Ck Mondavi Chardonnay California White Wine

This Chardonnay, from a company that says it has made and bottled California wine since 1946 and is still run by the Mondavi family across more than one generation, was priced between $6.99 and $12.99 across the stores we checked in September 2026.

Style depends on the winemaking. Our grape research describes Chardonnay made without oak as keeping a lighter shape, while fermenting and aging in oak gives it more weight. Official category guides tie citrus and apple to the cooler end and stone fruit or tropical fruit to riper examples, and add that oak and time resting on the yeast can bring toast, spice and a rounder texture, though those features are winemaking choices rather than a guarantee.

That price sits among the least costly whites we track. The origin given is California, and we do not have a shopper rating for this wine.

CK Mondavi's own product page fills in the technical picture. This Chardonnay lists 13.4 percent alcohol, and a five-ounce serving comes in at 122 calories with less than a gram of sugar, which in plain terms is a dry wine. Its tasting note describes "an intricate balance of tropical fruits, spice, peach, and caramelized pear" in a medium-bodied wine with a finish it calls "both soft and clean," the producer's words. The winery credits its head winemaker, Randy Herron, who joined for the 2018 harvest, with an "elegant and fruit-forward" style across the CK Mondavi range.

Our call: reach for it on value and family history if that is what moves you; CK Mondavi's own account dates the winery to 1946 and the price sits among the least costly whites we track. Pass if the oaked-or-unoaked question needs answering before you buy; the producer's own tasting note lists tropical fruit, spice and caramelized pear but never states the winemaking choice, so that gap stays open here.

The Grocery Store Wine Desk · written Sep 16, 2026 from our research file for this wine. Numbers reflect our latest checks.