Chardonnay
See also: chardonnay
English
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Etymology
(deprecated template usage) [etyl] French, 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
The place name Chardonnay is from Late Latin Cardonnacum, from Latin carduus (“thistles”), a name from the Roman period describing the surrounding area.
Pronunciation
Noun
Chardonnay (countable and uncountable, plural Chardonnays)
- (countable) A green-skinned grape variety used to make a white wine.
- (uncountable) A variety of wine made from this grape.
Derived terms
Translations
grape
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wine
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References
- MacNeil, Karen (2015): The Wine Bible