Sauvignon

[ soh-vin-yohn; French soh-vee-nyawn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a small blue-black grape grown primarily in the Médoc region of Bordeaux, in SW France, and highly prized in winemaking.

Perhaps thanks to the surf and turf and the stellar Bordeaux and Sauvignon Blanc, there were no lost tempers.

Finally, it is summer and one other wine to enjoy outside around the barbeque would be the Tobin James Sauvignon Blanc.

The cabernet sauvignon will be available for purchase in October.

Choose carefully and this soft, plummy varietal can enthrall like a fine Cabernet Sauvignon.

This was an Italian Sauvignon Blanc, with lots of minerality and a little new oak.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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