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Chardonnay grapes

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Chardonnay grapes

Chardonnay is an adaptable grape variety, grown in all of New Zealand’s wine-growing regions. It has early-ripening berries that produce fruity white wines.

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Maggy Wassilieff, Viticulture – Grape varieties, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/18301/chardonnay-grapes (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Maggy Wassilieff, published 1 March 2009.