Probably the world’s most globetrotting grape – and yet half the drinking populace affect to despise it! Are you an ABC-er? Someone who says ‘Anything But Chardonnay dahling!’? So many people are and yet for most people, the problems with Chardonnay are nothing to do with the wine itself – they’re either problems of timing or oak. Chardonnay is a drink for grown-ups. It’s got more complexity and depth than other white wines and if it’s one of the first wines you try – especially if it’s a wooded version - then it can seem too creamy, fat and cloying and you walk away thinking you hate the grape. Time to walk back…