Continuing in the tradition of Cabernet, "Chardonnay" offers a unique approach to wine connoisseurship -- it explores the individual grape varieties themselves. "Chardonnay" presents a lush, detailed portrait of this most popular of all grape varietals. Award-winning photographer Charles O'Rear takes his camera to the most picturesque Chardonnay-growing regions of the world and documents their people and unique landscapes. The story of Chardonnay unfolds in an absorbing photographic essay, from dew-covered grapes hanging on the vine to the ultimate moment when the winemaker pours the first drop of delicious pale gold wine into the glass. Ranging from the verdant, rolling hills of California's Napa Valley to the illustrious chateaus of Burgundy, this book captures the poetry and history of Chardonnay, the world's favorite white wine.