Italy is not most people’s first port of call for Chardonnay, nor perhaps are mountain regions, but up in the Alpine northeast of Italy, in the predominantly white-wine region of Alto Adige/Süd Tirol, Chardonnay vineyards are second only to Pinot Grigio and the wines produced have a captivating purity and freshness.

This appealing, affordable and well-balanced example of modern Australian Chardonnay goes against the trend for regional identity.

We were at Cliveden for an exciting Oregon wine dinner, six courses paired with Phelps Creek Vineyards Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and others

£15.99, Adnams This lovely, willowy Chardonnay couldn’t be more Spring-like. With drifting floral, quince and cashew-nut aromas, supple...

£21.85, Private Cellar Laurent Savoye is best known for his Domaine des Combiers Beaujolais wines, but in 2020 he made this creamy,...

£12.99/£14.99, Majestic You wouldn’t know it from this svelte, balanced, bright-eyed Chardonnay, but 2021 was one of the most challenging...

Chardonnay vines in The King's Vineyard, Rochester, Kent, planted on the site of the vineyard of the medieval priory. Simpsons Wine...

£13, Co-op With a name like Cloudline, there are no prizes for guessing that this wine comes from high up. At 500m in the Eden Valley,...

£22.99, Majestic Californian and US wines generally are infrequent visitors to this page, not because I don't appreciate them but because...

£12, Tesco If you’re faced with someone who thinks Christmas isn’t Christmas without Chablis, someone else who always chooses southern...

The seminal Belle Epoque bottle decorated with the Japanese anemone motif designed for Perrier-Jouët by Émile Gallé, one of the pioneers...

£15, Ocado; Vinatis UK, All About Wine It's only four weeks and three intervening red wines since this slot was last occupied by an...

My picks for the second weekend of English Wine Week celebrations. Not that they're only for English Wine Week. English wines are for...

£17.99 (in any 6-bottle mix), Majestic stores New Zealand Chardonnay is still overshadowed by the country's Sauvignon Blanc, as is every...

"If I don't make mistakes, I never learn." Jean-Baptiste Lécaillon's words are hardly original but still they took me by surprise. I...

£8.95, Tanners Gratifying as it is to recommend exciting little-known wines, it can be equally satisfying to find really good,...

£17.99, Majestic I don't know where I would have thought this was from if I was tasting it blind, but you can be pretty certain I...

Chardonnay vines in The King's Vineyard, Rochester, Kent, recently planted on the site of the vineyard of the medieval priory. Simpsons...

Cleverly branded corks – Château de Pommard is worked organically and biodynamically, as are many of the wines under the Famille...

If Louis Roederer Cristal 2008 was "the Cristal of Cristals", in the memorable words of chef de cave Jean-Baptiste Lecaillon at the...