Highlights: Jean-Louis Chavy Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Folatières 2018 Bourgogne
At 17 hectares, Les Folatières is the bigges premier cru in Puligny, and enjoys a priveliged mid-slope, east-facing position just
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Chardonnay
Some top Chardonnays from Baden, Germany
Baden is a long, thin wine region, and is Germany’s most southerly, located on its western border with France. Hop
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Billaud-Simon, one of the top Chablis domaines, now owned by Faiveley
I’m a great fan of the wines of Chablis, one of the few monocepage regions focusing on just Chardonnay from
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Highlights: De Moor Bourgogne Chitry 2018 France
Neighbouring the Chablis region, Chitry is a very interesting appellation with similar soils and climate, with the potential to make
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Highlights: The Ojai Vineyard Chardonnay Bien Nacido Vineyard 2017 Santa Maria Valley, California
Adam Tolmach began his wine career at Zaca Mesa in Santa Barbara County. Before long he decided to do his
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Les Pervenches: stunning natural wines from Québec’s Chardonnay Pioneer
Once just a tourist industry making wines for local consumption, Québec’s wine scene is beginning to wake up, led by
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Highlights: Chavy-Chouet Bourgogne Les Femelottes 2018
This is an impressive wine from the newly-exciting Meursault-based Domaine Chavy Chouet. Femelottes is a 3 hectare parcel on clay/sand
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Highlights: Simpsons Gravel Castle Chardonnay 2019 England
The future for English sparkling wine is bright. Still wines? I’ve been a bit sceptical of these, although of late
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Harvesting Chardonnay in Carneros, Napa
In September 2015 I joined the Truchard winery in Carneros, Napa Valley, for some harvest experience, picking and processing Chardonnay
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Highlights: Tawse Quarry Road Chardonnay 2011 Niagara, Canada
Jamie Goode tastes an 8 year old Chardonnay from Canada’s Niagara wine region. It’s the Tawse Quarry Road from Vinemount
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