What Do You Love About Refreshing
Sauvignon Blanc?
A well-known and distinctive white wine, Sauvignon Blanc is cherished for its “green” herbal notes and vibrant acidity. This versatile grape thrives in various regions, resulting in a wide array of styles that range from crisp and lean to rich and full-bodied.
Food Pairing
When in doubt, go green. Sauvignon Blanc makes a wonderful choice with herb-driven sauces over chicken, tofu, or fish dishes. Match it with feta or chèvre or pair it with herb-driven Asian flavors such as Thai or Vietnamese cuisine
- Meat Pairing: The wine is light, so keep your pairings light: try chicken, turkey, pork, halibut, crab, lobster, haddock, bass, cod, salmon, oysters w/ mignonette, calamari, or smoked salmon.
- Cheese Pairing: Seek out soft, flavorful cheeses like this warm goat cheese salad. Goat cheese, burrata, mozzarella di bufala (in a caprese salad), goat gouda, feta, parmesan, ricotta salata, yogurt, crème fraîche, or sour cream.
- Vegetable Pairing: Inspirations include cucumber dill salad, fried zucchini, asparagus risotto, and Greek pasta salad. Try green peas, arugula, tomato, artichoke, lemon, lime, zucchini, bell pepper, eggplant, leek, and green beans.
- Spices & Herbs: Mint, dill, cilantro, chive, rosemary, basil, thyme, bay leaf, caper, pesto, garlic, and green olive.
Tasting Sauvignon Blanc
On the nose, expect pungent, in-your-face aromas ranging from freshly cut grass, peas, and asparagus, to tropical and ripe passion fruit, grapefruit, or even mango.
On the palate, wines taste light-bodied with racy acidity and moderate alcohol.
Occasionally, Sauvignon Blanc ages in oak. This rounded, more lush style offers more creamy or waxy aromatics and an oily feeling on the palate. Wines made in this way are often blended with bolder Sémillon.
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