As a young winemaker travelling the globe, the 'Old World' Chardonnay that Ben Riggs fell in love with in the 1980's were described as 'like drinking cold chalk soup', and have inspired him to make this beloved Adelaide Hills Chadonnay. Over the years Ben has been searching for the perfect cold site to make a dry Chardonnay renowned for the purity of its aroma and taste.

The Paddleboard Chardonnay is supple with flavors of tropical fruits, like guava, apple, and passionfruit that leads into vanilla beans and a creamy medium finish.

The cooler climate in Tasmania has always been an ideal place for Pinot Noir to grow as this variety requires longer ripening periods. Chardonnay on the other hand just thrive the extra time to develop more elegant floral, crisp green apple, citrus flavour and natural acidity. When these two join forces, they become the classic base blend ideal for Sparkling wine. This is well balanced with a dry, refreshing finish.

Innocent Bystander produces a stylish Chardonnay that shows stonefruit melon and vanillin oak on the nose. The palate has lovely creamy mouthfeel and flavours of butterscotch and citrus with minerally acidity on the finish.

De Bortoli are the market leaders for premium quality cask wines here in Australia and here is a great example why. A fresh, vibrant and fruity style Semillon Chardonnay that has delicious lemon, lime and white peach flavours with a creamy texture and crisp acidity.

Chardonnay handcrafted from fruit grown in some of south eastern Australia's premium wine regions.

The 2017 Chardonnay fruit was handpicked in pristine condition. Lifted bouquet of nectarines and stone fruits with an underlay of toasty spice. Barrel ferment characters add complexity while flavours of citrus and cashew swirl around the palate to give a long flavoursome finish.

Howard Parks Jeff Burch says, The clean, precise flavours in this wine are still very expressive when you chill it down, and the subtle influence of older French oak barrels brings complexity and length without any heaviness. Opening with a subtle nose of green apple, grapefruit, bread dough and light toasty oak, it has an incredibly fine and savoury palate with enduring length and persistence. Characterised by apple, citrus, leesy depth and light vanillin oak, it has lovely long, racy and pure acidity that drives excellent line and length.View Recipe Match

Founded 130 years ago, Wente Vineyards is America's oldest, continuously operated family-owned winery and was the first winery to introduce Chardonnay to California. The Morning Fog Chardonnay gets its name from the summer morning fog that billows inland through the Golden Gate into the bowl of the San Francisco Bay. It is crisp and bright with flavours of melon, vanilla and oak. Double Gold - Best Overall USA White Wine - Mundus Vini 2017