| Sauvignon Blanc wine is crisp, high in acidity and | | | | be drunk young or aged several years. As well, |
| light- to medium-bodied, and Sauvignon Blanc wine | | | | Sauvignon Blanc can make for some fabulous |
| is recognizable for its grassy, herbaceous flavor | | | | late-harvest offerings.The most salient |
| and aroma. When grown in warmer climates the | | | | characteristic of Sauvignon Blanc wine is its |
| flavors are more fruity, melon-like. The grape is | | | | distinctive, penetrating aroma, which can evoke |
| important in California, New Zealand and | | | | scents of grapefruit, lime, green melon, |
| Northeastern Italy, but it really shines in France's | | | | gooseberry, passion fruit, freshly mown grass, |
| Loire Valley and Bordeaux regions.There it is used | | | | and bell pepper. Grown in cooler climates and in |
| prodigiously as a blending grape and is responsible | | | | fertile soils promoting excessive vine growth, |
| for the stand-alone varietals Sancerre and | | | | herbaceous smells and flavors can dominate the |
| Pouilly-Fume. Though not as rich and complex as | | | | character of Sauvignon Blanc wine, while in |
| Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc is a versatile grape, | | | | warmer regions, the melon, citrus and passion |
| one that grows well in a number of places, | | | | fruit aromas and flavors emerge. |
| responds well to oak or a lack thereof, and can | | | | |