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[Innkeeper]

Experiance is the best teacher. You should be able to find Lindeman's Bin 65, SE Australia, Chardonnay; and George Duboeuf Macon Villages (Chardonnay). Taste them side by side with some friends. You will find the Lindeman's oaky, and the Macon Villages non-oaky.

As far as labels are concerned, there are some dead givaways such as "Oak Cask" or "Vanilla Scents" on the label. Most Old World chardonnay is non or lightly oaked. Most New World chardonnay is heavily oaked. This includes all Australian and New Zealand unless it is labeled "Unwooded" and they do so label. All Chilian chardonnay is oaked. About 99.5% of American chandonnay is oaked, and you just have to search around for that which isn't.