Ever wondered how a buttery Chardonnay gets its creamy, smooth character? This episode promises to transport you into the world of Aldi’s Intermingled California Chardonnay 2020, a fantastic budget-friendly find at just $6.99. We dive deep into the story behind the label, highlighting the winery of record – Sutter Home – a brand under the Trinchiro family of estates, known for their vast portfolio of top-notch wines. You’ll learn how this affordable white wine lives up to its buttery claim, through processes like oak toasting, malolactic fermentation, and lees stirring.
As we sip and savor the wine, I’ll share my tasting notes, revealing an impressive balance of melon, lemon curd, green apple, dried pineapple, and a hint of nectarine. Listen in as I discuss how the wine’s character evolves as it warms up, becoming more balanced and unveiling more flavors. A lover of buttery Chardonnays or just on the hunt for a reasonably-priced daily wine? This episode is just for you. And stay tuned for a special segment where I’ll be sharing my upcoming Costco wine haul! Let’s raise a glass to the joy of wine-tasting!
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Speaker 1
0:02
Welcome
.
It's
a
domain
day
from
cheap
wine
fightercom
,
another
companion
podcast
for
a
wine
We
wrote
up
on
the
cheap
wine
fightercom
website
.
It's
a
cheap
.
It's
from
Aldi
6
99
.
Aldi's
wine
selection
has
been
kind
of
stagnant
for
a
couple
of
months
now
And
this
is
one
that's
been
there
but
I
kind
of
missed
.
It's
the
intermingled
California
shard
in
a
2020
.
Actually
,
on
the
label
It
says
buttery
California
shard
name
.
So
there
you
go
with
6
99
.
If
I
didn't
say
that
already
And
it's
a
chip
the
California
wine
colo
That's
the
people
who
do
the
labels
,
and
the
winery
of
record
is
Souter
home
on
that
.
Speaker 1
0:48
And
Souter
home
is
owned
by
.
It's
a
brand
owned
by
a
Trinchiro
family
of
states
who
have
been
around
for
like
70
years
or
something
And
they
do
manaja
,
twi
and
fully
do
and
Charles
and
Charles
and
Joe
got
.
They
have
about
45
different
wine
brands
that
you've
heard
of
.
Plus
they
have
their
own
wines
and
so
they're
legit
.
Souter
home
was
like
130
year
old
winery
that
went
out
of
business
during
prohibition
and
then
they
brought
it
back
and
now
it's
like
an
inexpensive
wine
and
we're
drinking
inexpensive
Aldi
Chardonnay
,
so
it
works
.
You
know
the
Trinchiro
has
it
while
it
was
made
and
at
Souter
homes
winery
.
They
have
probably
five
or
six
different
facilities
to
make
different
wines
and
the
actual
wine
they
said
is
intermingled
wine
brand
,
which
is
not
a
real
thing
.
Speaker 1
1:50
So
I'm
going
to
take
a
sip
and
we're
going
to
talk
about
it
,
because
it's
a
buttery
Chardonnay
and
it's
only
6.99
and
it
is
.
It's
got
butter
.
I
mean
,
there's
some
.
So
how
does
it
get
?
well
,
talk
about
how
does
butter
get
into
wine
,
because
it's
not
there
naturally
.
So
if
you
have
some
kind
of
a
toasted
oak
aging
of
some
sort
,
and
at
16
,
and
I
don't
know
how
they
,
how
they
got
it
in
,
there's
different
ways
.
It
could
be
oak
barrels
,
but
there's
other
ways
and
I
don't
know
what
it
is
.
So
we'll
just
leave
it
at
that
.
And
if
you
toast
the
oak
and
the
right
species
,
the
right
cut
of
the
oak
,
it
will
impart
vanilla
and
chocolate
,
and
vanilla
is
like
one
of
the
building
blocks
of
that
.
And
then
you
also
do
malalactic
fermentation
,
which
changes
the
tart
natural
acid
in
grapes
,
especially
Chardonnay
grapes
,
into
lactic
acid
,
lactose
milk
.
So
you
get
that
vanilla
and
that
milky
thing
going
and
now
you
got
the
the
building
blocks
of
butter
.
And
then
you
can
also
stir
the
leaves
.
The
leaves
are
,
when
they
leave
the
dead
spent
yeast
in
with
the
wine
during
aging
and
the
more
you
stir
it
,
the
creamier
it
gets
.
So
you
can
get
.
You
know
you're
getting
all
these
butter
things
,
cream
and
milky
and
vanilla
kind
of
going
on
.
Speaker 1
3:25
So
that's
where
the
butter
comes
from
and
which
ones
they
use
here
,
i
don't
know
,
but
it
actually
is
.
You
know
how
low
can
you
go
.
That
it
is
kind
of
um
,
it's
kind
of
a
real
,
it's
not
over
the
top
butter
,
it's
real
.
There
,
if
you
like
your
,
you
like
a
little
bit
of
that
flavor
in
your
Chardonnay
.
This
is
about
as
cheap
as
you
can
get
to
get
real
,
a
real
buttery
Chardonnay
.
It
tastes
pretty
good
,
you
know
,
and
it's
,
it's
decently
balanced
.
Just
another
sip
and
it's
.
As
it
goes
on
it
opens
up
more
and
becomes
even
more
balanced
.
It's
just
creamy
and
smooth
and
it's
got
melon
and
lemon
curd
and
green
apple
and
dried
pineapple
and
maybe
nectarine
,
a
little
bit
of
,
a
little
bit
of
creaminess
,
a
little
bit
of
spice
,
maybe
a
little
bit
of
lime
.
Yeah
,
it's
got
decent
flavors
.
Speaker 1
4:33
My
third
sip
um
,
i
chilled
it
first
.
They're
figuring
a
inexpensive
white
wine
should
be
chilled
,
but
it's
tasting
better
now
that's
warm
up
.
So
you
know
,
a
lot
of
times
,
you
see
,
chill
the
wine
.
It
doesn't
always
do
that
and
you
chill
the
wine
to
also
mask
some
of
the
flavors
,
and
I
think
sometimes
inexpensive
wines
need
all
the
help
they
get
.
They
don't
need
any
other
flavors
masked
.
So
,
um
,
if
someone
tells
you
to
chill
it
and
you
don't
feel
like
it
,
don't
do
it
.
I
mean
,
if
you're
into
chilled
wine
,
you
feel
like
they're
excited
and
see
people
chilling
red
wine
,
and
fine
if
you
like
it
,
but
it
seems
like
,
uh
,
red
,
uh
room
temperature
will
do
it
for
most
people
.
Speaker 1
5:09
So
what
we
have
here
is
the
Intermingo
California
Chardonnay
2020
.
Um
,
buttery
california
,
and
it
actually
is
.
And
it's
actually
about
as
low
as
you
can
go
and
still
get
the
decent
buttery
chardonnay
.
I
know
it's
buttery
,
isn't
always
the
most
popular
chardonnay
in
the
world
,
but
it
actually
does
a
decent
job
of
it
.
And
you
want
an
inexpensive
daily
driver
.
This
will
do
it
and
you
know
,
because
you
know
over
the
top
butters
not
where
I'm
at
,
but
,
but
this
doesn't
have
it
.
So
that's
it
for
me
.
Uh
,
domain
day
from
cheap
wine
fighter
dot
com
.
Keep
it
cheap
.
Uh
,
stay
safe
,
stay
cool
,
and
we'll
have
more
wines
.
Uh
,
i'm
heading
off
to
Costco
so
we'll
get
some
of
their
wines
,
and
we'll
talk
about
those
a
couple
days
.
So
adios
,
bye
,
bye
.
