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$14.90
$15.83
12 bottles:
$14.25
Lime juice, chalk, plumeria and peach make for a zippy, yet ripe nose on this bottling. The palate's citrusy core...
750ml
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$41.94
12 bottles:
$41.10
• 100% Chardonnay.
• Old Wente selection planted in 1999 by Ulises Valdez on Goldridge Soil in a block of...
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
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$91.80
This is a generous, layered white with lots of cooked apples and hints of coconut and vanilla. Full body. Phenolic...
750ml - Case of 6
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$51.93
This is a generous, layered white with lots of cooked apples and hints of coconut and vanilla. Full body. Phenolic...
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle:
$91.80
Slightly more expensive, the 2019 Chardonnay A26 is cut from the same cloth as the Mountain Select release yet offers...
750ml - Case of 6
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$46.75
Slightly more expensive, the 2019 Chardonnay A26 is cut from the same cloth as the Mountain Select release yet offers...
750ml - Case of 12
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$7.13
The Antico Fuoco Chardonnay exhibits attractive notes of apple butter and poached pears along with a lovely texture....
750ml - Case of 12
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$27.45
Lovely and clean on the nose with hints of white peach and green apple. Medium bodied on the palate with flavors of...
750ml - Case of 12
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$48.94
Vibrant lime zest and slate on the nose with hint of white flowers. Bright and juicy acidity on the palate with...
750ml
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$33.63
$35.40
Anytime Farmhouse Gin is a Regenerative Organic Certified® gin, meeting the highest standard of environmental...
750ml
Bottle:
$24.94
12 bottles:
$24.44
Our estate grown Chardonnay is fermented entirely in stainless steel with minimal manipulation and no secondary...
750ml
Bottle:
$13.58
$14.30
12 bottles:
$11.40
Apothic Chardonnay opens with generous notes of crisp red and green apple, layered with hints of honey, caramel and...
750ml
Bottle:
$61.70
$62.80
Forward with punchy reduction on opening, the 2019 Chardonnay Willamette Valley pours a bright medium straw color and...
750ml
Bottle:
$30.77
$32.39
6 bottles:
$28.79
Our first and signature expression. An intricate, unabashedly Australian dry gin with a native citrus core, alongside...
750ml
Bottle:
$33.95
The 2021 Chardonnay SOLdeSOL, from Malleco, Traiguén, was fermented in one-tenth new barrels. Intense yellow in hue....
750ml
Bottle:
$35.59
6 bottles:
$34.39
WINNER OF THE WORLD'S BEST MARTINI COMPETITION 2018 This Single Estate Gin is a tribute to AK, father to the...
750ml
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$33.81
$35.59
Kirsty’s Gin is named after our Master Distiller at Arbikie- Kirsty Black, who carefully chose local botanicals to...
750ml
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$39.14
$41.20
Meaning nature in Gaelic, Nàdar harnesses the power of nature and science to create the world’s first climate...
Chardonnay Gin Lambrusco Mencia
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.
Some grape species are distinct and unique varietals, clearly separate from each of their cousins. Others, like Lambrusco and Muscat, are more like umbrella terms, featuring several subspecies which show slight differences from each other from region to region. Indeed, there are astonishingly more than 60 identified varieties of Lambrusco vines, and they are almost all used in the production of characterful Italian sparkling wines. They are distinguishable by their deep ruby blush, caused by strong pigments present in their skins, and their intensely perfumed character.
Lambrusco vines are grown in several Italian regions, although we most closely associate this varietal with Piedmont and Basilicata. It has also been grown successfully in Argentina and Australia. The varietal suffered from a fairly lowly reputation in the late 20th century, due to bulk, low cost production of Lambrusco sparkling wines, aimed at markets across northern Europe and America. However, things are rapidly changing, and the older, more traditional methods of bottle fermentation are returning, along with a higher level of quality and expression, as consumers become more discerning and demanding. Many of the Lambrusco sub-varieties have their own established DOC, such as Lambrusco Salamino di Santa Croce, Lambrusco di Sorbara and Modena, where new regulations are keeping standards high and methods traditional.