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Wine varietal
Chardonnay (shar-doh-nay)
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Regions and Vineyards
Lodi, Plymouth, Camino, Sutter Creek, Galt, Mountain Ranch, Placerville, Clarksburg, Somerset, Isleton, Vallecito, Ione, Sacramento, Lockeford, Acampo, Manteca, Murphys, Nevada City, Drytown, Courtland, Auburn, Camino , Mokelumne Hill, Stockton, Mt. Aukum, Fair Play, Valley Springs, Grass Valley, Elk Grove, Ripon, Linden, Newcastle, Davis, Esparto, Lincoln, Shingle Springs, Pilot Hill, Folsom
Wineries
Abundance Vineyards, Amador Cellars, Auriga Wine Cellars, Avio Vineyards, Barsetti Vineyards, Bella Piazza, Bodega Del Sur Winery, Boeger Winery, Bogle Vineyards, Borra Vineyards, Busby Cellars, California Cellars, Cantiga Wineworks, Carvalho Family Wines, Chateau Rodin Winery, Chatom Vineyard, Clos Du Lac Cellars, Colibri Ridge Winery & Vineyard, Conti Estate/Charles B Mitchell Vineyards & Winery, Crew Wine Company, Crystal Basin Cellars, Crystal Valley Cellars, Dancing Coyote Wines, Deaver Vineyards, Delicato Family Vineyards, Domaine Becquet Winery, Double Oak Vineyards & Winery, Drytown Cellars, E2 Family Winery, Ehrhardt Estates Winery, Fawnridge Winery, Fenton Herriott Vineyards, Findleton Estate Winery, Fitzpatrick Winery & Lodge, Fleur De Lys Winery, Frasinetti Winery, French Hill Winery, Gnekow Family Winery, Gold Hill Vineyard, Gold Note Wine, Granite Springs Winery & Vineyards, Green Family Winery, Harmony Wynelands, Hello Wines, Heringer Estates, Hidden Jewel Winery, Housley's Century Oak Winery, Illuminare Estate Winery, Indian Rock Vineyards, Indian Springs Vineyards, Irish Vineyards, Ironstone Vineyards, Iverson Vineyards And Winery, Jessie's Grove Winery, Jodar Vineyards & Winery, Lange Twins Winery, Laraine Winery, Latcham Vineyards, Lava Cap Winery, Lodi Wine & Visitor Center, Lucas Winery, The, Lucchesi Vineyards & Winery, Madroña Vineyards, McConnell Estates Winery, McManis Family Vineyards, Michael~David Winery, Milliaire Winery, Miramont Estate Vineyards, Mt. Vernon Winery, Muse Winery, Narrow Gate Vineyards, Nevada City Winery, Nine Gables Vineyard And Winery, Oak Ridge Winery, Oakstone Winery, Olde Lockeford Winery, Omega Cellars, Pasos Vineyards, Peirano Estate Vineyards, Perry Creek Winery, Pescatore Vineyard & Winery, Putah Creek Winery, R.H. Phillips Winery, Rancho Roble Vineyards, River Grove Winery Inc., Rominger West Winery, Scribner Bend Vineyards, Sierra Knolls Vineyard & Winery, Sierra Starr Vineyard, Sierra Vista Vineyards And Winery, Single Leaf Vineyards & Winery, Six Hands Winery, Smith Vineyard, Sogno Winery, Stama Winery / Kapiniaris Vineyards, Stevenot Winery, Stone's Throw Vineyard & Winery, Stonehouse Vineyards & Winery, Story Winery, Sutter Creek Wine Tasting, Sutter Ridge Vineyards, Talus Collection, Tanis Vineyards, Ursa Vineyards, Van Ruiten Family Winery, Venezio Vineyards & Winery, Villa Toscano Winery, Watts Winery, Windwalker Vineyards, Wine Gallery, The, Winery By The Creek, Woodbridge By Robert Mondavi, Zucca Mountain Vineyards ...more
Flavor
Suggestive of apples and citrus from cooler vineyards, triopical fruits and melons from warmer areas, but absorbs barrel flavors so easily that the flavor of oak is what many people like in the varietal.
Body
Variable, from lean to plump, but customarily heavier and richer than most mainstream white wines.
At the table, pour it with...
When the wine is richer and heavier, pour it with lobster, scallops, swordfish, halibut, pastas with a cream sauce; with leaner, crisper, lighter styles, serve with roast chicken
Curiosities
As recently as 1960, only around 150 California acres were planted to chardonnay. Today, it's the state's most widely cultivated wine grape at nearly 100,000 acres.
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