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Here\'s the of Alternatives to Chardonnay list from the show!\\xa0

Photo: Chardonnay grapes. Credit: Getty images via Canva

• Alsace Pinot blanc or Alto Adige Pinot bianco
• Dry Chenin Blanc from Loire \\u2013 Savennieres (more than Vouvray)
• Sancerre (same soils)
• Muscadet \\u2013 lees aging
• Godello from Valdeorras or Ribeira Sacra

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Bourgogne style \\u2013More floral, fuller, neutral to medium oak, malolactic fermentation -- full or part, mineral driven, herbal

• Pecorino \\u2013 Marche, Abruzzo
• Soave
• Fiano
• Avesso from Vinho Verde
• Lisboa blends \\u2013 Fernao Pires blends
• White Rh\\xf4ne blends \\u2013 especially with Roussanne or Marsanne as the lead (viognier is too peachy, Grenache blanc too herbal)
• Gamay \\u2013 Beaujolais
• New world Chenin Blanc \\u2013 old vine from CA or South Africa

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Heavier \\u2013 oak, fuller bodied, peachy, tropical,\\xa0bready (lees influence)

• White Rioja
• White Priorat and CndP \\u2013 big wines
• Aged Hunter Valley Semillon (Australia, New South Wales)
• Possibly Gr\\xfcner Veltliner because of the melon, tropical notes, smooth body but a little too \\u201cgreen\\u201d for a Chardonnay substitute

Sparkling \\xa0(hard to find a substitute!) we recommend:

• Cr\\xe9mant de Loire (Chenin)
• Cr\\xe9mant de Alsace (Pinot Blanc)

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