Sauvignon blanc

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From French sauvignon blanc.

Noun

Sauvignon blanc (countable and uncountable, plural Sauvignon blancs or Sauvignons blancs)

  2. A green-skinned variety of grape that originates from the Bordeaux region of France.
  3. 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.
    • 2025 April 30, Roger Cohen, “Macron Surprises a Provincial Bar”, in The New York Times‎[1], →ISSN:
      At Le Prem’s, a small bar in western France that sells lottery tickets and tobacco, this greeting has become a running joke since President Emmanuel Macron dropped by unannounced the other day and bought a round of coffee for everyone, save the customers who opted for a bracing midmorning sauvignon blanc.
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