Here are ten very good Chardonnays that I’ve tasted recently – from $17 to $26 – that should get you ready for all those upcoming Spring occasions. (Or just some tasty everyday drinking…) Enjoy!

Simi 2006 Chardonnay Russian River Valley ($26). Elegant and silky, with smoke and delicate citrus supporting ripe Golden Delicious apple, peach and melon fruit, with vanilla and spice accenting the generous finish. Ready to drink now. Locate this wine online or in your area.

Cuvaison 2007 Chardonnay Napa Valley Carneros ($24). Tropical fruit and light floral aromas introduce ripe pear and peach fruit that pick up touches of spice, wildflower honey and toast through the long finish. Nice complexity and balance. Ready to drink now and over the next couple of years. Locate this wine online or in your area.

Wild Horse 2007 Chardonnay Santa Maria Valley Bien Nacido Vineyards Unbridled ($24). Pretty apricot and pear fruit pick up aromatic baking spice notes and fold into a long, creamy, vanilla-laced, nutty finish. Ready to drink now. Locate this wine online or in your area. (2009-03-23)

Gordon Brothers 2007 Chardonnay Columbia Valley Reserve ($23). Balanced and silky, with crème brûlée notes accenting lush pear and juicy apple flavors. With a dash of citrus on the finish. A generous, rich style at a nice price. Ready to drink now. Locate this wine online or in your area.

Artesa 2007 Chardonnay Carneros ($20). Really pretty and nice balance and complexity at this price. Offers distinctive floral and bright citrus aromas and flavor accents to the core of crisp pear and apple fruit. Long, complex, evolving finish. Ready to drink now and over the next two or three years. Locate this wine online or in your area.

Bernardus 2006 Chardonnay Monterey County ($20). Textbook stuff — with great balance at a nice price. Offering rich fig and pear flavors, aromatic citrus and toast, and creamy accents on the full, focused finish. Ready to drink now and over the next couple of years. Locate this wine online or in your area.

Robert Mondavi 2006 Chardonnay Napa Valley ($20). Really nice — a lot of elegance and balance for twenty bucks. Offering sleek pear and melon flavors that stay focused through a full finish, picking up balanced accents of cream, vanilla and citrus along the way. Ready to drink now and over the next couple of years. Locate this wine online or in your area. (2009-04-01)

Rutini 2007 Chardonnay Mendoza ($19). Another nice value, offering tropical fruit aromas and flavors, an appealing mineral accent, and a juicy citrusy finish that eventually picks up toasty vanilla. Ready to drink now. Locate this wine online or in your area.

Beaulieu Vineyard 2007 Chardonnay Napa Valley Carneros ($17). Absolutely delicious, with ripe, smooth pear, stonefruit and citrus flavors that pick up spicy, toasty oak, vanilla and cream through the lengthy finish. Ready to drink now and over the next couple of years. Great value here, too! Locate this wine online or in your area.

Kim Crawford 2007 Chardonnay New Zealand Unoaked ($17). Easy to like for its clean, crisp pear and melon aromas and flavors that stay focused through the pretty finish, picking up light touches of cream and spice along the way. Ready to drink now and over the next couple of years. Locate this wine online or in your area.