40 and has been comfortably wearing woman's attire since age 14) is one of the most sought-after performers in the South, where she has lately attracted a large heterosexual audience.
When Chablis suggested she might be interested in working on the film, he took her very seriously.
Up until Midnight, Chablis (as even her 87-year-old grandmother calls her) was something of a big fish in a small pond.
www.bostonphoenix.com /archive/1in10/97/12/THE_LADY_CHABLIS.html   (634 words)

  
 Culinary Travels: Chablis
Plain Chablis is similar, with more body." She goes on to talk of Chablis Premier Cru, and of the Grand Crus -- world class wines which come from tiny patches of vines, and each with characteristics distinguishable by the experts.
Once a year, at the end of November, Chablis celebrates its wines with a Fete du Vin, while in February it is the turn of the dozen surrounding villages.
In Chablis, this piquant little sauce, based on white wine with shallot, vinegar and juniper, is traditional with cooked ham.
www.bpe.com /food/columns/willan/chablis.htm   (1034 words)

  
 Domaine Pinson Fréres Chablis - French Wine from the Burgundy Region: Charles Neal Selections
Chablis is the northernmost Burgundy appellation and lies less than a two-hour drive from Paris on the route to Dijon.
The Chablis vineyard soils are from the Portlandien and Kemmeridgien periods.
Chablis AOC: 1.87 ha (4.6 acres) from parcels very close to Mont de Milieu, 15-year-old vines, 85% left side and 15% right side of the Serein River, marls and calcareous clay from the Kimmeridgien period.
www.charlesnealselections.com /wine/burgundy/pinsonchablis.html   (1172 words)

  
 The Bryan-College Station Eagle
The vines producing Petit Chablis are in a commercially motivated expansion zone outside the original appellation where the pure Kimmeridgean limestone shifts to a harder version.
Eventually, of course, we discovered that true Chablis was one of the world’s greatest whites: elegant, bone-dry, with delicate fruit, a serious stoniness and crisp, palate-cleansing acidity — altogether wonderful.
Chablis is the largest island of Kimmeridgean limestone in France; Sancerre and Pouilly-Fume, farther south, are two more.
www.theeagle.com /food/010704chablis.htm   (1172 words)

  
 Chablis the 'Tiel
Chablis has a pigment variation in his upper beak which has resulted in a dark streak that runs the length of his mandible.
Chablis is a pied (split to pearl) cockatiel cock.
It took me over two years to get Chablis to the point where he wouldn't fly away from me. I didn't clip his wings, because his mate, Merlot is unclipped (necessary because of her other physical handicaps).
www.pchan.com /spector/chablis.html   (504 words)

  
 Robert Parker Online: Chablis In Three Acts
As 2000 was a spectacular vintage for Chablis and Raveneau is a legendary producer, we pounced and bought six wines.
The other 2000 Chablis supported the view that this was an exceptional vintage for the wines from this region.
The style of Chablis is just too austere when compared with the big, buttery, toasty wines that come from the Cote de Beaune.
www.erobertparker.com /EWS/ews22.asp   (1631 words)

  
 Nation's Restaurant News: Chablis: the Chardonnay of its day should be appreciated for its true value
A glass of Chablis taught him that wine could be more than just a beverage to wash down food, and it was the beginning of his personal adventure in wine.
Chablis has a special meaning to us because it was Ed's wine epiphany, the first great wine he tasted.
Ironically, true Chablis -- a wine from vineyards surrounding the tiny French village of Chablis, the northernmost outpost of Burgundy-- is made entirely from Chardonnay grapes.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m3190/is_42_34/ai_66383907   (807 words)

  
 Savannah NOW - Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Berendt, when he met Chablis, was immediately fascinated by The Lady: ''She was beautiful, seductively beautiful in a streetwise way,'' he wrote in his book.
The Lady Chablis has required little preparation for the part of a lifetime, and has taken to acting like a child to candy.
Although Club One Jefferson appeared in a scene in the film with Chablis performing as she did in the old days, the actress stated that she will no longer work there.
www.savannahnow.com /goodandevil/lady_chablis.html   (819 words)

  
 CHABLIS
CHABLIS is a major initiative to explore the atmospheric chemistry of the Antarctic boundary layer (ABL) in greater detail and for a longer period of time than has been achieved before.
CHABLIS: Chemistry of the Antarctic Boundary Layer and the Interface with Snow
Below are a number of MS Power Point presentations covering science and logistics concerning CHABLIS.
www.antarctica.ac.uk /Resources/PSD/CHABLIS   (449 words)

  
 Domaine Collet, The Chablis Vineyard
The wine of Chablis is a dry, white wine, which is distinguishedby its beautiful golden color with a greenish tint.
Domaine Collet Chablis is known to be a true Chablis with a hint of mineral.
Chablis is situated midway between Paris and Dijon.
www.gourmetfoodplaza.com /Series/Wineries/DomaineCollet.htm   (736 words)

  
 Chablis
The wines of Chablis are divided into three; the simple AC Chablis, Chablis Premier Cru, and Chablis Grand Cru.
A wine with the traditional slightly green hue of Chablis, it has a good strength, 13%, and its flavour is long on the palate.
Today the wines of Chablis are almost underrated, and their price in real terms has dropped considerably from its peak.
www.foodandwine.net /wine/wine0064.htm   (492 words)

  
 Louis Michel, the finest Chablis buy wine online
Chablis improves by being kept for at least two years from the vintage date before being drunk.
Domaine Louis Michel is one of the leading family-held estates in Chablis, not only in terms of production, but also in the reputation they have gained as producers of consistently high quality Chablis.
The characteristics of the Chablis wines are quite distinct.
www.lecaveau.ie /l_michel.htm   (454 words)

  
 Chablis Definition in the Wine Dictionary at Epicurious.com
Chablis is also a generic name used for ordinary inexpensive white (sometimes pink) wine made outside of France in countries like the Australia, South Africa, and the United States.
Chablis' vineyards, which are fairly far north, are closer to the
Chablis wines are somewhat different from other Burgundy white wines in that they're generally known for being drier (see
www.epicurious.com /drinking/wine_dictionary/entry?id=5824   (540 words)

  
 Floridian: Chablis by the bay
Chablis lives with a roommate; he also is her personal assistant during performances.
Dalton is "a damn yard dog, child," Chablis says, building a riff that reflects her performance style.
After a costume change, Chablis appears in a sparkling orange gown, silver high heels, her wig a Veronica Lake cascade.
www.sptimes.com /News/092600/news_pf/Floridian/Chablis_by_the_bay.shtml   (2271 words)

  
 New York Daily News - City Life - Oeno-file: Chablis brings a lot to the table
Chablis wines are somewhat full-bodied, but they are lean from their crisp acidity, and their flavors (besides the mineral note, they suggest green apple, sometimes lemon) are only medium-intense.
Chablis wine comes from an area of eastern France that's named after the quaint town of Chablis.
Much of the Chablis district lies atop an ancient seabed that's rich in limestone from decomposing seashells.
www.nydailynews.com /city_life/story/273215p-233943c.html   (422 words)

  
 Women's Dyeables Chablis - Made for those special moments in your life, Dyeables shoes can be colored to perfectly complement your prom or wedding dress. Choose from a great selection of Dyeables at Onlineshoes.com, and get free shipping on every order.
Chablis by Dyeables® is a graceful single strap sandal with a stately 3 inch heel.
Women's Dyeables Chablis - Made for those special moments in your life, Dyeables shoes can be colored to perfectly complement your prom or wedding dress.
The simple and elegant design complements a number of dress styles and, as the brand name suggests, can be dyed to your color specification.
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 Sunset: A new venison, asparagus Milanese, the return of coffee bar syrups, and steely Chablis - includes recipes and related article
Chablis comes only from the chalky hills around a small town in France.
Chablis of all three types smell and taste much like one another.
Olympia oysters and French Chablis do what they do, I think, because each is intensely evocative of one tiny place.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1216/is_n3_v194/ai_17046872   (691 words)

  
 JD - Chablis
CHABLIS and CHABLIS DOMAINE DE VAUDON : most of the vineyards are located in the Valley de Vauvillien.
In the 19th century, there were more than 40,000 hectares of vineyards in the Department of Yonne (where Chablis is located), out of which 1000 only were planted with " Beaunois " as the Chardonnay was then called.
This famous region is located some 140 kilometers (80 miles) north of Côte d'Or.
www.dreyfusashby.com /jd_-_chablis.htm   (244 words)

  
 The Chablis Region of France and its Classifications - Cellarnotes.net
‘Classic’ Chablis is produced from 6,500 acres of vines grown mainly on the Kimmeridgian limestone that comprises the major soil type in Chablis.
Petit Chablis is a pleasant wine with a fragrant bouquet.
The sub-area of Chablis has just over 11,000 acres and is composed of four official appellations or classifications.
www.cellarnotes.net /Chablis.html   (273 words)

  
 CHABLIS - LoveToKnow Article on CHABLIS
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The town gives its name to a well-known white wine produced in the neighboring vineyards, of which the most esteemed are Cbs, Bouguerots, Moutonne, Grenouille, Montmaires, Lys and Vaux-Dsirs.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /C/CH/CHABLIS.htm   (76 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Chablis, France (French Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
AllRefer.com - Chablis, France (French Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
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It is famous for the white wine named for it.
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