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This wine represents the best of grapes grown in Monterey County. Our Chardonnay exudes flavors with grace and...
750ml
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$19.94
$22.08
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A straightforward white, with fruit cocktail flavors and a short finish. Drink now. 6,000 cases made.
750ml
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$14.90
$15.83
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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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$27.94
$29.68
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$24.48
Subtle flavors of pear, apple and white melon make for a pleasant nose on this countywide cuvée. The palate is...
750ml
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$15.90
$17.50
Light straw in appearance and reveals aromas of lemon, white peach, and jasmine. On the palate, intriguing notes of...
750ml
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$20.59
$22.88
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$12.35
The 2022 Chardonnay is a fresh and vibrant wine with stone fruit aromas and tropical citrus flavors. Rich and...
750ml
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$27.43
$30.48
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$22.80
Focused aromas of white flower, cashew cream and coconut flesh doused in lime juice show on the nose of this bottling...
750ml
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$15.99
Fragrant nose displays scintillating aromas of pineapple, Asian pear, vanilla
crème and toasted almonds, with notes...
750ml
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$34.90
$36.01
6 bottles:
$32.41
Defined by the cooler 2021 vintage, this Chardonnay offers beautiful aromas of pineapple and lemon pie accompanied by...
750ml
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$13.85
$15.59
District 7 Chardonnay is a focused, elegant wine that strikes the perfect balance between rich and refreshing. Aromas...
750ml
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$18.94
12 bottles:
$18.56
An opulent wine that balances exuberant tropical fruit with elegance and complexity.
Bouquet: Exuberant tropical...
750ml
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$14.90
$16.66
Foxglove Chardonnay always represents a great value. With this wine you have the richness of fruit from California's...
750ml
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$19.93
12 bottles:
$16.63
Bright light gold in appearance with aromas of tropical fruit, vanilla, honey and caramel. On the palate, vibrant...
750ml
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$19.38
$20.40
12 bottles:
$16.63
The Intercept Chardonnay is medium-bodied with spiced apples, citrus, and biscuit notes. Rich from barrel...
750ml
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$22.39
$24.88
6 bottles:
$20.80
From J. Lohr’s pioneering vineyards in Monterey’s Arroyo Seco; textbook Monterey Chardonnay wine with tropical...
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$39.48
$41.56
6 bottles:
$30.40
The fresh aromas of lime zest, nectarine, peach and apple combined with the perfumed vanilla and toasted oak bouquet...
Chardonnay Pinot Blanc United States California Monterey County San Luis Obispo
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.
Pinot Blanc is a popular white grape varietal most commonly associated with the beautiful French region of Alsace, but which is also grown across Central Europe and Italy. In Germany and Austria it is known as Weisseburgunder, in Italy it is called Pinot Bianco, and is one of the key varietals in the alpine regions of Alto Adige. Pinot Blanc is the main white grape varietal in Alsace, where it is prized for its ability to beautifully express the fine terroir on which it is grown, and it is used to produce exceptional single varietal wines, as well as blended wine such as Edelzwicker. Pinot Blanc is also a key component in this part of France’s signature sparkling wine, Cremant d’Alsace.
The wines made from Pinot Blanc are typically medium to light bodied, but they possess a remarkable freshness and clean character, which reminds us of the cool, green hillsides of their homeland. Apple, honey and biscuity, yeasty flavors are typical in fine Pinot Blanc wines, as well as a good level of minerality, making it a popular choice for those looking to pair a fine white wine with a wide range of foods. Although it is almost never oaked in Alsace, Italian vintners have a tendency to age Pinot Bianco in oak barrels, adding an extra dimension to this wonderful varietal.
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.
Monterey County is located within the state of California, and whilst it may not be the most renowned wine producing region in the state, recent decades have proven that the wineries situated there are dedicated to raising their profile, and producing wines of singular quality and distinction. The warm, sunny summers which Monterey County enjoys help the wine-makers of the region cultivate an impressive array of grape varietals, mostly of French and Italian origin, including fine varietals such as Barbera, Cabernet Franc and Dolcetto, amongst many others. It is a center of viticultural experimentation, and also features many sustainable, organic and biodynamic wineries which are producing superb wines, packed with distinctive local flavors and characteristics.