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It is believed to be named after the village of Chardonnay in the Māconnais region of France, 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.Chardonnay is also known by the names Aubaine, Beaunois, Melon Blanc, and, historically Pinot Chardonnay.
Chardonnay is made in a wide range of styles. In the U.S., it is often made using full malolactic fermentation and no oak, which yields a soft wine, often with fruity flavors. When aged with oak, it aquires vanilla, caramel, and butter aromas. At the opposite end of the stylistic continuum is Chablis, much cooler than most winemaking regions, where most wines see little new oak, and malolactic is not typically used. This produces a significantly more acidic wine, with perhaps more influence from terroir. In the middle are Chardonnays from moderate climates, which can display tropical fruit flavors, and, depending on winemaking, a combination of the above characteristics. Chardonnay is also an important component in Champagne, and there are some 100% Chardonnay Champagnes, labeled blanc de blancs.
In 20012001 is a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar), and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall ap, Chardonnay stood 8th-ranked in global planting of grape varieties by area, with an estimated 140,000 hectares, mostly in the United States of AmericaThe United States of America also referred to as the United States U. America ¹ or the States is a federal republic in central North America, stretching from the Atlantic in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west. It shares land borders with Canada in, France, AustraliaAustralia is the sixth-largest country in the world (geographically), the only one to occupy an entire continent, and the largest in the region of Australasia. Australia includes the island of Tasmania, which is an Australian State. Its neighbouring count and ItalyThe Italian Republic or Italy ( Italian: Italia is a country in the south of Europe, consisting mainly of a boot-shaped peninsula together with two large islands in the Mediterranean Sea: Sicily and Sardinia. To the north, where it borders France, Switzer. Its popularity (and its vapidity, according to some) have caused a backlash from some wine lovers, who declare themselves interested in ABC, or Anything But Chardonnay.
In Australia and New ZealandFor alternative meanings, see New Zealand (disambiguation). New Zealand is a country formed of two major islands and a number of smaller islands in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. A common Mori name for New Zealand is Aotearoa popularly translated as Land, Chardonnay varietal wines are among the most popular white wines. Australia is one of the few locales where Chardonnay is commmonly blended to make a still wine. The traditional blending partner there is Semillon.