chardonnay

noun, often capitalized char·don·nay \ ˌshär-dᵊn-ˈā \

|Updated on: 1 Aug 2018

Definition of chardonnay

: a dry white table wine typically made from a single white grape variety originally grown in France; also : the grape

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Chalk Hill, which Furth ran with his former wife, Peggy Jane, produced award-winning Sauvignon and chardonnay wines.

— carl nolte, SFChronicle.com, "Memorial set for Fred Furth, noted SF attorney and Sonoma County vintner," 11 July 2018
Curious Brewery in Ashford, Kent, forged the formula that allows drinkers to experience a bottled blend of sour ale and chardonnay.

— Fox News, "Brewery making craft beer with white wine," 23 Apr. 2018
White crémants must be at least 50 percent chardonnay, and rosés must be at least half-pinot noir or the local red, poulsard.

— elin mccoy, Bloomberg.com, "Forget Prosecco: French Crémants Should Be Your Champagne Alternative," 21 Feb. 2018
The two took a walk through the vines with a bottle of chardonnay, according to The Wall Street Journal.

— NBC News, "Wine and Wimbledon: The personal touch in courting corporate mergers," 10 July 2018
Michael David Winery 2016 Lodi Chardonnay ($16): Here’s a chardonnay so fruity and lilting it invites gulping, but don’t.

— mike dunne, sacbee, "This year's best local wine you can (mostly) get for under $20," 20 June 2018
These aren’t your common chardonnays, merlots or cabernet sauvignons.

— emily spicer, San Antonio Express-News, "The top 10 Hill Country Wineries," 4 June 2018
White was aged in California chardonnay and French Sauternes barrels, with apricots and peaches added.

— kathy flanigan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Third Space Brewing adds more equipment and expects to double its beer production," 4 June 2018
The same applies to the Auburn Road Vineyards, where Scott and Julianne Doninni cultivate 23 acres of wine grapes — and saw their chardonnay take a gold medal of the 2016 American wine competition sponsored by the San Francisco Chronicle.

— kevin riordan, Philly.com, "Farmyards, vineyards, byways, and waterways: Welcome to Salem County, N.J. | Kevin Riordan," 4 May 2018

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French

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