Chardonnay
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- proper noun
- /ˌʃɑːr.dəˈneɪ/
:
uva chardonnay
- I like living in warm countries, drinking ice-cold Chardonnay, and eating seafood.
Examples
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Hume and Russell sit on the front steps sipping Chardonnay.
Fiction book (2000) -
"I splashed the last of our bottle, a French Chardonnay that Tori had chosen, into our glasses, and raised mine.
Fiction book (2002) -
Did you tell her what kind? I said to get a nice Chardonnay.
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I'll have a Chardonnay and a scotch and soda.
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We will order an expensive bottle of Chardonnay and have some fresh oysters, just the way you like it.
Fiction book (2002) -
Give me the ceviche, and bring us a couple of bottles of Chilean Chardonnay to start.
Fiction book (1995) -
I particularly liked the Woodstock Chardonnay, which is very fruit-forward and only lightly oaked.
Blog text (19) -
After a while, she removed a hunk of sheep's-milk feta cheese and a nearly empty bottle of Chardonnay.
Fiction book (2000) -
Varieties such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Chardonnay, previously internationalized, are now being nationalized throughout much of France.
Academic text (1993) -
I would like a glass of Chardonnay to pair with my seafood dinner.
Synonyms
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1.0
An alcoholic pale yellow drink made from grapes
A green grape widely grown to make a popular white wine
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Chardonnay was first the name of a French village and then the grape grown there, and the place name likely comes from chardon meaning 'thistle'. So the grape kept the village name, and today Chardonnay means the white grape used to make that wine.