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Bottle: $19.94 $22.08
12 bottles: $19.54
A straightforward white, with fruit cocktail flavors and a short finish. Drink now. 6,000 cases made.
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Bottle: $91.80
Slightly more expensive, the 2019 Chardonnay A26 is cut from the same cloth as the Mountain Select release yet offers...
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Bottle: $46.75
Slightly more expensive, the 2019 Chardonnay A26 is cut from the same cloth as the Mountain Select release yet offers...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $27.89 $28.40
12 bottles: $27.33
Stylish and elegant, there's juicy peach, citrus and melon flavors with accents of lemon blossom, a crushed rock...
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750ml
Bottle: $48.72
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $17.93
This fruit driven Chardonnay bursts with ripe green apple, pear and stone fruit. Our Chardonnay has good texture and...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $24.94 $25.67
12 bottles: $20.51
Given eight months in stainless steel, this light, bright white presents as clean and linear. It has focused acidity...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $20.52 $22.80
12 bottles: $18.24
Ripe white fruit and spice flavors show pastry accents, with biscuit notes on the finish. Drink now. 12,824 cases made.
White
750ml
Bottle: $18.48
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Lifted aromas of tropical mango and pineapple, with creamy hints of crème brûlée and caramel. Rich, round flavors...
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750ml
Bottle: $22.38 $23.20
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Pretty, presenting floral, fragrant notes and a touch of lemon verbena to mingle with firm pear, citrus and yellow...
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750ml
Bottle: $51.94
Enticing aromas of buttercream, cake batter and macadamia nut are clean and light on the nose of this bottling. The...
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750ml
Bottle: $27.95
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This Chardonnay showcases the brilliance of Eden Rift’s mountain estate. It is bright with notes of exotic citrus,...
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750ml - Case of 12
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Presents an impressive beam of purity, a generous core of juicy tangerine, green apple and lemon curd as well as a...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $18.50
Aromas of tropical fruit, citrus and red apple with delicious notes of butterscotch and honey highlight this rich yet...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $32.40
A solidly well-balanced and classic expression of Chardonnay with notes of lemon, lime and grapefruit, white peach...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $42.12
Another overall engaging and interesting Chardonnay expression from Ettore. A deep gold in the glass, initial aromas...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $14.90 $16.66
Foxglove Chardonnay always represents a great value. With this wine you have the richness of fruit from California's...
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750ml
Bottle: $25.94
12 bottles: $25.42
COLOR: Straw. AROMA: Exhibits aromas of Granny Smith Apple and Stone fruits with spice. TASTE: Good entrance, complex...
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750ml
Bottle: $58.94
12 bottles: $57.76
Vivacious and sleek, with handsome Meyer lemon, apricot and blanched almond flavors that speed along the snappy...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $45.00
12 bottles: $44.10
Offers peach, pear and citrus flavors that are compact and appealing, with a touch of dried flowers and spice on the...
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Carignan Chardonnay 2019 United States California

Carignan is an ancient blue-skinned grape varietal, thought to be indigenous to the Aragon region of Spain. However, today it is most commonly associated with the fine wines of southern France, and has been grown in many countries around the world which have the warm and dry conditions it requires to thrive. Carignan is recognized as being quite a sensitive vine, highly susceptible to all kinds of rot and mildew, although producing excellent results when given the right conditions and handled correctly. Its high tannin levels and acidity make the Carignan grapes very astringent, and as such, they are often used as a blending grape to give body to other, lesser bodied varietals. Despite this, with careful treatment, Carignan can produce superb single varietal wines packed full of character and unique attributes.

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.