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Just your everyday pig-fish-naked wine mash-up.

“This one is all about pushing the fruit,” says Shelton winemaker Murphy Moore.

Shelton’s “naked” Chardonnay has been a runaway commercial success – and a consistent award winner in recent years. We say “naked” because it has not undergone malo-lactic (secondary) fermentation nor has it been exposed to oak barrels.

“That really punches up the fruit - and the point is to show off the fruit,” Moore says. Some consumers perceive a slight hint of sweetness but, Moore says, that doesn't reflect residual sugar, only pure fruit.

The grapes used in this un-oaked version are from a family of clones from the Dijon region of France, prized for Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.

Ingredients:

3 Tablespoons unsalted butter

1 Tablespoon minced onion

½ cup red wine

2 Tablespoons fine-chopped parsley

Salt and pepper

Four 6-ounce center cut salmon filets

1 teaspoon thyme leaves

8 thin slices of pancetta

20 pearl onions, unpeeled

2 Tablespoons olive oil

1 head of escarole, large leaves torn

¼ cup chicken broth

1 Tablespoon of lemon juice

Lemon wedges for serving

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Melt 1 Tablespoon butter in small saucepan. Add minced onion until translucent. Add wine, boil to reduce until thick syrupy glaze (about 6 minutes) and let cool. Whisk in remaining 2 Tablespoons butter. Add parsley and season with salt and pepper.

Season salmon with salt and pepper and wrap 2 slices of pancetta around each filet.

In pie plate, toss pearl onions with 1 teaspoon of olive oil. Cover with foil and bake 20 minutes or until onions are soft and carmelized. Let cool, trim root ends and peel onions.

In large skillet, heat 1 Tablespoon of olive oil. Add the escarole, season with salt and pepper, cook over moderately high heat until tender, about 5 minutes. Transfer to paper towels to drain.

Heat remaining olive oil in large skillet. Add salmon and cook over moderately high heat, until pancetta is browned and fish is medium rare, about 7 minutes. Transfer to paper towels to drain.