Sauvignon blanc
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English
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Etymology
[edit]From French.
Noun
[edit]Sauvignon blanc (countable and uncountable, plural Sauvignon blancs or Sauvignons blancs)
- A green-skinned variety of grape that originates from the Bordeaux region of France.
- A crisp, dry white wine produced from this grape.
- 2023 February 8, Greg Morse, “Crossing the border... by Sleeper”, in RAIL, number 976, page 42:
- I'm not in the mood for whisky, nor beer. Something soft would be sensible, but I decide that wine is the order of the day - a sauvignon blanc, which I take with a few olives.