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$21.95
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$21.51
Following in the tradition of Alsace, this Edelzwicker bottling is a blend of Riesling, Gewurztraminer, and Finger...
750ml
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$17.44
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$17.09
We look to the Chablis region of France for our inspiration for this wine. It has a soft quality that comes from...
750ml
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$16.24
$17.09
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$13.18
This Burgundian style Chardonnay offers a bright aroma of fresh Bartlett pears with light vanilla notes. Medium...
1.5Ltr
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$27.00
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$17.50
May Wine, made by combining fresh flowers of woodruff, strawberries and young wine, has been used to celebrate the...
750ml
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$15.41
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$11.52
May Wine, made by combining fresh flowers of woodruff, strawberries and young wine, has been used to celebrate the...
750ml
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$11.11
$11.70
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$8.55
This is a pale yellow wine with a green hue. An elegant, young wine that reveals delicate and fruity aromas blended...
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$25.80
$27.16
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$16.66
This semi-dry white is refreshing with fruity aromas and hints of peach and green apple, yielding to a crisp, clean...
750ml
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$15.11
$15.91
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$11.52
This semi-dry white is refreshing with fruity aromas and hints of peach and green apple, yielding to a crisp, clean...
1.5Ltr
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$22.76
$23.96
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$13.87
A clean, fresh blend of Native American grape varieties. Fruity and sweet, an excellent sipping wine.
750ml
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$14.08
$14.82
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$11.40
A blend of Native American grape varieties create this fruity dessert wine that is floral and rich. A blend of...
750ml
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$11.94
$12.57
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$9.51
A blend of Chardonnay, Cayuga White and Vidal Blanc.
750ml
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$11.11
$11.70
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$8.55
A flowery nose with subtle fruit aroma, Smooth and crisp with ample fruit and a lush texture. Complexities of oak and...
750ml
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$23.94
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$23.46
Our straw-colored Chardonnay leads off with a refreshing bouquet of floral aromas, then pineapple and honey, which is...
750ml
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$16.94
$18.00
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$15.67
The floral and fruity bouquets of this wine, with mineral and toasty elements, are in harmony with this style of...
750ml
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$31.60
6 bottles:
$30.97
A single vineyard Chardonnay from the Volz Vineyard planted in 1985 named after Konstantin’s daughter Hilda, a...
750ml
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$15.44
$16.25
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$12.35
The floral and fruity bouquets of this wine, with mineral and toasty elements, are in harmony with this style of...
Chardonnay White Blend United States New York
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.
New York state has a wine history which stretches back to the mid-17th century, when Dutch settlers first began cultivating grape vines in the Hudson Valley. Since then, the wine industry of New York has grown from strength to strength, mixing the old with the new as wineries continue to experiment with modern techniques alongside their traditional heritage. Indeed, certain wineries in New York state hold a claim to being amongst the oldest and most well established in the New World, with at least one dating back over three hundred and fifty years. New York state is responsible for a relatively small range of grape varietals, due to its cooler, damper climate, but many varietals such as Riesling and Seyval Blanc thrive in such conditions and produce wines a of singular quality.