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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: $13.43
12 bottles: $12.76
Pour a glass and you’ll discover a brilliant golden liquid overflowing with aromas of crisp citrus, green apple,...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $40.95 $46.80
The 2017 Chardonnay Sangiacomo Vineyards opens with aromas of lemon meringue, popcorn, banana chip and stone fruits...
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White
5.0Ltr
Bottle: $19.94
Dry white wine with flavors of apple and pear. A crisp wine with a clean finish. Semi-dry and medium-bodied.
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White
750ml
Bottle: $24.94 $35.94
Moving to the four Chardonnays I was able to taste, the 2018 Chardonnay Sonoma Coast reveals a light gold color as...
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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: $37.94
Sangiacomo Chardonnay is a beautiful bright gold color with powerful aromatics. Passionfruit and kiwi jump from the...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $32.18 $34.60
Golden apple, yellow plums, and a touch of banana peel followed by chamomile tea leaves, hawthorn, browned toast and...
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White
3.0Ltr
Bottle: $19.49
Refreshing hints of crisp apple and a touch of oak accentuate Black Box California Chardonnay’s smooth finish. Upon...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $9.99
Layered with flavors of green apple, juicy pear and warm baking spices.
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White
750ml
Bottle: $9.99
An initial impression of rich, buttery cream quickly turns to aromas of honey and lightly toasted almonds, followed...
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White
3.0Ltr
Bottle: $18.94
Dry, crisp, and clean with flavors of Asian pear, underripe yellow apple, and Bartlett pear, this is a refreshing,...
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90
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White
750ml
Bottle: $11.92 $12.44
12 bottles: $11.82
This California Chardonnay is lush, balanced and creamy. What you’ll enjoy about this wine: Rich with creamy notes...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $44.94
Our 2022 Napa Valley Chardonnay displays fresh, forward, ripe Granny Smith apple, pear and melon fruit accented by...
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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...
WS
91
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White
750ml
Bottle: $6.99
Has real interest value for the array of apple, peach and spice flavors and the kiss of oak that adds vanilla 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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92
WS
90

Chardonnay Other Italian Reds Melon de Bourgogne In-Store or Curbside pickup

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.