Sauvignon Blanc

American  

[soh-vin-yohn blahngk, soh-vee-nyawn blahn] / ˈsoʊ vɪnˌyõʊ̃ ˈblɑŋk, soʊ vi nyɔ̃ ˈblɑ̃ /

noun

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

2. a white table wine made from this grape.

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Sauvignon Blanc British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of Sauvignon Blanc

1940–45; < French: white Sauvignon

Example Sentences

When asked in 2018 by TV host Ellen DeGeneres what she would bring to a dinner party, she showed no hesitation in replying "white wine", before adding her preferences: "Sancerre, Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc."

From Barron's

Sancerre is one of France's most famous wine-making regions, located in the central Loire Valley, where its famously crisp whites are produced from 100 percent Sauvignon Blanc and its reds with Pinot Noir.

From Barron's

If your family leans wine, pick a single bottle that actually suits the meal: something crisp and acidic like a zippy Sauvignon Blanc, a light-bodied floral Beaujolais or even a gently funky orange wine.

From Salon

Sauvignon Blanc is a gossamer ballad that contains the self-deprecating pledge: "I will listen to my God / I will throw away my Jimmy Choos"; while the dazzling dopamine rush of Divinize finds her, in the word of Loki, burdened with glorious purpose.

From BBC

It’s a bet that the company can use this rough time for the wine industry to replace some grapes that they have too many of with more popular varietals like Sauvignon Blanc that will sell well in coming years.

From The Wall Street Journal