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White
750ml
Bottle: $49.90
Lovely aromas of apricot, lavender and caramel ebb into bright flavors of lemon/lime, and a fresh, lengthy finish has...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $39.90
12 bottles: $39.10
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White
750ml
Bottle: $19.90 $21.60
Burgundian in sensibility but with California style is one way of describing Jim Clendenen's Chardonnays- Structure...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $20.31 $23.21
COLOR: Gold with green tints. NOSE: Pronounced lemon citrus core with tree fruits of pear and crisp apple lined with...
White
750ml
Bottle: $42.53
6 bottles: $41.68
COLOR: Medium Gold. NOSE: Pronounced pear and golden yellow apple lined with a floral note of jasmine, apricot, and...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $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...
White
750ml
Bottle: $31.93
12 bottles: $31.29
Rated 91 - Stylish and elegant, there's juicy peach, citrus and melon flavors with accents of lemon blossom, a...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $17.91
12 bottles: $14.69
Packed with pear, apple and citrus aromas and shows exceptional depth and body. Offers rich flavors of green apple...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $11.31 $12.57
Medium-bodied and crisp, with subtle apple, pear and citrus notes. A mineral component comes through in the lively,...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $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.
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White
750ml
Bottle: $10.93 $11.51
12 bottles: $6.66
Perfect for a mid day picnic or afternoon barbeque. Pair with freshly cut pineapple, salads or grilled chicken. Lower...
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White
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $10.99
This is a delightful wine with tempting flavors of green apples and peaches. Hints of honey and vanilla enhance the...
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White
187ml
Bottle: $6.99
This is a delightful wine with tempting flavors of green apples and peaches. Hints of honey and vanilla enhance the...
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White
3.0Ltr
Bottle: $16.99
This is a delightful wine with tempting flavors of green apples and peaches. Hints of honey and vanilla enhance the...
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White
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...
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White
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $20.33 $21.40
6 bottles: $12.13
Barefoot Buttery Chardonnay is creamy and vibrant, bursting with pineapple aromas and layers of toasty oak that...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $11.87 $12.50
12 bottles: $7.60
Barefoot Buttery Chardonnay is creamy and vibrant, bursting with pineapple aromas and layers of toasty oak that...
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $39.90
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White
750ml
Bottle: $15.44 $16.25
12 bottles: $12.35
Pear, apple, and chamomile notes characterize this tangy, citrus flavoured wine.
White
750ml
Bottle: $15.00
12 bottles: $14.70
Rated 88 - Lemon peel, roasted apple, sea salt and nectarine aromas converge on the nose of this widely available...
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Chardonnay United States California

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.