Sauvignon

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

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Sauvignon¹

Cabernet Sauvignon

Example Sentences

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

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

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The cabernet sauvignon will be available for purchase in October.

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

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

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