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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Chardonnay \Char`don*nay"\ (ch[aum]r`d'n*[=a]"), n.
a white wine grape.
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dry white Chablis-type table wine made from Chardonnay grapes.
Syn: Pinot Chardonnay.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
type of wine, 1907, from French chardonnay, originally the type of grape used to make the wine, supposedly named for the town of Chardonnay, Saône-et-Loire, in eastern France. The name is said to be from Latin Cardonnacum.
Wiktionary
n. (alternative case form of Chardonnay English)
WordNet
Wikipedia
Chardonnay is a green-skinned grape variety used to make white wine. It originated in the Burgundy wine region of eastern France, but is now grown wherever wine is produced, from England to New Zealand. For new and developing wine regions, growing Chardonnay is seen as a "rite of passage" and an easy entry into the international wine market.
The Chardonnay grape itself is very neutral, with many of the flavors commonly associated with the grape being derived from such influences as terroir and oak. It is vinified in many different styles, from the lean, crisply mineral wines of Chablis, France, to New World wines with oak, and tropical fruit flavors. In cool climates (such as Chablis and the Carneros AVA of California), Chardonnay tends to be medium to light body with noticeable acidity and flavors of green plum, apple, and pear. In warmer locations (such as the Adelaide Hills and Mornington Peninsula in Australia and Gisborne and Marlborough region of New Zealand), the flavors become more citrus, peach, and melon, while in very warm locations (such as the Central Coast AVA of California), more fig and tropical fruit notes such as banana and mango come out. Wines that have gone through malolactic fermentation tend to have softer acidity and fruit flavors with buttery mouthfeel and hazelnut notes.
Chardonnay is an important component of many sparkling wines around the world, including Champagne. A peak in popularity in the late 1980s gave way to a backlash among those wine connoisseur who saw the grape as a leading negative component of the globalization of wine. Nonetheless, it remains one of the most widely planted grape varieties, with over worldwide, second only to Airén among white wine grapes and planted in more wine regions than any other grape – including Cabernet Sauvignon.
Chardonnay is a female given name. The name derives from Chardonnay wine, which originated in the village of Chardonnay in France. The name originally meant "thistle-covered place." (Evans, 2006)
In the United Kingdom, the name became fashionable due to the character Chardonnay Lane-Pascoe in the television series Footballers' Wives that started broadcasting in 2002.
Chardonnay has been used as a given name in the African-American community in the United States since at least the 1990s.
Usage examples of "chardonnay".
Napa and Sonoma, with the picking of pinot noir, chardonnay, pinot blanc, and pinot meunier, the grape varieties of champagne.
Chateau Montelena chardonnay bested the top French white burgundies at the famous 1976 Paris tasting.
Still-wine lovers can slip into the equally casual back room to sample truly tasty chardonnay, cabernet sauvignon, and zinfandel.
With the release of their Journey 1990 chardonnay, they were hailed by wine critics as the proud parents of the finest chardonnay ever produced in the United States, comparable to the finest white wines in the world.
Stretching my tired back, I gazed over and noticed how far down the level of the chardonnay bottle had fallen.
I corked the chardonnay and put it in the fridge, but the damage was done.
A second wineglass sat near a bottle of Chardonnay in an insulated cooler.
Dan selected an Australian chardonnay, which was brought to the table by the bartender in short order.
Karvur looked down at the glass of chardonnay in front of him for a moment.
North Coast Chardonnay arrived with the pseudoshrimp cocktails, and Caroline sipped the wine and felt herself relax with a nearly audible groan of pleasure.
Because for all the unattached adults sipping chardonnay and Bellinis of a summer evening the atmosphere at Mars Hill was more like that of summer camp.
She took the Chardonnay out of the refrigerator and filled my glass, then put the bottle in a cooler and left it on the counter.
There was an odd aspect to all this, thought Jemima, as she opened a bottle of Chardonnay from the fridge with which to wash down the diary, as it were.
She ate the smoked salmon and finished off the Chardonnay, rechilled with lumps of ice, among the many lacy white pillows of her huge low bed.
I returned to the table, Anne had ordered another glass of Chardonnay and a stack of photos had appeared.