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White
750ml
Bottle: $19.99
12 bottles: $19.60
Color: Brilliant light straw yellow. Smell: The aroma of this Chardonnay releases exotic fruity impressions with...
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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 - Case of 12
Bottle: $15.41
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White
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $17.30
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $7.84
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White
750ml
Bottle: $12.94 $14.30
12 bottles: $12.35
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White
750ml
Bottle: $14.41 $15.17
12 bottles: $12.36
Lively, zesty, and refreshing, our dry Chardonnay features notes of delicate florals, green apple, fresh herbs, and...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $17.60 $20.11
Rich and savory in the glass, the 2022 Bramito della Sala slowly opens to show hints of young peach and apricot,...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $46.85
6 bottles: $45.91
Elegant and fragrant, this lovely white opens with aromas of white orchard fruit, bread dough, vanilla and toasted...
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White
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $28.84 $30.36
6 bottles: $19.20
With carefully selected grapes chosen to preserve their bouquet of apple, citrus and tropical fruit, it’s fermented...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $15.11 $15.91
12 bottles: $11.52
With carefully selected grapes chosen to preserve their bouquet of apple, citrus and tropical fruit, it’s fermented...
White
375ml
Bottle: $12.50
AROMA: Floral aromas, hints of exotic fruit, apples, yellow peaches and flint stone. TASTE: Fresh with a savory finish.
White
750ml
Bottle: $17.91
12 bottles: $17.55
AROMA: Floral aromas, hints of exotic fruit, apples, yellow peaches and flint stone. TASTE: Fresh with a savory finish.
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White
750ml
Bottle: $14.25 $15.00
12 bottles: $11.12
Fresh and fruity with aromas of pineapple, peach, and citrus alongside hints of hazelnut from its time in the barrel....
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White
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $21.09 $22.20
6 bottles: $13.00
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White
750ml
Bottle: $11.11 $11.70
12 bottles: $8.55
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: $49.25
6 bottles: $48.26
The 2020 Piemonte Chardonnay Monteriolo (with 10,000 bottles made) is a layered and rich expression of the French...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $13.86
12 bottles: $12.35
In the glass this wine shows a golden color with flecks of green. In nose it displays tropical fruit aromas such as...

Chardonnay Chile 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.

Chile has a long and rich wine history which dates back to the Spanish conquistadors of the 16th century, who were the first to discover that the wonderful climate and fertile soils of this South American country were ideal for vine cultivation. It has only been in the past forty or fifty years, however, that Chile as a modern wine producing nation has really had an impact on the rest of the world. Generally relatively cheap in price,Whilst being widely regarded as definitively 'New World' as a wine producing country, Chile has actually been cultivating grapevines for wine production for over five hundred years. The Iberian conquistadors first introduced vines to Chile with which to make sacramental wines, and although these were considerably different in everything from flavor, aroma and character to the wines we associate with Chile today, the country has a long and interesting heritage when it comes to this drink. Chilean wine production as we know it first arose in the country in the mid to late 19th century, when wealthy landowners and industrialists first began planting vineyards as a way of adopting some European class and style. They quickly discovered that the hot climate, sloping mountainsides and oceanic winds provided a perfect terroir for quality wines, and many of these original estates remain today in all their grandeur and beauty, still producing the wines which made the country famous.

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.