Homebrew quality wine kits based on Chardonnay grapes will always give you a very good homemade wine, ready to drink in 6-8 weeks but will improve with ageing. For maximum quality, combine with toasted American oak chippings to achieve just the right "smoked" Chardonnay flavour and complex character.
This is the most well known of the worlds white wines. In France, the grapes are wiedly planted in the Chablis and Burgundy regions. In Italy it can be found in the Trentino and Friuli regions.
Giulio Ferrari introduced this vine in Italy at the beginning of the 20th century in an attempt to repair the Italian viticulture that had been severly hit by phylloxera.