Chardonnay

See also: Chardonnay (homonymy)

Chardonnay is a common French located in Haut-Mâconnais in the department of Saône-et-Loire (Canton of Lugny) and the area Burgundy.

Geography

Located between Lugny and Tournus, this village of the Haut-Mâconnais is probably the cradle of the Chardonnay (type of vine) (see Vigne).

This Cépage produces largest Vin S white, in particular the Burgundy Chablis , Meursault , Montrachet , etc Très widespread, it is appreciated in the whole world, in particular in Italy, with the the United States, in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Suisse.

History

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

The cooperative wine cave of Chardonnay amalgamated in 1994 with that of Lugny.

Personalities related to the commune

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