D & L Carinalli Vineyards offers Chardonnay wines which are fermented and aged in American and French Oak barrels. These wines embody the silky, yet rich flavors with hints of green apple and ripe pear.

Chardonnay Wines Currently Available

2008 Russian River Valley, Estate Wine

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Recent Awards

Our 2008 Chardonnay, Russian River Valley,
Estate Wine, received the following awards:
(Bottled July 2009)

Gold @ National Women's Competition 2010
Gold @ North of the Gate Wine Competition 2010
Silver @ San Francisco Intl Wine Competition 2010
Silver @ Riverside International Wine 2010
Silver @ West Coast Wine Competition 2010
Silver @ Sonoma County Harvest Fair 2009
Bronze @ California State Fair Wine Competition 2010
Bronze @ LA International Wine Competition 2010
Bronze @ SF Chronicle Wine Competition 2010
Bronze @ US Professional Wine Buyers Comp. 2010

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Background

Although our vineyard started in 1996, the first year we sold Chardonnay wine under our own D & L Carinalli Vineyards label was in 2003. The 2003 and 2004 wines are designated as Sonoma Coast. The 2005 bottling saw a change of Appellation to Russian River Valley. Our 2006, 2007 and 2008 wines are Russian River Valley, Estate Wine. Our 2007 Chardonnay, Russian River Valley, Estate Wine, won a Double Gold at the 2009 SF Chronicle Wine Competition!