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Does a Chardonnay Have to Be Oaky? Increasingly, No

In the minds of many, oak and Chardonnay are inextricably linked. But it needn’t be that way. Our wine columnist charts Chardonnay’s path from the excesses of decades past to a more judicious use of the barrel.

Wall Street Journal
Art direction by Marlene Szczesny