noun
(1) Dry white table wine resembling Chablis but made from Chardonnay grapes
(2) White wine grape
Etymology
, 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
Noun
Chardonnay (
countable or uncountable; plural Chardonnays)
- A green-skinned grape variety used to make a white wine.
- A variety of wine made from this grape.