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!

Franciacorta DOCG Brut Montina

Crémant du Jura AOC Blanc Brut Domaine de Savagny

Contessa Entellina DOC Chardonnay Chiarandà 2022 Donnafugata

Vicenza DOC Chardonnay Torre dei Vescovi 2024 Colli Vicentini

Bourgogne AOC Chardonnay 2023 Domaine de Vauroux

Coastal Region Chardonnay WO Crystalline 2023 False Bay

Toscana IGT Chardonnay Lamelle 2024 Il Borro

Franciacorta DOCG Brut Milledì Millesimato 2021 Ferghettina

Franciacorta Demi-Sec DOCG Nectar Bellavista

Trento Brut Millesimato DOC Inkino 2021 Mas dei Chini

Langhe Chardonnay DOC 2024 Villa Lanata

Südtirol - Alto Adige DOC Chardonnay 2024 Alois Lageder

Riverina Chardonnay GI Family Selection 2024 De Bortoli

Emilia IGT Chardonnay Frizzante For the Future Bolle di Chardonnay Cantine Ceci

Alta Langa Brut DOCG Limited Edition 2019 Fontanafredda

Spumante Dosaggio Zero Tilio Foss Marai

Südtirol - Alto Adige DOC Chardonnay 2024 Tramin

Bourgogne AOC Chardonnay 2023 Labouré-Roi