In case you weren’t aware Chardonnay’s renaissance has begun

Now in truth the grape never went away, it was really the fat oaky styles that we abandoned, says Leslie Williams.

If you think you don’t like the grape you need to give it a chance as it can vary huge depending on where and how it is grown.

Chardonnay has been grown for a millennia between Lyon and Dijon and as far north as Champagne and it takes its name from a village in the Macon in southern Burgundy near Uchizy.