Chardonnay

/ˌʃɑː(ɹ)dəˈneɪ/ noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A green-skinned grape variety used to make a white wine. countable
  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of Chardonnay. alt-of, countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    dry white table wine resembling Chablis but made from Chardonnay grapes wordnet
  4. 4
    A variety of wine made from this grape. uncountable
  5. 5
    white wine grape wordnet

Synonyms

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chardonnay grapechardonnay winegrape varietypinot chardonnaythe chardonnayvitis vinifera cultivar

Example

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"Like most white Burgundy wine, it is made entirely from the Chardonnay grape."

Etymology

Borrowed from French chardonnay, believed to be named after the village of Chardonnay in the Mâconnais region of France, where Pouilly-Fuissé is currently produced; it is possible that the variety was first bred there

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