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750ml
Bottle: $8.94
On the nose, bright citrus aromas are accented by fresh meringue with a hint of vanilla. On the palate, enjoy the...
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750ml
Bottle: $15.44 $16.25
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Pear, apple, and chamomile notes characterize this tangy, citrus flavoured wine.
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750ml
Bottle: $24.84 $27.60
12 bottles: $20.52
Rated 89 - Shows peach, apricot, Honeycrisp apple and bright Meyer lemon flavors on a sleek, juicy frame, with hints...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $27.94
12 bottles: $27.38
This Chardonnay showcases the brilliance of Eden Rift’s mountain estate. It is bright with notes of exotic citrus,...
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750ml
Bottle: $16.24 $17.09
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $29.60
Aromas of tropical fruit, citrus and red apple with delicious notes of butterscotch and honey highlight this rich yet...
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750ml
Bottle: $11.26 $11.85
Aromas of lime, lemon blossom, green apple, pineapple and white peach. Bright fruit flavors, rich viscosity,...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $10.90 $11.70
Medium-full bodied with balanced flavors of vanilla, orange blossom, pear and apple. Toasty oak adds to the long,...
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750ml
Bottle: $18.62 $19.60
12 bottles: $14.25
Grapes for this wine come from California's Central Coast, where the coastal influences of the Pacific Ocean combined...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $16.24 $17.09
12 bottles: $11.53
The nose is reminiscent of preserved Meyer lemons, wet stones and a hint of lime blossoms. The rich body and texture...
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750ml
Bottle: $21.90
12 bottles: $21.46
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750ml
Bottle: $14.41 $15.17
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750ml
Bottle: $13.86
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Ryder Estate Chardonnay is bright, focused and elegant. Tropical and citrus aromas lead into flavors of pear, stone...
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750ml
Bottle: $17.87
12 bottles: $17.51
Pretty aromas of citrus flowers and fruit. Notes of limes, lemons and toasty notes from oak. On the palate it will...
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750ml
Bottle: $23.15
12 bottles: $22.69
Pretty aromas of citrus flowers and fruit. Notes of limes, lemons and toasty notes from oak. On the palate it will...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $13.50 $15.00
Golden straw in color with aromas of apricot, apple, and honeydew with subtle notes of butter. Tropical fruit notes...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $14.41 $15.17
12 bottles: $12.36

Chardonnay United States California Central Coast 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.

The long and narrow Central Coast wine region of California stretches for approximately two hundred and fifty miles down the Pacific coastline, and holds hundreds of important Californian wineries who grow a wide array of imported grape varietals. As with the rest of California, the Central Coast region benefits enormously from the hot and sunny climate, which allows the grapes grown there to reach full ripeness and express plenty of big, juicy flavors and rich aromas. Dozens of grapes varietals are grown successfully on the Central Coast, however, classic French varietals such as Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. The region is renowned for its modern and experimental approach to viticulture, and with over 90,000 acres under vine, this is a veritable powerhouse of wine production in one of the most important New World regions on earth.