sauvignon blanc

Definition of Sauvignon Blanc in English :

1. sauvignon blanc

white wine grape grown in California

2. sauvignon blanc

a California wine

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Sauvignon Blanc

noun

1.

a white grape grown in the Bordeaux and Loire regions of France, New Zealand, and elsewhere, used for making wine

2.

any of various white wines made from this grape

1. [also S- B-]

a white grape of Bordeaux, used in making such wines as Graves and Sauternes

2.

a dry white wine made entirely or mainly from this grape, esp. in California

n.

1. A variety of grape originally grown in France and now widely cultivated in many other wine-producing regions.

2. A light white wine made from this grape. In both senses also called Fumé Blanc.