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Chardonnay
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Char·don·nay also char·don·nay  (shärdn-, shärdn-)
n.
1. A variety of grape used to make white wine, including champagne and white Burgundy.
2. A dry white table wine made from this grape.

Chardonnay [ˈʃɑːdəˌneɪ]
n (sometimes not capital)
1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) a white grape originally grown in the Burgundy region of France, and now throughout the wine-producing world
2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) any of various white wines made from this grape
[French]
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Noun1.Chardonnay - white wine grape
Pinot Chardonnay, Chardonnay - dry white table wine resembling Chablis but made from Chardonnay grapes
common grape vine, vinifera, vinifera grape, Vitis vinifera - common European grape cultivated in many varieties; chief source of Old World wine and table grapes
2.Chardonnay - dry white table wine resembling Chablis but made from Chardonnay grapes
white wine - pale yellowish wine made from white grapes or red grapes with skins removed before fermentation
Chardonnay, chardonnay grape - white wine grape


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Among the better-known brands that have won awards is the Mercian Corporation, with sensational merlots from Kikyogahara in Nagano prefecture and luscious chardonnays from the Hokushin district in the same prefecture.
Serve white zinfandels, roses, chardonnays, and rieslings in a 12- to 18-ounce glass with a long stem, Lawrence advises.
At 2006 International Wine and Spirits Competition, South African Chardonnays (along with Chenin Blancs and Rieslings) took a number of prizes, including a gold medal for the 2004 from the Jordan Winery in Stellenbosch.
 
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