Sauvignon Blanc

Frace’s Loire Valley is this grape’s home, but since the mid 1980s, New Zealand has taken the world by storm with its own very distinctive style of Sauvignon. Today, most other New World countries also produce Sauvignon Blanc; with excellent examples produced in Chile, Argentina and South Africa.

Sauvignon Blanc is an extremely refreshing white wine due to it’s piercing acidity and green, grassy aromatics.

Although Sauvignon Blanc is best-known for its dry wines, it also makes some luscious sweet wines, particularly when affected by noble rot or botrytis. The most famous example of this can be found in Bordeaux where, blended with Semillon and Muscadelle, it’s used to craft Sauternes.