Chardonnay vs. Champagne — What's the Difference?

Chardonnay (UK: , US: , French: [ʃaʁdɔnɛ] (listen)) is a green-skinned grape variety used in the production of white wine. The variety originated in the Burgundy wine region of eastern France, but is now grown wherever wine is produced, from England to New Zealand.

Champagne (, French: [ʃɑ̃paɲ]) is a sparkling wine produced in the Champagne wine region of France under the rules of the appellation, that demand specific vineyard practices, sourcing of grapes exclusively from designated places within it, specific grape-pressing methods and secondary fermentation of the wine in the bottle to cause carbonation. The grapes Pinot noir, Pinot meunier, and Chardonnay are used to produce almost all Champagne, but small amounts of Pinot blanc, Pinot gris, Arbane, and Petit Meslier are vinified as well.

A variety of grape originally grown in the Burgundy region of France that is used to make white wine, including champagne.

A former province of north-eastern France that now corresponds to the Champagne-Ardenne administrative region. The region is noted for the white sparkling wine first produced there in about 1700.

A dry white wine made from this grape.

A sparkling white wine made from a blend of grapes, especially Chardonnay and Pinot, produced in Champagne.

Alternative case form of Chardonnay

A similar sparkling wine made elsewhere.

A white wine grape.

A pale orange yellow to grayish yellow or yellowish gray.

Dry white Chablis-type table wine made from Chardonnay grapes.

A sparkling white wine made from a blend of grapes, especially Chardonnay and pinot, produced in Champagne, France, by the méthode champenoise.

White wine grape

Any sparkling wine made by the méthode champenoise.

Dry white table wine resembling Chablis but made from Chardonnay grapes

Any sparkling white wine.

(countable) A glass of champagne.

(countable) A very pale brownish-gold colour, similar to that of champagne.

(heraldry) champaine

Of a very pale brownish-gold colour, similar to that of champagne.

(heraldry) champaine

(transitive) To ply or treat with champagne.

(intransitive) To drink champagne.

A light wine, of several kinds, originally made in the province of Champagne, in France.

A white sparkling wine either produced in Champagne or resembling that produced there

A region of northeastern France