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$13.58
$14.30
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$11.40
Apothic Chardonnay opens with generous notes of crisp red and green apple, layered with hints of honey, caramel and...
750ml
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$26.89
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$26.35
Abundant fruit with a slight tropical note backed by judicious oak. The fuller viscosity that is a signature of this...
750ml
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$49.70
Lovely aromas of apricot, lavender and caramel ebb into bright flavors of lemon/lime, and a fresh, lengthy finish has...
750ml
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$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...
750ml
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$15.13
$15.93
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$10.46
Flavors of white peach, apple, and lemon. Notes of almonds and vanilla, hints of oak. Serve with grilled prawns over...
750ml
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$27.89
$28.40
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$27.33
Stylish and elegant, there's juicy peach, citrus and melon flavors with accents of lemon blossom, a crushed rock...
750ml
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$18.94
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$18.56
Packed with pear, apple and citrus aromas and shows exceptional depth and body. Offers rich flavors of green apple...
750ml
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$11.31
$12.57
Medium-bodied and crisp, with subtle apple, pear and citrus notes. A mineral component comes through in the lively,...
750ml
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$20.23
$22.48
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$17.48
Shows fresh apple, Asian pear and citrus flavors that are vibrant at the core, with elegant details of sea salt...
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$10.93
$11.51
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$6.66
Perfect for a mid day picnic or afternoon barbeque. Pair with freshly cut pineapple, salads or grilled chicken. Lower...
1.5Ltr
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$10.99
This is a delightful wine with tempting flavors of green apples and peaches. Hints of honey and vanilla enhance the...
187ml
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$6.99
This is a delightful wine with tempting flavors of green apples and peaches. Hints of honey and vanilla enhance the...
3.0Ltr
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$16.99
This is a delightful wine with tempting flavors of green apples and peaches. Hints of honey and vanilla enhance the...
750ml
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$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...
1.5Ltr
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$23.37
$24.60
6 bottles:
$15.00
Barefoot Buttery Chardonnay is creamy and vibrant, bursting with pineapple aromas and layers of toasty oak that...
750ml
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$11.94
$12.57
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$9.51
Barefoot Buttery Chardonnay is creamy and vibrant, bursting with pineapple aromas and layers of toasty oak that...
750ml
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$37.94
Sangiacomo Chardonnay is a beautiful bright gold color with powerful aromatics. Passionfruit and kiwi jump from the...
750ml
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$13.26
$13.96
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$10.46
The wine’s cool lemon and tangerine scents lead into warmer lees and oak flavors, ending on a slow, smoky burn.
750ml
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$61.27
$68.08
12 bottles:
$49.40
Belle Glos Chardonnay from Glasir Holt vineyard boasts a refreshing acidity and a rich mouthfeel with flavors of...
Chardonnay Melon de Bourgogne Mencia 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.
One of the more unusual French grape varietals, Melon de Bourgogne has been grown in and around the Loire Valley for several hundred years. In fact, this grape was first planted in the Loire region of Pays Nantais back in the mid 17th century, after a devastating frost decimated most of the red grapes which were typical in the area. The winemakers of Pays Nantais were keen to cultivate vines which were hardy, high yielding, and capable of surviving another such frost, and so turned their attention to Melon de Bourgogne for this very reason. The native home of the varietal is actually in Burgundy, where it is still grown to a lesser extent.
Because Melon de Bourgogne produces naturally heavy yields, the vintners of Pays Nantais go to great lengths to reduce the amount of fruit the vines bear. This allows the finest characteristics of the grape to come forward, and also opens up the opportunity for it to express the wonderful granite and schist soils in which the vines are grown. Melon de Bourgogne is a minerally white wine grape varietal, with a very subtle set of fruit flavors. It is prized for its freshness and brightness, and is seeing a revival in the twenty first century as an excellent wine for pairing with a wide range of foods.
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.