Chardonnay Day

Today is Chardonnay Day, a day dedicated to the world's most famous and widespread white grape variety. Capable of producing a wine of extraordinary qualities, Chardonnay remains, especially in evolution, a versatile and promising emblem for composing pure wines and intriguing blends of extreme charm. Its close kinship with France, to which the Burgundy wine tradition has always delivered admirable masterpieces, has not prevented this variety from also being bred in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Argentina and Chile. Italy, too, has long welcomed it as a valid expression of a generous and adaptable wine that can express itself in different ways without losing charm and elegance.

Different climates and latitudes make Chardonnay safe and ample, qualified to produce fresh, subtle and essential wines as in the Chablis region, but also rich and almost opulent wines as in the case of California and Sicily. In addition, the ageing in wood, so decisive for the success of Burgundy, configures a true production style and almost a vocation to achieve maximum organoleptic expression in refined wines with great personality such as the examples produced in the Mâconnais and the Côte de Beaune: these are the wines in which tropical fruits and the woody notes of nuts such as almond and hazelnut meet the toastiness of the barrels for a more integrated and complex flavour.

No less prestigious, the Champagne region is composed of almost 30% Chardonnay, where it is blended with Pinot Noir, or vinified alone (blanc de blancs).

From the fresh, floral bouquet to notes of ripe fruit, in short, Chardonnay is so versatile that it really does please everyone. Celebrate it with us, with this selection of the best Chardonnays, selected for you by the Vino.com sommeliers!

Sebino IGT Chardonnay Selva della Tesa 2019 Ca' del Bosco

Chardonnay Drago Bianco 2022 Paladin

South Australia Chardonnay Koonunga Hill 2023 Penfolds

Trento Brut Nature Millesimato DOC Inkino 2018 Mas dei Chini

Collio DOC Chardonnay 2023 Cormòns

Crémant de Bourgogne Chardonnay Brut AOC Bailly Lapierre

Südtirol - Alto Adige DOC Chardonnay 2023 Cantina di Bolzano

Riverina Semillon Chardonnay GI Family Selection 2023 De Bortoli

Champagne AOC Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Damien Hugot

Franciacorta Brut Satèn DOCG Millesimato Magnificentia 2019 Uberti

Sicilia DOC Chardonnay 2023 Mandrarossa

Alta Langa DOCG Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs 2020 Fontanafredda

Toscana IGT Chardonnay Fabrizio Bianchi 2023 Castello Monsanto

Bourgogne Hautes Côtes de Beaune AOC 2022 Reine Pédauque

Monterey Chardonnay AVA Diamond Collection Gold Label 2021 Francis Ford Coppola

Contea di Sclafani DOC Spumante Brut Regaleali 2020 Tasca d'Almerita

Pouilly-Fuissé AOC 2022 Reine Pédauque

Trento Brut Millesimato DOC Inkino 2019 Mas dei Chini