Whenyou are a the supermarket or looking online for white wine there isone name that crops up time and time again ? Sauvignon Blanc. Thiswhite wine is produced from a grape bearing the same name and is aprolific variety now produced all over the world. The grapeoriginates from the Bordeaux region in France and it is from therethat you will find a bunch of classic white wines but it is from therest of the world that you will now find a range of sauvignon blancthat will suit almost everybody's taste. In general the sauvignonblanc grape produces a crisp dry white wine however it can also beused in the production of dessert wines too, making it versatile andtherefore a good grape to grow.
Thename Sauvignon Blanc originates from the word ?sauvage? meaningwild and ?blanc? meaning white. However it is hardly a wildplant, cultivated across the world it is now the wines that come fromNew Zealand that are making the biggest impact on the wine world.
Introducedto New Zealand in the 1970s it was originally thought that thesauvignon blanc grape would be planted with the Muller Thurgau grapeto be blended together to produce wine. However the Sauvignon Blanchad other ideas and has started to produce some amazing wines. TheCloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc white wine has become an all time classicwith its crisp gooseberry flavour. The dryness of the wine makes itan excellent wine to enjoy alone or with food.
Thegreat thing about Sauvignon Blanc is that is works well with lots ofdifferent things. Fabulous with fish, perfect with cheese, great witha light salad and even good with Sushi it is a wine with greatcharacter and universal appeal. It is however a wine that doesn?tage well and so should be drunk soon after purchase. In fact it wasone of the first wines to be put into screw top bottles because ofthis fact.
Ifyou like a dry white wine this could be the wine for you ? it is afavourite of many wine critics and connoisseurs alike. In fact if youare interested in finding out more on this and many other wines whynot visit an online independent wine retailer. They have a greatselection of wines and are able to give you tasting notes for alltheir wines.
