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White
750ml
Bottle: $20.08
12 bottles: $19.68
Made with organically grown grapes, the wine has a straw yellow color with green hints. On the nose, its elegantly...
White
750ml
Bottle: $22.48
12 bottles: $22.03
Chopped apples, cream, lemons, flint and salted crackers. Layered and smooth, with a creamy texture and medium to...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $23.23
White
750ml
Bottle: $13.43
12 bottles: $13.16
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White
750ml
Bottle: $23.10 $26.40
A graceful Chardonnay, with ripe yellow apple and pear fruit enlivened by bright acidity and a lightly crunchy...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $35.94
12 bottles: $35.22
The certified organic Conterno Fantino 2021 Langhe Chardonnay Bastía is one of the most sophisticated and ambitious...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $18.80
12 bottles: $18.42
From historic underground cellars that are part of the prestigious UNESCO World Heritage List, comes this fresh white...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $16.20 $18.00
6 bottles: $15.00
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White
750ml
Bottle: $77.95 $82.80
Light greenish gold in color, the Chardonnay is aromatic on the nose, with spicy, buttery perfumes. On the palate it...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $26.63 $29.59
This is juicy and savory with waxed lemons, ripe pineapple, dried flowers and beeswax. Medium-bodied with vivid...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $32.94
12 bottles: $32.28
Aromas: White flowers, hazelnuts, sage and eucalyptus. Flavors: Fresh pear with lime drops.
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $87.00
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White
750ml
Bottle: $36.90 $41.00
Some oak spices and a hint of nougat to the fresh lemon and star fruit. Quite bright and textured, with bright, zesty...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $12.00
12 bottles: $11.76
White
750ml
Bottle: $31.92
6 bottles: $31.20
This harmonious white offers bright, buoyant acidity and fresh character to the aromas and flavors of orchard...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $31.94
The 2021 Chardonnay Vie di Romans is a showstopper, rich and floral in the glass, with dried nectarines and apricots...
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White
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $44.78
The 2021 Bramìto della Sala is an Umbrian Chardonnay that reaches up from the glass with a sweetly seductive mix of...
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White
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $221.79 $233.46
This is very aromatic and lifted with mineral, nougat, floral, and lightly cooked apples. Some flint and matchstick....
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $86.74
This is very aromatic and lifted with mineral, nougat, floral, and lightly cooked apples. Some flint and matchstick....
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $324.94

Chardonnay Frappato 2021 Italy

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.

There are few countries in the world with a viticultural history as long or as illustrious as that claimed by Italy. Grapes were first being grown and cultivated on Italian soil several thousand years ago by the Greeks and the Pheonicians, who named Italy 'Oenotria' – the land of wines – so impressed were they with the climate and the suitability of the soil for wine production. Of course, it was the rise of the Roman Empire which had the most lasting influence on wine production in Italy, and their influence can still be felt today, as much of the riches of the empire came about through their enthusiasm for producing wines and exporting it to neighbouring countries. Since those times, a vast amount of Italian land has remained primarily for vine cultivation, and thousands of wineries can be found throughout the entire length and breadth of this beautiful country, drenched in Mediterranean sunshine and benefiting from the excellent fertile soils found there. Italy remains very much a 'land of wines', and one could not imagine this country, its landscape and culture, without it.