Chardonnay is white wine.
Quite simply, unwooded Chard or "unoaked" is wine that has never seen the inside of an oak barrel. Typically it will be wine that is fermented in a stainless tank, as opposed to a wooden (oak)...
Well, it's been since the 1980s -bleubirdhttp://chardonnay-wine.net/
Chardonnay is dry. Some are described as buttery and oaky, especially California varieties.
goldish. it is considered a white wine.