Sauvignon Blanc

[soh-vin-yohn blahngk, soh-vee-nyawn blahn]

noun

1. a white grape grown primarily in France and California.

2. a white table wine made from this grape.

Sauvignon Blanc

/ ˈsəʊvɪnjɒn ˈblɒnk /

noun

1. a white grape grown in the Bordeaux and Loire regions of France, New Zealand, and elsewhere, used for making wine

2. any of various white wines made from this grape

Word History and Origins

Origin of Sauvignon Blanc¹

1940–45; < French: white Sauvignon