Wine · Grape variety · Short entry
Chardonnay
The white grape of Burgundy and Champagne, and one of the most widely planted white varieties in the world. Neutral in itself, it takes on the character of its site and of winemaking choices such as oak and lees ageing.
How it connects
Grape variety
- offspring of Pinot Noir
Wine region
- grown in Burgundy
- grown in Chablis
- grown in Champagne
- grows California
- grows Oregon
- grows Washington State
- grows Napa Valley
- grows Sonoma County
- grows Willamette Valley
- grows Columbia Valley
- grows Finger Lakes
- grows British Columbia
- grows Ontario
- grows Okanagan Valley
- grows Niagara Peninsula
- grows Mendoza
- grows Uco Valley
- grows Patagonia
- grows Casablanca Valley
- grows Canelones
- grows Brazil
- grows Serra Gaúcha
- grows Campanha Gaúcha
- grows Australia
- grows Coonawarra
- grows Margaret River
- grows Yarra Valley
- grows Tasmania
- grows New Zealand
- grows Marlborough
- grows Central Otago
- grows Hawke’s Bay
- grows Crémant d'Alsace
- grows Jura
- grows Savoie
- grows Côte de Beaune
- grows Côte Chalonnaise
- grows Mâconnais
- grows Morey-Saint-Denis
- grows Nuits-Saint-Georges
- grows Beaune
- grows Meursault
- grows Puligny-Montrachet
- grows Chassagne-Montrachet
- grows Mercurey
- grows Rully
- grows Pouilly-Fuissé
- grows Piedmont
- grows Lombardy
- grows Franciacorta
- grows Soave
- grows Trentino-Alto Adige
- grows Trento
- grows Alto Adige
- grows Friuli Venezia Giulia
- grows Collio
- grows Südsteiermark
- grows Eger
- grows Brda
- grows England
- grows Wales
Recipe
- pairs with Escargots à la bourguignonne
- pairs with Gougères
- pairs with Fondue au Comté
Story
- related The Judgment of Paris, 1976
- related Did Dom Pérignon invent Champagne?
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RecipeEscargots à la bourguignonneBurgundy, France
RecipeFondue au ComtéJura massif, Franche-Comté, France
RecipeGougèresBurgundy, France
StoryDid Dom Pérignon invent Champagne?Hautvillers, France
StoryThe Judgment of Paris, 1976Paris, France
Grape varietyPinot Noir- Wine regionAlto AdigeBolzano, Italy
- Wine regionBurgundyBeaune, France
- Wine regionFranciacortaErbusco, Italy
- Wine regionFriuli Venezia GiuliaUdine, Italy