Chardonnay Victoria Geelong vin blanc tranquille

Origin: Chardonnay, a small village in Mâconnais
Growing regions: France, Italy, Hungary, Spain, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Portugal, USA, Canada, Chile, New Zealand, Argentina, California, Australia, South Africa
Also known as: Morillon Blanc, Pinot Chardonnay

Geelong — a wine region west of Melbourne on the coast, surrounded by Corio Bay and Bass Strait — produces Chardonnays of a fresh, elegant style influenced by the sea winds. On clay-limestone and basalt soils, Geelong wines have a tension and minerality characteristic of this coastal peninsula.