Sauvignon Blanc
Americannoun
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a white grape grown primarily in France and California.
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a white table wine made from this grape.
noun
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a white grape grown in the Bordeaux and Loire regions of France, New Zealand, and elsewhere, used for making wine
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any of various white wines made from this grape
Etymology
Origin of Sauvignon Blanc
1940–45; < French: white Sauvignon
Example Sentences
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When Max Franks boarded a flight to Fresno, Calif., earlier this year, he had a few things to help pass the time: two dozen bottles of wine, from Pinot Noir to Sauvignon Blanc.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
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 ● Jan. 6, 2026
They also offer rosé and a crisp Sauvignon Blanc by the glass, but the frozen concoction with bitters was the perfect antidote for Coachella’s striking afternoon sun.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2024
He said that warmer British weather as a result of climate change meant the grape variety now produced "fantastic wine", which he described as an English Sauvignon Blanc.
From Reuters ● Jul. 14, 2023
There's a nice Sauvignon Blanc in the refrigerator.
From O+F by John Moncure Wetterau
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