Chardonel

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So you're getting an opportunity to experience our Reserve Chardonel.

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So the Reserve Chardonel, or the Chardonel grape if you're not experienced with it, is actually a Chardonnay grape-

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... that we had to cross-breed with the North American Seval grape so that we can grow it in the Midwest.

And the interesting thing about grapes is that depending on where you're at in, in the world, not everybody can grow the same thing and do it well.

And so for people that are white wine drinkers that might like a Chardonnay, that grape doesn't necessarily do very well here in our growing climate, but I can tell you that we have a, a grape in that family, uh, it's called Chardonel, and it can be finished out almost in a similar fashion to what someone might be thinking about when they think about a Chardonnay.

It can be dry, oak-aged or unoaked.

Um, Chardonels can be finished semi-dry or even sweet.

So we're always asking people, you know, what, what is it that you normally like to have in your glass, and if a consumer can talk to us about that, we can offer up a different option, one that we can grow well here in the state of Illinois.

Yeah, and you know, as you talk about that, what about those growers and slash members? How many members do you have in your alliance?