Chardonnay

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Name Variations

 * Pinot Chardonnay

About Chardonnay
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Chardonnay is a green-skinned grape variety used to make a white varietal wine.

It is believed to be named after the village of Chardonnay in the Mâconnais region of France, where Pouilly-Fuissé is currently produced and it is possible that the variety was first bred there. DNA fingerprinting research at the University of California, Davis suggests that Chardonnay has originated as a cross between Pinot and the Croatian Gouais Blanc grape varieties. Gouais Blanc is not popular in its own right and is almost extinct.