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$14.66
$15.43
12 bottles:
$10.46
Flavors of white peach, apple, and lemon. Notes of almonds and vanilla, hints of oak. Serve with grilled prawns over...
750ml
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$31.87
12 bottles:
$31.23
Stylish and elegant, there's juicy peach, citrus and melon flavors with accents of lemon blossom, a crushed rock...
750ml
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$17.91
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$14.69
Packed with pear, apple and citrus aromas and shows exceptional depth and body. Offers rich flavors of green apple...
750ml
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$11.94
$12.57
Medium-bodied and crisp, with subtle apple, pear and citrus notes. A mineral component comes through in the lively,...
750ml
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$12.36
$13.01
12 bottles:
$8.08
Our Chardonnay is golden in color with flavors of tropical fruits on the palate. Crisp and clean.
750ml
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$19.80
$22.00
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$17.48
Shows fresh apple, Asian pear and citrus flavors that are vibrant at the core, with elegant details of sea salt...
750ml
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$10.93
$11.51
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$6.66
Perfect for a mid day picnic or afternoon barbeque. Pair with freshly cut pineapple, salads or grilled chicken. Lower...
750ml
Bottle:
$11.94
$12.57
12 bottles:
$9.51
This is a delightful wine with tempting flavors of green apples and peaches. Hints of honey and vanilla enhance the...
750ml
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$37.94
Sangiacomo Chardonnay is a beautiful bright gold color with powerful aromatics. Passionfruit and kiwi jump from the...
750ml
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$15.44
$16.25
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$12.35
Pear, apple, and chamomile notes characterize this tangy, citrus flavoured wine.
750ml
Bottle:
$12.77
$13.44
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$10.46
The wine’s cool lemon and tangerine scents lead into warmer lees and oak flavors, ending on a slow, smoky burn.
750ml
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$60.84
$67.60
12 bottles:
$49.40
Belle Glos Chardonnay from Glasir Holt vineyard boasts a refreshing acidity and a rich mouthfeel with flavors of...
750ml
Bottle:
$15.75
$17.50
12 bottles:
$11.73
Well balanced with mouthwatering fruit and lively acid. Flavors of apple, pear, citrus and apricot. Creamy hints of...
750ml
Bottle:
$15.38
$17.09
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$13.18
This wine showcases a bouquet of ripe apricot, vanilla beam, and buttered toast. Creamy and mouth-coating, the palate...
750ml
Bottle:
$14.42
$15.18
12 bottles:
$12.37
The Beringer Founders’ Estate Chardonnay is the perfect combination of pear, apple and ripe tropical fruit flavors,...
750ml
Bottle:
$29.90
$31.60
6 bottles:
$28.00
Mandarin orange, quince and apple blossom with cheese rind, almonds, baking spices and a touch of saline minerality....
750ml
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$11.93
$12.56
The Basics A wonderfully approachable and refreshing wine. The Taste Full of lush fruit flavors and aromas, the...
750ml
Bottle:
$30.89
$32.06
12 bottles:
$30.46
Golden apple, yellow plums, and a touch of banana peel followed by chamomile tea leaves, hawthorn, browned toast and...
750ml
Bottle:
$26.28
$29.20
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$22.04
Subtle flavors of pear, apple and white melon make for a pleasant nose on this countywide cuvée. The palate is...
Chardonnay United States California 750ml
Of all the white wine grape varietals, surely the one which has spread the furthest and is most widely appreciated is the Chardonnay. This green skinned grape is now grown all over the Old and New Worlds, from New Zealand to the Americas, from England to Chile, and is one of the first varietals people think of when considering white wine grapes. Perhaps this is because of its huge popularity which reached a peak in the 1990s, thanks to new technologies combining with traditional methods to bring the very best features out of the Chardonnay grape, and allow its unique qualities to shine through. Most fine Chardonnay wines use a process known as malolactic fermentation, wherein the malic acids in the grape juice are converted to lactic acids, allowing a creamier, buttery nature to come forward in the wine. No grape varietal is better suited to this process than Chardonnay, which manages to balance these silky, creamy notes with fresh white fruit flavors beautifully.
Of all the New World wine countries, perhaps the one which has demonstrated the most flair for producing high quality wines - using a combination of traditional and forward-thinking contemporary methods - has been the United States of America. For the past couple of centuries, the United States has set about transforming much of its suitable land into vast vineyards, capable of supporting a wide variety of world-class grape varietals which thrive on both the Atlantic and the Pacific coastlines. Of course, we immediately think of sun-drenched California in regards to American wines, with its enormous vineyards responsible for the New World's finest examples of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot based wines, but many other states have taken to viticulture in a big way, with impressive results. Oregon, Washington State and New York have all developed sophisticated and technologically advanced wine cultures of their own, and the output of U.S wineries is increasing each year as more and more people are converted to their produce.
California as a wine producing region has grown in size and importance considerably over the past couple of centuries, and today is the proud producer of more than ninety percent of the United States' wines. Indeed, if California was a country, it would be the fourth largest producer of wine in the world, with a vast range of vineyards covering almost half a million acres. The secret to California's success as a wine region has a lot to do with the high quality of its soils, and the fact that it has an extensive Pacific coastline which perfectly tempers the blazing sunshine it experiences all year round. The winds coming off the ocean cool the vines, and the natural valleys and mountainsides which make up most of the state's wine regions make for ideal areas in which to cultivate a variety of high quality grapes.